EXHIBIT 21.1


                           SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY



                                                                                                            
General Chemical Corporation.....................................................................................Delaware
      Toledo Technologies Inc....................................................................................Delaware
      1279597 Ontario Inc.........................................................................................Ontario
      Sandco Automotive Ltd.......................................................................................Ontario
      Printing Developments Inc..................................................................................Delaware
      Balcrank Products Inc......................................................................................Delaware
      General Chemical Performance Products Ltd...................................................................Ontario
      HN Investment Holdings Inc.................................................................................Delaware
      Waterside Urban Renewal Corporation......................................................................New Jersey
      HMC Patents Holding Company Inc............................................................................Delaware
      Reheis, Inc................................................................................................Delaware
            Reheis International Inc.............................................................................Delaware
                 Reheis Overseas..................................................................................Ireland
                 Reheis Commercial.........................................................................Cayman Islands
            Reheis Holdings Inc..................................................................................Delaware
                 Ilminster Company................................................................................Ireland
                      Reheis Ireland..............................................................................Ireland
      PPI Holdings, Inc........................................................................................California
      Defiance, Inc..............................................................................................Delaware
            Defiance Precision Products, Inc.........................................................................Ohio
            Hy-Form Products, Inc................................................................................Michigan
            Defiance Testing and Engineering Services, Inc.......................................................Michigan
                 Defiance Kinematics, Inc........................................................................Delaware
                 Binderline Draftline, Inc.......................................................................Michigan
      Noma Corporation...........................................................................................Delaware
            PCT Mexico Corporation...............................................................................Delaware
            Noma O.P. Inc........................................................................................Delaware
            Electronic Interconnect Systems Inc.............................................................Massachusetts
      Noma Company................................................................................................Ontario
            Sistemas y Conexiones Integradas SA de CV..............................................................Mexico
      Krone Holding LLC..........................................................................................Delaware
            Krone Holding GmbH....................................................................................Germany
                 Krone AG.........................................................................................Germany
                      ELKOPlus Kommunikationstechnik Projectierung und Vertrieb GmbH..............................Germany
                      Krone Informationsysteme GmbH...............................................................Germany
                      Meissener Nachrichtentechnik GmbH...........................................................Germany
                      Krone S.a.r.l................................................................................France








                                                                                                      
                      Krone Hellas Commercial Societe Anonyme of Telecommunications Equipment......................Greece
                      Krone (U.K.) Technique Ltd...........................................................United Kingdom
                            Krone Communicaciones S.A...............................................................Spain
                      Krone Italy S.r.l.............................................................................Italy
                      Krone AS.....................................................................................Norway
                      Krone Ges.m.b.H.............................................................................Austria
                            Krone Communications Ltd............................................................Hong Kong
                      Krone Kominikasyon Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirkeli..........................................Turkey
                      Krone (Africa) (Proprietary) Limited...................................................South Africa
                      Krone Telecommunicoes Industria e Comecio....................................................Brazil
                      Krone Telecommunicoes Ltda...................................................................Brazil
                      Krone Chile Limitada..........................................................................Chile
                            Krone Telecommunicaciones S.A.......................................................Argentina
                      Krone Communicaciones S.A. de C.V............................................................Mexico
                      Krone USA Incorporated...................................................................New Jersey
                            Krone Inc., USA....................................................................New Jersey
                      PT Krone Indonesia........................................................................Indonesia
                      Krone (Australia) Technique Pty. Limited..................................................Australia
                            Krone Manufacturing Services Pty. Limited...........................................Australia
                            Krone (NZ) Technique Ltd..........................................................New Zealand
                            Krone Japan K.K.........................................................................Japan
                      Krone Far East Pte. Ltd...................................................................Singapore
                      Krone Communications Ltd......................................................................India
                      ZAO Krone Russland...........................................................................Russia
                      KRONE Communications (Shanghai) Company, Ltd..................................................China