CF Industries is a leading producer and distributor of nitrogen, which is primarily used in fertilizers. The company operates nitrogen manufacturing plants primarily in North America. CF also produces nitrogen in the United Kingdom and holds a joint venture interest in a nitrogen production facility in Trinidad and Tobago. CF makes nitrogen primarily using low-cost US natural gas as its feedstock, making the company one of the lowest-cost nitrogen producers globally. It is also investing in carbon-free blue and green ammonia, which can be used as an alternative fuel to hydrogen or as a means to transport hydrogen.

Olin was founded in 1892 and has been publicly listed since 1917. The company has a unique dual identity compared with some of its chemical peers: it is the world's largest chlor-alkali producer by capacity, and it owns Winchester, a leading US ammunition manufacturer. Olin has three reportable segments: chlor-alkali products and vinyls, epoxies, and Winchester, which represent around 55%, 20%, and 25% of sales, respectively.

Eastman Chemical is a global specialty chemicals company that was incorporated in 1920 and spun out from Eastman-Kodak in 1994. It is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, and reports four segments: additives and functional products, or AFP; advanced materials, or AM; chemical intermediates, or CI; and fibers. The company generates most of its sales outside of the US, with a strong presence in Asian and European markets.

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