ATK wins Delta deal

ATK wins Delta deal

---- ___ ATK wins Delta deal Raw materials pricing Under Product Bisphenol A Average monthly prices April 2001 Aerospace DM/kg 2.55-2.75 wi...

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ATK wins Delta deal

Raw materials pricing

Under

Product Bisphenol

A

Average monthly prices April 2001

Aerospace

DM/kg

2.55-2.75

will manufacture

ures

Liquid

DM/tonne

Flake

DM/tonne glycol

Propylene Phthalic

glycol

the

1950-2050

US$/tonne

411-427

DM/tonne

1588-1663

1.315-1.400

Flake

DM/kg

1.25-1.30

DeltaII

16751710

,~_._.._._

Styrene

US$/tonne

536-546

fax:

+44-20-8652-3929;

e-mail:

Nel. [email protected].

awarded

been million

dollar

“From the leader of Composite Processing Materials” l

Nylon Films

l

Release Films

l

Silicone Rubber

l

Sealant Tape

l

Peel Plies

l

Breathers

l

Thermocouples

l

Vacuum Hose

l

Vat Valves

l

Quick Disconnect

(ATK) has a

multi-

contract

l

from

III and

Delta

vehicles.

II,

IV space

The

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company

an

contract

ADS has

agreement

Volvo

Bus

under

which

a composite

5700

Delta

IV

at

Mississippi, work

its

being

composite

in Clearfield,

company

already

16

separate

structures.

also increase

It

will

its production

on

the Delta II and Delta III vehicasings

responsible

l

Huntington

plant

The

cles beyond

CANADIAN

Quick Setting Polyester Paste

l

structures

compos-

for the

Iuka, at

Delta

reached

Stretchlon’” Vacuum Bagging Film with Memory

COMPOSITE

of

tures

the

rocket

it currently to include

motor

manufac-

more

vehicle

components. ATK; website: www.atk.com.

ADS takes Volvo bus plant

BAGGING

Epoxy Resins Back-Up Structure

for

Most Composites

manufactures

runs to the end of 2008.

l

interstages

performed

Boeing to manufacture Delta

l

in

ite structures launch

VACUUM

fair-

centre-

vehicles.

additional

Utah.

space launch vehicle. ._._.~~_ __ .._ ._._i

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payload

Southern

with

DM/tonne

Utah,

adapters,

and

Centre

DWkg

l

Clearfield,

Delta

ATK’s

anhydride:

PTA Ql

Struct-

the work will be conducted

Liquid

LOR;

Co,

bodies

1787-1900

ATK

Composite

ings, payload

Maleic anhydride:

Ethylene

the agreement,

units

North it will

with

years. Follow-

ing the acquisition

of the plant

America

ADS will also be in a position

become

transfer

for the operation materials

over the coming

plant

of in

technologies

to increase the company’s competitive advantage in its new

Mexico belonging to Volvo Bus de Mexico. ADS will also

target markets. ADS’ aim is to become

acquire the production

North

assets of

American

the plant early next year. Volvo Bus Mexico assem-

manufacturing materials used

bles around

blies.

2500 buses a year.

The plant manufactures posite materials used assembly

and

employs

comin bus 150

workers. It has annual sales of over US$4 million. The deal will give ADS a foothold in the fast growing Mexican market, as well as access to new markets in Latin America and the USA, where the company says it intends to significantly expand its activities

to

to Mexico

The

leader

a

in the

of composite in bus assem-

company

is head-

quartered in the Beauce region, near Quebec City, and through its subsidiaries is primarily involved

in the manufacturing

of technical textiles and composite materials. The transaction is subject to certain conditions, which include the profitability level of the Mexican plant. ADS Inc; tel: +l-41%3873383.