Founded in 1916, R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc. manufactures and sells more than 800 products representing 60 categories of minerals and chemicals to clients in the rubber, plastics, petroleum, paint, paper, pharmaceutical, agricultural, ceramics, adhesives, wire and cable, cosmetics and household products industries. The company is headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., and operates subsidiaries and manufacturing facilities in Connecticut, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and California.