For Your Industry

Plastics, Polymers, and Chemicals
All Together. Better.

Virginia’s New River Valley is home to a strong cluster of plastics, polymers and chemical companies. Whether you need a high-quality water source, rail connectivity, or convenient access to major markets, the New River Valley offers an attractive business climate for plastics, polymers, and chemical companies, including low electric rates, excellent location, world-class research university and a readily available, highly skilled workforce.

Plastic, Polymer, and Chemical Companies in the New River Valley:

• Celanese (Narrows, VA) — A global integrated producer of chemicals and advanced materials. www.celanese.com
• Inorganic Ventures (Christiansburg, VA) — Supplies analytical chemists with high quality certified reference material and quality calibration standards. www.ivstandards.com
• Hoover Color Corporation (Hiwassee, VA) — Supplies high quality colored pigments to the paint, coatings, plastics, and cement based products industries. www.hoovercolor.com
• Prochem Inc. (Elliston, VA) — Specializes in industrial water management systems, equipment, and supplies. www.prochemweb.com
• Chemical Lime (Giles County, VA) — Extracts lime utilizing state-of-the-art computerization and automated process control technology and produces consistent product quality while maximizing productivity. www.chemicallime.com
• Mar-Bal Inc. (Dublin, VA) — Manufactures thermoset custom molded parts and molding compounds for electrical distribution, industrial automation control devices as well as the appliance industry. www.mar-bal.com
• Xaloy Inc. (Pulaski, VA) — Manufactures plastics processing equipment. www.xaloy.com

Support Services:

• Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute at Virginia Tech: www.mii.vt.edu
• Virginia Tech Department of Chemistry: www.chem.vt.edu
• Surface Analysis Laboratory.
• X-ray Crystallography.
• Electronics Facility.
• Glass and Machine Shop.
• Virginia Tech Department of Material Science and Engineering:www.mse.vt.edu
• Combustion Emissions Chemistry and Flow: http://www.eng.vt.edu/research/pdf/combustion_emissions_fly_sheet_12-04.pdf
• Fuel Cells Material Research: http://www.eng.vt.edu/research/pdf/fuel_cell_materials_fly_sheet_10-04.pdf
• Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering: www.che.vt.edu

Research Sponsors include (but are not limited to):

NSF, NIH, DOE, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, USDAG, Dow Chemical, Celgard, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Bayer, US Army Research Office, EPA, Nissan, Nanosonic, Army Research Lab, Office of Naval Research, etc.

Regional and Location Information

• Extremely low cost of doing business (utilities, taxes, etc.)
• Area of outstanding beauty, recreation, sports, culture, and
  education
• Available, well-trained workforce with an outstanding work ethic
• Home of Virginia Tech, Radford University, and New River
  Community College
• Located on Virginia’s I-81 Corridor and close to I-77 and I-64
  with N,S,E,W rail lines
• Home of the Virginia TradePort
  (Port of Entry #1412 and FTZ #238)