NewMarket Corporation (NYSE: NEU), is a publicly traded American company that primarily serves the petroleum additives industry.
[2] NewMarket Corporation employs more than 2,100 employees [3] across its global operations, with an annual revenue of more than $2 billion.
[4] The primary business of the company and its subsidiaries is the development, manufacturing, blending and global marketing of fuel and oil additives.
[7] Afton Chemical has manufacturing locations throughout the United States, as well as in Belgium, England, India, China, Brazil[8] Mexico[9] and Singapore[10] The company also has regional offices in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East [11] and a R&D technical center for vehicle-based research in Ashland, Virginia.
[14] The company was founded in 1924 after Charles Kettering and a team of scientists discovered an anti-knocking agent for vehicle engines in 1921.