Rank One Computing Corp (ROC)

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in September 2000. It is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of value-added specialty chemicals and materials used for industrial and commercial purposes. The Company operates through five business segments: Specialty Chemicals; Performance Additives; Titanium Dioxide Pigments; Advanced Ceramics. Its Specialty Chemicals segment operates under the Chemetall brand name and develops and manufactures metal surface treatment products and services, lithium chemicals and fine chemicals for a range of industries and end markets. This segment is comprised of two business lines: Surface Treatment, which supplies surface treatment products and solutions for metal processing industries; and Fine Chemicals, which supplies lithium products across the entire value chain from raw materials to specialty lithium compounds and advanced metal-based specialty chemicals to niche markets. The Company's Performance Additives segment consists of business lines which develop and manufacture a range of specialty chemicals used in industrial and consumer products and processes to enhance performance or create unique characteristics. This segment manufactures and markets products that are based on a focused research and development effort and a strong technology base. The Titanium Dioxide Pigments segment operates under the Sachtleben brand name and is a producer of high quality chemical products with a unique range of small inorganic particles that add significant value to customers' products and reduce the cost of customers' production processes. Titanium Dioxide Pigments comprises two business lines: Titanium Dioxide and Functional Additives. The Company's Advanced Ceramics segment operates under the CeramTec brand name and is a global producer of high-performance advanced ceramics materials and products. Advanced Ceramics serves four main end-markets: medical, electronics, industrial, and automotive, with strong market positions in various niche markets such as medical products, cutting tools and mechanical applications. The Company operates globally, manufacturing its products in 81 facilities in 23 countries and selling its products and providing its services to more than 60,000 customers, including some of the world's preeminent companies. The Company faces competition from major international producers as well as smaller regional competitors. Its competitors include major chemicals and materials manufacturers and diversified companies, a number of which have revenues and capital resources exceeding its. In addition, there is increasing competition from market participants in China. The Company's operations are subject to environmental, health and safety laws and regulations at national, international and local levels in numerous jurisdictions.