Company in 1996. NewMarket Corporation was incorporated in 2004 and renamed its Ethyl Petroleum Additives, Inc. subsidiary as Afton Chemical Corporation. Afton acquired GE Water & Process Technologies’ fuel additives business in 2008 and acquired metalworking additives producer Polartech in 2010. External links NewMarket.com Aftonchemical.com Ethyl.com Company's LinkedIn profile Bloomberg Businessweek Company Profile References Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Chemical companies of the United States Companies based in Richmond, Virginia American companies established in 1887 Chemical companies established in 1887