Eastar Chemical Corporation provides procurement, custom manufacturing, logistics and regulatory compliance services to the global pharmaceutical and specialty chemical industries. It supplies fine and specialty chemicals to many industries, including life sciences, veterinary, food, cosmetics and personal care, electronics (semiconductor and LCD), textiles, paper and pulp, leather, inks, paint and coating, flame retardants, plastics, polymers, and related industries. The company was founded in 1984 by Charles Chu as Chemical Trading Corporation and changed its name to Eastar Chemical Corporation in 1994.