Toy F. Reid Employee Center, 346 Wheatley St, Kingsport, TN 37660, US

Eastman Chemical, founded in 1920, manufactures and markets more than 1,200 chemicals, fibers and plastics products worldwide. The company is one of the world's largest suppliers of polyester plastics for packaging. It also supplies coatings, specialty chemicals and plastics, cellulose acetate fibers, and basic chemicals for pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals and other markets. Eastman s plastics products are used in packaging for beverages, including soft drinks, water, juice, tea, beer, liquor and sport drinks. The company supplies plastics products for credit and debit cards, electrical connectors, medical devices, vending machines, signs, display cases, carpet fiber, toothbrushes and tool handles, sports equipment, and photographic, movie and X-ray film. J. Brian Ferguson has been the chief executive officer of Eastman Chemical for more than four years. He has been with the chemical manufacturer for over 29 years. Ferguson earned a BSCHE degree from Arizona State University. Eastman Chemical is a Fortune 500 company, and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tenn.