Cytec Industries

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Cytec Industries, Inc.
Type Public
Traded as NYSECYT
Industry Chemicals, Materials, Aerospace, Automotive and Coatings
Founded 1907 - American Cyanamid Company, 1993 - Cytec
Headquarters Woodland Park, New Jersey, United States
Area served Worldwide
Key people Shane D. Flemming
(President and CEO)
Revenue Increase US$ 2.75 billion (2010)
Employees 5,000+ (2010)
Subsidiaries Cytec Engineered Materials
Website http://www.cytec.com

Cytec Industries Incorporated, based in Woodland Park (formerly named West Paterson until January of 2009) is a speciality chemicals and materials technology company with pro-forma sales in 2004, including the Surface Specialties acquisition, of approximately $3.0 billion. Cytec is a result of its spin-off from American Cyanamid Company. Its growth strategies are based on developing technologically advanced customer solutions[clarification needed] for global markets, including aerospace, coatings, mining, plastics and water treatment.

The motto for Cytec is "Delivering Technology Beyond Our Customers' Imagination".[1]

Cytec currently has about 5,800 employees in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. It is listed in NYSE with stock symbol "CYT".

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  1. ^ "CYTEC Industries". Retrieved 2005-12-21. 

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