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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$/tonne
411-427
DM/tonne
1588-1663
1.315-1.400
Flake
DM/kg
1.25-1.30
DeltaII
16751710
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Styrene
US$/tonne
536-546
fax:
+44-20-8652-3929;
e-mail:
Nel.
[email protected].
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been million
dollar
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Sealant Tape
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Peel Plies
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Breathers
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Thermocouples
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Vacuum Hose
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Vat Valves
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Quick Disconnect
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from
III and
Delta
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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.
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interstages
performed
Boeing to manufacture Delta
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in
ite structures launch
VACUUM
fair-
centre-
vehicles.
additional
Utah.
space launch vehicle. ._._.~~_ __ .._ ._._i
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Southern
with
DM/tonne
Utah,
adapters,
and
Centre
DWkg
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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.