High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! ABSMaterials, Inc. (formerly Absorbent Materials, LLC) is a water treatment company founded by Stephen Spoonamore and Dr. Paul L. Edmiston in 2008. ABSMaterials, Inc. is based on Dr. Edmiston`s scientific discovery, Osorb. The company has roots and connections to the College of Wooster, where Dr. Edmiston is currently the Chair of Chemistry, but it has gained independent momentum as well. The privately held company and its subsidiaries have raised millions of dollars in grants and investments for the research and development of Osorb and related water treatment systems and was recently ranked #67 on Forbes`s list of America`s Most Promising Companies