Cytec Industries Incorporated, based in Woodland Park (formerly named West Paterson) is a speciality chemicals

Chemical industry

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 and materials technology

Technology

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 company with pro-forma sales in 2004, including the Surface Specialties acquisition, of approximately $3.0 billion. Cytec is a result of its spin-off from American Cyanamid Company

American Cyanamid

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. Its growth strategies are based on developing technologically advanced customer solutions for global markets, including aerospace

Aerospace

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, coating

Coating

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s, mining

Mining

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, plastics and water treatment

Water treatment

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The motto for Cytec is "Delivering Technology Beyond Our Customers' Imagination ".

Cytec currently has about 5,800 employees in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. It is listed in NYSE with stock symbol "CYT".