chemicals, namely amino acids for use in the manufacture of foods, pharmaceuticals and agricultural products; chelating agents, metal chelates, and amino acid sequestering agents for use in water treatment products, cleaning products, and agricultural micronutrients; organic compounds for use in the manufacture of cosmetics; anti-oxidants for use in the manufacture of polymers; stabilizers [ and ultraviolet light absorbers ] for use in the manufacture of polymers, plastics, pesticide formulations, and anti-tarnishing agents; [ vinyl acetate polymer emulsions for use in the manufacture of adhesives; thioglycerol for use in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals; iron chelates for use in the agricultural industry; thioglycolic acid for use in the manufacture of depilatories and hair perming products; chemical cross-linking agent for polymers consisting of polythiol esters for use in the manufacture of epoxy resins, polyvinyl chloride, rubber and olefin addition polymers; ] chemically modified fatty acids for use in the manufacture of amino acid surfactants and detergents; [ mixtures of mono-, di- and tri-amides of nitrilotriacetic acid in solution or dry solid form used as anti-caking agents and crystallization inhibitors for salts; polymer emulsion for the manufacture of latex paint formulations; ] hydrophilic polymers, prepolymers for use in the manufacture of foams; [ carboxy methyl mercapto succinic acid for use as a metal chelant; ] dispersing agents for use in the manufacture of pigments, [ colors, calcareous and aluminous substances; emulsions of vinyl polymers for use in the manufacture of adhesive formulations; vinylidene chloride/acrylate co-polymer latexes for use in the manufacture of coatings; organic divalent sulfur compounds for use in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, fungicides and insecticides and for use as an anti-oxidants in plastics that may come in contact with foodstuffs suitable for human consumption; ] chemical additives for use in the manufacture of oil; chemical reducing agent and polymerization modifier for use in the manufacture of natural textiles, hair waving agents, acrylate polymers, and stabilized pharmaceutical and flavor agents