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| operating_income = US$ 1.021 billion (2011)〔 | net_income = US$ 696 million (2011)〔 | assets = US$ 6.184 billion (2011)〔 | equity = US$ 1.870 billion (2011)〔 | num_employees = 15,000 (2014)〔 | homepage = (Eastman.com ) }} Eastman Chemical Company is a United States-based Fortune 500 company, engaged in the global manufacture and sale of chemicals, fibers, and plastics. Founded in 1920 and based in Kingsport, Tennessee, the company now has more than 40 manufacturing sites worldwide and employs approximately 15,000 people. Eastman Chemical was spun off from parent Eastman Kodak in 1994; in July 2012, Eastman acquired Solutia for $4.8 billion. Eastman had 2012 pro forma revenues of approximately $9.1 billion. ==Business segments== Eastman manufactures and markets chemicals, fibers and plastics. It provides coatings, adhesives and specialty plastics products, is a major supplier of cellulose acetate fibers, and produces PET polymers for packaging. The company's products and operations are currently managed and reported in five operating segments: Additives & Functional Products, Adhesives & Plasticizers, Advanced Materials, Fibers, and Specialty Fluids & Intermediates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eastman Chemical Company Form 10-K )〕 ;Additives & Functional Products In this segment, Eastman manufactures chemicals for products in the coatings and tires industries in transportation, building and construction, durable goods, and consumables markets. ;Adhesives & Plasticizers In this segment, Eastman manufactures resins and plasticizers which are used in the manufacture of products serving the consumables, building and construction, durable goods, health and wellness, and industrial chemicals and processing markets. ;Advanced Materials In this segment, Eastman produces and markets specialty copolyesters, cellulose esters, interlayers, and aftermarket window film products for use in transportation, consumables, building and construction, durable goods, health and wellness, and electronics. ;Fibers In the Fibers segment, Eastman manufactures and sells Estron™ acetate tow and Estrobond™ triacetin plasticizers for use primarily in the manufacture of cigarette filters; Estron™ natural and Chromspun™ solution-dyed acetate yarns for use in apparel, home furnishings and industrial fabrics; and cellulose acetate flake and acetyl raw materials for other acetate fiber producers. ;Specialty Fluids & Intermediates The Specialty Fluids & Intermediates segment leverages large scale and vertical integration from the acetyl and olefins streams to manufacture diversified products that are sold externally for use in markets such as industrial chemicals and processing; building and construction; health and wellness; energy, fuels, and water; consumables; and agriculture, as well as used internally by other Eastman segments. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eastman Chemical Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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