Contran Corporation

Three Lincoln Centre, 5430 LBJ Fwy., Ste. 1700
Dallas, TX 75240 (Map)
Phone: 972-233-1700
Fax: 972-448-1444

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Contran is a holding company that owns stakes of varying sizes in subsidiaries such as Valhi, Inc. (a publicly traded company about 95% controlled by Contran), which conducts diversified operations in chemicals (NL Industries and Kronos Worldwide), metals (Titanium Metals Corporation), waste management (Waste Control Specialties), computer support systems, and precision ball bearing slides and locking systems (CompX International). Contran also has a controlling interest in Keystone Consolidated Industries, a maker of fencing and wire products. Trusts benefiting chairman Harold Simmons' family (with Simmons as the sole trustee) own pretty much all of Contran.

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Chairman Harold C. Simmons
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President and Director Steven L. (Steve) Watson
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VP and CFO Bobby D. O'Brien
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