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ECC doubles treated carbonate capacity — again
Additives for Polymers
Stephen D Clark as Vice President/General Manager for Asia, based in Hong Kong. Manufacturing and Engineering Director Giacomo Sasselli will oversee operations in Europe, pending appointment of a VP/General Manager for Europe, following the early retirement of Gerd Schue, former President of Great Lakes Chemical Cot-p (Europe) Ltd. Contact: Great Lakes Chemical Corp, PO Box 2200, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA; tel: +I-31 7 497 6100
After purchasing Poliolchimica, Morton buys again in Italy Following close on its purchase of the Italian company Poliolchimica SpA Morton International has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire the Comiel Division of Reagens Comiel SpA which produces lubricants for PVC and other plastics, and polyester resins. The deal will add sales of nearly $20 million to Morton’s speciality chemicals business. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer S Jay Stewart comments that, like the Poliolchimica buy, the new acquisition “fits our speciality chemicals business very well”. Several Comiel products fit with Morton’s existing business in PVC stabilizers and add technology and related products to its biotides product line. There is also benefit for the US group’s global expansion plans for plastics additives, with both products and knowledge of markets. Comiel is located at Robecchetto, Italy, where it has two production plants. Contact: Morton International Inc, Plastics Additives, 150 Andover Street, Danvers, M4 01923, USA; tel: +l-508 774 3100; fax: +Z-508 750 9511
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polyolefin films to be announced this year at its plant at Sylacauga, Alabama, USA, following two phases completed there in April and August. The latest expansion will also involve the plant in Maryland, USA. Additional expansions in other parts of the world are also being considered, in a multi-million dollar expansion programme underlining the company’s commitment to the polyolefin resin market. David Richardson, Director of New Product Development, says that the company is making a commitment to the polymer market, and particularly to polyolefin films and moulding, which no other carbonate producer can match. The expansion programme is matched by a vigorous programme of product development designed to keep abreast of increasing demand for treated calcium carbonate products. ECC’s FilmLink range, optimized for specific end-use film applications, has also received worldwide acceptance. Contact: David Richardson, ECC International, 100 Manse11 Court East, Suite 300, Roswell, GA 30076, USA; tel: +-l-770 594 0660; fax: +l-770 645 3384
ICI combines five catalyst businesses A world-ranking catalyst group has been established by ICI by combining five of its existing businesses. Named Synetix, the company already has over 1000 customers in more than 70 countries, with research and development centred in the UK and production in Germany, India and the UK. It will be headed by Bob Coxon.
ECC doubles treated carbonate capacity - again
The businesses involved are: ICI’s Katalco and Tracerco, based at Teesside, UK, with ICI Vertec and the catalyst businesses of Crosfield and Unichema, bought from Unilever a year ago.
ECC International will further double its production capacity for treated carbonate additives. This is the third increase related to
ICI’s new Chief Operating Officer Brendan O’Neill says it combines the best of ICI’s skills with input of fresh capabilities From
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Stephen D Clark as Vice President/General Manager for Asia, based in Hong Kong. Manufacturing and Engineering Director Giacomo Sasselli will oversee operations in Europe, pending appointment of a VP/General Manager for Europe, following the early retirement of Gerd Schue, former President of Great Lakes Chemical Cot-p (Europe) Ltd. Contact: Great Lakes Chemical Corp, PO Box 2200, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA; tel: +I-31 7 497 6100
After purchasing Poliolchimica, Morton buys again in Italy Following close on its purchase of the Italian company Poliolchimica SpA Morton International has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire the Comiel Division of Reagens Comiel SpA which produces lubricants for PVC and other plastics, and polyester resins. The deal will add sales of nearly $20 million to Morton’s speciality chemicals business. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer S Jay Stewart comments that, like the Poliolchimica buy, the new acquisition “fits our speciality chemicals business very well”. Several Comiel products fit with Morton’s existing business in PVC stabilizers and add technology and related products to its biotides product line. There is also benefit for the US group’s global expansion plans for plastics additives, with both products and knowledge of markets. Comiel is located at Robecchetto, Italy, where it has two production plants. Contact: Morton International Inc, Plastics Additives, 150 Andover Street, Danvers, M4 01923, USA; tel: +l-508 774 3100; fax: +Z-508 750 9511
October I998
polyolefin films to be announced this year at its plant at Sylacauga, Alabama, USA, following two phases completed there in April and August. The latest expansion will also involve the plant in Maryland, USA. Additional expansions in other parts of the world are also being considered, in a multi-million dollar expansion programme underlining the company’s commitment to the polyolefin resin market. David Richardson, Director of New Product Development, says that the company is making a commitment to the polymer market, and particularly to polyolefin films and moulding, which no other carbonate producer can match. The expansion programme is matched by a vigorous programme of product development designed to keep abreast of increasing demand for treated calcium carbonate products. ECC’s FilmLink range, optimized for specific end-use film applications, has also received worldwide acceptance. Contact: David Richardson, ECC International, 100 Manse11 Court East, Suite 300, Roswell, GA 30076, USA; tel: +-l-770 594 0660; fax: +l-770 645 3384
ICI combines five catalyst businesses A world-ranking catalyst group has been established by ICI by combining five of its existing businesses. Named Synetix, the company already has over 1000 customers in more than 70 countries, with research and development centred in the UK and production in Germany, India and the UK. It will be headed by Bob Coxon.
ECC doubles treated carbonate capacity - again
The businesses involved are: ICI’s Katalco and Tracerco, based at Teesside, UK, with ICI Vertec and the catalyst businesses of Crosfield and Unichema, bought from Unilever a year ago.
ECC International will further double its production capacity for treated carbonate additives. This is the third increase related to
ICI’s new Chief Operating Officer Brendan O’Neill says it combines the best of ICI’s skills with input of fresh capabilities From
6
01998 Elsevier Science