Marathon is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty products.

Specialties include base oils, waxes, aromatic oils, pitch, dilute naphthalene oil, sulfur and maleic anhydride. Some of the uses for these products are:

• additives
• automotive oils and greases
  
• candles
  
• cosmetics
  
• tires
  
• carpet padding
  
• clay shooting targets
  
• mothballs
  
• fertilizer
  
• unsaturated polyester resin