Exhibit 21

Subsidiaries of Great Lakes Chemical Corporation as of December 31, 2001

|Name of Corporation                                      |  | Jurisdiction       
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|1167201 Ontario Limited                                  |  | Canada             
|Antimony Products (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa)              |  | South Africa       
|Aqua Clear Industries, L.L.C.                            |  | New York/US        
|ASCK, Inc.                                               |  | Delaware/US        
|ASEPSIS, Inc.                                            |  | Canada             
|ASEPSIS,Inc.                                             |  | Georgia/US         
|ASIA Stabilizers Co., Ltd.                               |  | Korea              
|BAYROL Deutschland GmbH                                  |  | Germay             
|BAYROL FRANCE S.A.                                       |  | France             
|BAYROL Iberica S.A.                                      |  | Spain              
|Bellaqua S.A.S.                                          |  | France             
|Bio-Lab Canada, Inc.                                     |  | Canada             
|Bio-Lab, Inc                                             |  | Delaware/US        
|BioLab (Gulf) GmbH                                       |  | Switzerland        
|BioLab Arabia Limited                                    |  | Saudi Arabia       
|BioLab Australia Pty. Ltd.                               |  | Australia          
|Biolab Services, Inc.                                    |  | Delaware/US        
|BioLab U.K. Limited                                      |  | United Kingdom     
|BLSA Industries (Pty) Ltd                                |  | South Africa       
|Callaway-BioLab JV, LLC                                  |  | Delaware/US        
|Chemol France S.A.                                       |  | France             
|Chemol Reszvenytarsasag International                    |  | Hungary            
|Euraqua France S.A.S.                                    |  | France             
|Euraqua GmbH Produkte Zur Wassetaufbereitung             |  | Germany            
|G.L. Intermediates and Fine ChemicalsSARL               |  | France             
|GL Development, Ltd.                                     |  | British West Indies
|GLC Holdings GmbH                                        |  | Switzerland        
|GLK Holdings (Netherlands) B.V.                          |  | The Netherlands    
|GLK Services, Inc.                                       |  | Delaware/US        
|Great Lakes (UK) Limited                                 |  | United Kingdom     
|Great Lakes Chemical (Barbados) Limited                  |  | Barbados           
|Great Lakes Chemical (Europe) GmbH                       |  | Switzerland        
|Great Lakes Chemical (Far East) Limited                  |  | Hong Kong          
|Great Lakes Chemical (Gulf) GmbH                         |  | Switzerland        
|Great Lakes Chemical (Netherlands) B.V.                  |  | The Netherlands    
|Great Lakes Chemical (S) Pte Ltd                         |  | Singapore          
|Great Lakes Chemical Asia, Inc.                          |  | Delaware/US        
|Great Lakes Chemical Corporation de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. |  | Mexico             
|Great Lakes Chemical France SAS                          |  | France             
|Great Lakes Chemical Global, Inc.                        |  | Delaware/US        
|Great Lakes Chemical Italia S.r.l.                       |  | Italy              
|Great Lakes Chemical Japan Limited                       |  | Japan              
|Great Lakes Chemical Konstanz GmbH                       |  | Germany            
|Great Lakes Chemical Marketing S.r.l.                    |  | Italy              
|Great Lakes Europe Unlimited                             |  | United Kingdom     
|Great Lakes Holding (Europe) AG                          |  | Switzerland        
|Great Lakes Holding Deutschland GmbH                     |  | Germany            
|Great Lakes Holding SAS                                  |  | France             

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|Great Lakes Manufacturing (Germany) GmbH |  | Germany        
|---------------------------------------- |  | ---------------
|Great Lakes Manufacturing (UK) Limited   |  | United Kingdom 
|Great Lakes Manufacturing Italy S.r.l.   |  | Italy          
|Great Lakes Sales (Europe) GmbH          |  | Switzerland    
|Great Lakes Sales (Germany) GmbH         |  | Germany        
|Great Lakes Sales (UK) Limited           |  | United Kingdom 
|Great Lakes Sales France SAS             |  | France         
|Great Lakes Sales Italy S.r.l.           |  | Italy          
|Great Lakes SAS                          |  | France         
|Great Lakes Technology (Belgium) N.V.    |  | Belgium        
|Great Lakes Technology Italy S.r.l.      |  | Italy          
|Great Lakes Trading Company, Inc.        |  | Delaware/US    
|Great Lakes Trading Company, KFT         |  | Hungary        
|Gulf Stabilizers Industries Sales FZCO   |  | Dubai          
|Gulf Stabilizers Industries, Ltd.        |  | Saudi Arabia   
|Hydrotech Chemical Corporation           |  | Ontario, Canada
|Hydrotech Chemical Corporation Pty. Ltd. |  | Australia      
|INTERBAYROL, A.G.                        |  | Switzerland    
|ISCI, Inc.                               |  | Indiana/US     
|Niagara Insurance Company, Ltd           |  | Bermuda        
|OSCA, Inc.                               |  | Delaware/US    
|PABU Services, Inc.                      |  | Delaware/US    
|PCBU Services, Inc.                      |  | Delaware/US    
|Poolbrite (SA) (PTY) Ltd                 |  | South Africa   
|QO Chemicals GmbH                        |  | Germany        
|QO Chemicals, Inc.                       |  | Delaware/US    
|Recreational Water Products, Inc.        |  | Delaware/US    
|Recreational Water Products Pty. Ltd.    |  | Australia      
|Recreational Water Products, Inc.        |  | Canada         
|TETRABROM Technologies Ltd.              |  | Israel         
|Ward Blenkinsop & Company Ltd            |  | United Kingdom 
|West Lafayette Corporation               |  | Delaware/US    
|WIL Research Laboratories, Inc.          |  | Indiana/US     

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