| Imperial Chemical Industries PLC engages in the creation, development, and marketing of paints, foods, fragrances, and personal care products worldwide. The company operates through five segments: National Starch, Quest, Uniqema, Paints, and Regional and Industrial. The National Starch segment offers adhesives, sealants, specialty synthetic polymers, specialty food and industrial starches, electronic and engineering materials, specialty coatings, and process lubricants. The Quest segment offers flavors, fragrances, fragrance materials, and food ingredients. The Uniqema segment offers oleochemicals, polymers, personal care, oilfield chemicals, textile auxiliaries, spin finish, polymer additives, specialty cleaning, and base stocks and additives for lubricants, as well as performance specialties for the manufacture of agrochemicals and coatings. The Paints segment offers decorative paint and coatings for food and beverage cans. The Regional and Industrial segment offers terephthalic acid, soda ash, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber chemicals, and wine chemicals. It serves manufacturers of branded goods in the food, perfume, personal-care sectors, as well as surfactants, lubricants, papermaking and chemicals markets. Imperial Chemical Industries is headquartered in London. |
