Chemical additives for use in the manufacture of solvent based drying coatings and inks, water based drying coatings and inks, ultra violet, visible light, infra-red and electron-beam drying coatings and inks, ultraviolet light-curable inks; adhesives for use in industry; chemical coatings for use in industry, namely, chemical coatings used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards; polymer coating agents for paper; chemical preparations to be applied to coatings for absorbing ultraviolet light; acrylic monomers; chemical polymeric additives for lubricants; chemicals for forestry, except fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and parasiticides; chemicals for use in industry and science; fire extinguishing compositions; manure; polyamide; polyurethanes; soldering chemicals; tanning agents for use in the manufacture of leather; tempering preparations; agricultural chemicals, except fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and parasiticides; chemical preparations for preserving foodstuffs; horticultural chemicals, except fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and parasiticides; unprocessed acrylic resins; unprocessed epoxy resin; unprocessed phenolic resins; unprocessed plastics; unprocessed polyester resins; unprocessed polypropylene resins; unprocessed polystyrene resins; unprocessed silicone resins; unprocessed thermoplastic compounds, thermoplastic elastomer resins and thermoplastic concentrates for use in manufacturing in a wide variety of industries; unprocessed artificial resin