Eastman Chemical Co - EMN- Profile

Eastman Chemical Company. The Group's principal activities are to manufacture and market a broad portfolio of chemicals, plastics and fibers. It produces polyethylene terephthalate polymers for packaging based on capacity share. It also supplies raw materials for paints and coatings, inks and graphic arts, adhesives, and other formulated products and of cellulose acetate fibers. The Group operates through five segments: Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers, and Inks (CASPI) segment, Performance Chemicals and Intermediates (PCI) segment, Specialty Plastics (SP) segment, Polymers segment and Fibers segment. It has 16 manufacturing sites in 10 countries that supply major chemicals, fibers and plastic products to customers throughout the world. The Group's products are available in the United States, Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Performance Polymers accounted for 36% of 2006 revenues; PCI, 22%; CASPI, 19%; Fibers, 12% & Specialty Plastics, 11%