Hexion Inc.
HQ US
US specialty chemicals company (Columbus, Ohio). Its UV Coatings (Shanghai) subsidiary — founded as Borden UV (Shanghai) 2004, renamed Hexion UV Coatings (Shanghai) — produces Klearshield (primary) and Spectrashield (secondary) fiber optic acrylate coatings for the Chinese export market. Customers confirmed: OFS Fitel (Furukawa subsidiary, Avon CT) and Prysmian. Hexion Inc. was acquired by Allnex (~2023-2024), so this fiber optic coating business is now under Allnex's ownership. ITC case: DSM Desotech filed 337-TA-1031 in 2016 alleging Hexion/Momentive UV Coatings Shanghai infringed Kevlar coating patents; ITC ruled no violation (2018), confirming Hexion's process is independently valid.