Koch Brothers Products — We’re Surrounded.
If you have been following news about the Koch brothers, you might be curious as to which products they manufacture.
It turns out, the Koch Brothers, with a net worth of over $40 billion each, own stakes in a ton of industries like paper and wood products, chemicals, textiles, plastics, etc.
Here are a list of companies and industries in which the Koch brothers own a stake:
- Paper Products: Angelsoft, Brawny, Dixie, Mardi Gras, Quilted Northern, Soft n Gentle, Sparkle, Vanity Fair
- Wood: Georgia-Pacific (largest plywood manufacturer in US – also owns most of the paper companies above).
- Textiles & Plastics: Polarguard, Stainmaster, Dacron, Lycra, CoolMax/SolarMax, Thermolite, and more.
- Chemicals, Coal, & Oil: Crude oil processing, Flint Hills Resources, lots of other commodities handled.
- Nitrogen: One more reason to make your own fertilizer – Koch Industries produces many synthetic fertilizers.
Those are just the best known brands – there’s many more on the list below. =(
Koch Brothers Products: Paper Products
Georgia-Pacific owns all of the brands above, and also distributes paper towels, napkins and soap dispensing systems used in commerical settings. Some GP commercial toilet paper brands: Envision, Coronet®, SCA, Tork and Fort James. GP also produces Pacific Garden liquid soaps.
Georgia-Pacific produces ink and office paper under the labels: Advantage, GP (including GP Harmon recycled papers), ImagePlus and the Spectrum® family of office paper products.
Koch Brothers Products: Wood
Georgia-Pacific is the largest manufacturer of plywood in the U.S.
Including Plytanium Plywood®, DryPly® plywood, Ply-Bead®.
Georgia-Pacific is one of the country’s largest suppliers of corrugated boxes and containers.
Various, numerous wood products, dimensional lumber and building materials: Blue Ribbon, Clutter Cutter, DensArmor Plus, DensDeck, DensGlass, DensShield® gypsum board, DryPly, Fireguard®, Grant Forest OSB Board, GP Lam, Hushboard, Nautilus, Ply-Bead, Plytanium, Southern Gold, Sta-Strait, Thermostat, ToughRock and Wood I Beam.
Koch Brothers Products: Textiles and Plastics
These are under the Koch Brothers brand Invista Products. Invista produces a large selection of products under this business, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymers for carbonated soft drink, water, beer, juice, food and custom container applications. Production also includes polyester intermediate feedstocks, film products, fibers, and specialty polymers for a variety of applications, inlcuding PBT-based engineering polymer.
- Stainmaster
- Dacron
- Lycra
- CoolMax
- SolarMax
- Polarguard
- Thermolite
- Antron
- Comforel fiberfill
- DBE® dibasic esters
- Tactel
- Tactesse Carpet Fibers
- Terathane
- ADI-Pure®
- Polyshield®
- Polyclear®
- Oxyclear™
- Performa®
- Cordura fabric
- Supplex® Fabric
- Somerelle® Bedding
Documentary: Koch Brothers Exposed
The full-length documentary starts with the background of the Koch brothers—their father started the empire with oil money earned in the Soviet Union. This is an updated edition of the documentary, showing the latest political contributions made by the Koch Brothers. It goes on to discuss their plans for eduction, their opposition to the minimum wage, their work to increase barriers to voting, their opposition to unions, and the environmental impact of their businesses.
Koch Brothers Products: Chemicals, Coal & Oil
Through its subsidiaries Koch operates refineries in Alaska, Minnesota and Texas, with a combined crude oil processing capacity of more than 800,000 barrels per day. Koch Industries owns or operates about 4,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas liquids and chemicals. Koch Minerals and its affiliates are among the world’s largest dry-bulk commodity handlers, marketing and trading more than 40 million tons of coal, petcoke, cement and other related products annually. Flint Hills Resources produces about 9 billion pounds of building-block chemicals per year. Koch is a leading producer of paving and roofing asphalt. Koch Oil Sands Operating LLC has leases for 1.1 million acres of Alberta oil fields. Their Pine Bend, Minn. refinery is one of the largest single buyers and refiners of Canadian heavy oil. Source: www.kochind.com
Koch Industries Produces:
- Gasoline
- Diesel
- Jet fuel
- Naphtha
- Asphalt
- Fracking Chemicals
- Benzene
- Toluene
- Metaxylene
- Paraxylene
- Orthoxylene
- Cumene
- Cycohexane
- Heavy reformate
- Pseudocumene
- Sure Sol ® 100
- Sure Sol ® 150
- Purified Isophthalic Acid
- Maleic Anhydride
- Trimellitic Anhydride
- Ethylene
- Chemical Grade Propylene
- Polypropylene
- Polyethylene
“In Flint Hills Resources manufacturing plants, various hydrocarbon products are the basic feedstocks. At the refineries, the main feedstock is crude oil. The refineries produce a wide range of transportation fuels for motorists, truckers and the airline industry. In the olefins plants, the company processes natural gas liquids into ethylene and propylene. In the polymers plants, those two products are processed into various forms of olypropylene, which are key ingredients in products such as consumer and healthcare products, packaging and other plastic products. In the aromatics plant, products produced during the crude oil refining process become xylenes, cumenes and other light products. Those products are the building blocks for many other chemicals and plastics.” Source: fhrstage.fhr.com/ehs/certifications.aspx
Koch Carbon LLC and its affiliates globally trade and transport petroleum coke, coal, cement, pulp and paper, sulfur and other related commodities through a network of bulk import/export terminals in the United States and Europe. The C. Reiss Coal Company is a leading supplier of coal and related products typically used in industrial applications or to generate electricity.
Koch Exploration Company LLC and its affiliates acquire, develop and trade petroleum and natural gas properties in the United States, Canada and Brazil.
Koch Oil Sands Operating LLC has leases for 1.1 million acres of Alberta oil fields. The Koch’s are developing a bitumen recovery project known as the Dunkirk In Situ Project which is roughly 60 km West of the Fort McKay native community. Source: The Globe & Mail.
Frac-Chem: is an oilfield chemical manufacturer & wholesale chemical supplier with an emphasis on hydraulic fracturing, stimulation and coil tubing chemistries.
Bernie Sanders Speaks About The Koch Brothers
This report from the show The Young Turks explains that the Koch Brothers are backing a new organization trying to stop the rising tide of electric vehicle adoption. This would hurt petroleum producers like the Koch Brothers. The group is likely to run ads attacking the subsidies given to electric cars.
Too bad only the ‘little people’ can be criminals!
The Republican Party chose poorly early in the history of America. They voted for the Emancipation Proclamation – Bravo! Then went down hill while ignoring the underclass. The Dems moved in, took the social issues as their own, and left the Republicans with the sour minded rich. Money can not be amassed if you care about anything other than wealth. Supporting the wealthy proved gratifying, the only fly in the ointment was the tactic of lying about the underclass as though it was the cause of every ill in America. And here we are today with a GOP with disgust for average people but reliant on their votes, so the BIG lie machine ran like a Rolls Royce for 30 some years leading to the abomination we have today, Trumpism instead of Republicanism. One evil, and one sadly inept Party incapable of holding its head up.
Why are we letting these people completely ruin this country and planet, when it is too late then maybe we will wake up and get rid of these people. This renegrade criminal group will destroy everything that humans hold sacred, for the love of money. What they will do with all of this money when there is no planet worth living on, I often wonder.
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Because they elect Republicans who get “dark money” from Koch Bros. and other rich people and companies.
Republicans work for companies and “RICH” people! They do NOT work for America and our citizens!
I will NEVER vote for anyone who is a Republican!
Unfortunately- I feel the same!
Hi America, England here. The news I have for you is Charles Koch was a board director in the Royal Bank of Scotland just before the worldwide banking collapse. He is now a director of a large American property management group that I understand bought a lot of the low cost properties during America’s slump. Stil researching for facts, but can let you know if I find anything?
More info the better. The world suffers because of this disgust. B
Half of the chemicals thet use are known carcinogens. They have been banned by the FDA! How do they get around the law? They must be investigated for numerous violations.6
Not Tork!
Georgia Pacific is indeed a filthy company and should be avoided at all costs.
but Tork products are fine–they compete with GP. in fact, their parent company, SCA is one of the greener companies in the US, and the paper products in particular are recycled, Green Seal approved, etc. etc.
please correct this—we want people to be able to find alternatives to G=P products!
Hello All,
I need to know of Pearson Publishing is connected to the Koch brothers.
Thank you.
Will you create a list of union friendly and environment friendly options to patronize and promote?
Good to know the companies to steer clear of and never buy there products.
Quality posts is the crucial to invite the people to pay a quick visit the web page, that’s what this site is providing.
I will not buy anything made by the Koch brothers.
I was searching for a complete list and this was very informative. The processing of bulk crude and coal leads to tons of byproducts that they then sell to us.
Been using cloth napkins and cloth dish towels for years. Mom does too, same with grocery bags. Now to make plastic garbage extinct instead of the planet.
Good luck planet,
thanks Inspiration Green for I good ID of a couple real life villains.
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This is hard to believe! is no one else presenting these to the American people?? Why isn’t the media shouting this from the rooftops? These robber barons must be stopped!
I would like to know why the fines and penalties are so minimal and also why they are not prosecuted as individuals since they obviously manage all these companies. They must know what is going on with their companies. Don’t hey have to sign certified audit statements?
No worse than selling body organs of 1/2 born human beings. Obviously a liberal website when it appears only the liberal opinions are being shown.
Your comment is here and quite obviously. If you comment back it isn’t evident that your voice is heard? Can a count number on how many liberals have read it? What does that mean?
This take’s alot of work. A lot of people producing a profit. Now I know which brands to support.
Hemp is good. They should support hemp!
Having been a faithful consumer of the products shown above for years I feel the need to let you know just how ‘extremely upset’ I am with these products as of late!!!
Didn’t surprise me in the least when I found the owners of the companies who are putting these products out are you, the Koch Brothers, and actually gave me some insight as to why we are being ripped off!
Just how stupid do you think we are to not notice how the boxes of Kleenex, your 3-ply toilet tissue and the paper towel are being shorted. I consider myself a wise shopper and whether it matters to you or not, I’ve worked hard for my money owning my own business for 30 years! Had I treated my customers like you do in at least one company you own, my business would have been short lived.
Unfortunately you aren’t alone in your treatment of the consumers who line your pockets with silver and gold!
I’m certain this comment won’t even be seen by you personally, but I do hope your departments who handle complaints might sit up and take notice if they receive enough of them.
In the past I talked many of my friends and family into buying your products. They too have noticed the quality isn’t there anymore!!
Hope Intellyou enjoy your wealthy lifestyle without regret. Just remember one thing, ‘you can’t take it with you when you die!!!!!’
Having been a faithful consumer of the products shown above for years I feel the need to let you know just how ‘extremely upset’ I am with these products as of late!!!
Didn’t surprise me in the least when I found the owners of the companies who are putting these products out are you, the Koch Brothers, and actually gave me some insight as to why we are being ripped off!
Just how stupid do you think we are to not notice how the boxes of Kleenex, your 3-ply toilet tissue and the paper towel are being shorted. I consider myself a wise shopper and whether it matters to you or not, I’ve worked hard for my money owning my own business for 30 years! Had I treated my customers like you do in at least one company you own, my business would have been short lived.
Unfortunately you aren’t alone in your treatment of the consumers who line your pockets with silver and gold!
I’m certain this comment won’t even be seen by you personally, but I do hope your departments who handle complaints might sit up and take notice if they receive enough of them.
In the past I talked many of my friends and family into buying your products. They too have noticed the quality isn’t there anymore!!
Hope you enjoy your wealthy lifestyle without regret. Just remember one thing, ‘you can’t take it with you when you die!’
I have stopped buying any products that they make ,I know that won’t even make a dent in their fortune but it makes me feel better by not supporting them , didn’t see stain Master carpet on the list but they own that too .
No fracking !
Where is the list of sources cited for this information. I hate it when I think I’ve found a reputable source, but then find out that the page doesn’t cite any sources.
There is literally a source listed under each paragraph. Try Ctrl + F “source.”
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Avoid all these companies for a brighter future!
These men (demons) lack the true meaning of what it means to be human. They respect nor create anything that is truly of value to the human condition. What they do create is disrespect steeped in greed, arrogance and stupidity. They have damned their own generations. My prayers will have no value for their spirits
In retrospect, the Citizens United decision will be remembered as one of the greatest mistakes ever made by the Supreme Court.
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I know this is a year late but that vote was not a mistake. It was part of the plan.
How can they be stopped? There must be something more then boycotts of their products? HOW?
Can’t
Some Organizations need to promote a nationwide boycott.Target supported a Republican for Governor who was homophobic and it backfire.There are lots alternatives brands
I’m curious to know whether Koch Industries has any financial ownership of Kwik Stop stores, either in supplying them with petroleum products, or with regard to overall ownership and management.
Hey Alan!
So there are a few different stores going by the name Kwik Stop, so here is what I found for each.
This Kwik Stop is privately-held in Nebraska, and I couldn’t find any relation between them and the Koch Brothers: http://www.kwikstop.org/about/
This Kiwk Stop is family owned in Iowa: http://www.kwikstop1.com/about-us/mission-and-history/
This Kwik Stop has locations in Canon City, Colorado and has been locally owned and operated for over 40 years: http://kwikstopfoodstores.com/
Note: Reference to a New York Magazine article has a newyorker.com link. They are different magazines. The New Yorker is what was meant, evidentally.
Does anyone else see the irony in a company that buys off dead print editors is the same company that makes toilet paper?
I support “less government, more personal responsibility, creating a better world.”
real nasty family quietly they own the republican party as without there senators and congress members they own now rep votes will pass look at first votes under trump suddenly koch owned politicians voted with dems and against reps trump went what and koch bro wrote list of what they wanted done presto like 17 out 18 rules they wanted where past in foreign countries where you see 5 parties and they need to form majorities koch is a private party of the right wing agenda within the rep party without them nothing gets passed they literally own the republican party sadly i worked privately for david and met all of them in aspen before waking up in 1989 and going what the fuck is this cold heartless world i am in today it is all backwards