Vantage Specialty Ingredients Revenue and Competitors

Lipo Chemicals, Inc., founded in 1962, supplies specialty raw materials and technical support to a worldwide customer base. While our name is perhaps best known in the Cosmetic and Personal Care market, we supply the Food and Flavor, Fragrance, Pharmaceutical, Veterinary, and other industrial markets as well. With a unique marketing approach and a focus on new technologies, Lipo offers a wide array of specialty, basic, and naturally derived ingredients. We, at Lipo Chemicals, Inc. thrive on our entrepreneurial environment and our continuing pursuit of unique opportunities to create innovative solutions within the industries we serve. Lipo has a long-standing tradition of setting the highest standards of quality in our products, our people, and our methods to provide the very best service to our customers. We believe professional excellence, teamwork and integrity are the keys to achieving this goal. Thirty-seven agents and eleven worldwide affiliated companies represent Lipo in over 50 countries. Each of these companies is positioned to serve the unique needs of the markets they serve with products that consistently meet the highest quality standards. This global network of manufacturing and warehousing facilities is the backbone of Lipo's 'just-in-time' delivery strategy. Lipo offers complete technical support, formulation expertise and innovative product solutions. Recently expanded laboratory, manufacturing, and research facilities affirms our commitment to technical excellence. Because of Lipo's excellent sales and service, we have received numerous vendor honors over the years, including vendor certifications and vendor awards from such companies as Avon, Hawaiian Tropics, Mary Kay, Scott Paper Company, Alberto Culver, Gillette, Estee Lauder and Revlon. At Lipo, we are proud to be an ISO 9002 registered company. Through the years of growth, Lipo has never forgotten that our basic mission is to satisfy our customer's requirements and needs. This statement has and will remain our highest priority as will Lipo's dedication to quality in the production, distribution, and technical support of the products we sell.