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Huber to sell its carbon division
Additivesfor Polymers
November I994
Rotoform line. Monsanto’s Flectol is said to be a very effective rubber antioxidant and is used by manufacturers of tyres and industrial rubber goods to inhibit oxidation of the product. Contact: Monsanto plc, Edison Road, Dorcan, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 SHN, UK. +44-793+44-793-531315. Fax: Tel: 615214, or Sandvik Process Systems, PO Box 3506, Manor Way, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 SQX, UK. Tel: +44-21-5507671. Fax: + 44-21-550-7523.
Development of a continuous spinning method is near completion which will enable the company to produce thin fabrics and nonBASF’s position in wovens, enhancing flameproof fibres used as asbestos substitutes. Contact: BASF Polymers Division, 100 Cherry Hill Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA. Tel: + I-201 -316-3402. Fax: + I-201 335-3430.
COMPANY Improved
grades of carbon black
The Special Blacks Division of Cabot Corp in the USA is close to commercializing several of its developmental carbon blacks for improved conductivity, colourability and UV stability. Included are grades for wire and cable applications - specifically, the insulation seal in underground cable, which is typically highly carbon-filled (30-40% use levels). Also near commercialization by Cabot is a new family of super-conductive blacks for automotive exterior applications. These are said to provide higher efficiency at only 10% use levels to ensure retention of polymer properties. Contact: The Special Blacks Division, Cabot Corp, 1.57 Concord Road, Billerica, MA 01821, USA. Tel: +l-508-663-3455. Fax: + I-508-663-5471.
Asbestos
replacement
fibre
A new flameproof fibre is scheduled to go into production at BASF’s Enka site in South Carolina, USA, at the end of next year (1995). Basofil is spun from a condensation resin made of melamine and formaldehyde. In spite of its thermoset basic structure, BASF says the fibre exhibits favourable elastic properties and very good textile characteristics, and is superior to competitive products in terms of its fire behaviour and processability.
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Huber to sell its carbon division JM Huber Corp is seeking to sell its Engineered Carbons Division. The company plans to operate the carbon black unit, with plants in Borger, Baytown, and Orange, Texas, until a buyer is found. The division is said to be viable and profitable but Huber decided to sell the division because it does not fit with the company’s philosophy of continuous growth. While its carbon black business has not been gaining market share, Huber has maintained its share of the carbon black market for the last seven to ten years. Contact: JM Huber Carp, Engineered Carbons Division, Box 2831, Borger, TX 79008-2831, USA. Tel: + I-800-631 -6331. Fax: + I-806-2 73-l 477.
Hanna acquires Theodor Bergmann The US-based MA Hanna group has acquired Theodor Bergmann, one of Germany’s largest producers of speciality materials and reinforced thermoplastics compounds. Based in Gaggenau, Germany, Bergmann has two processing facilities: one at its headquarters and the second at Barbastro, Spain. The Spanish business, Poliamidas Barbastro, operates as Polibasa. Bergmann, which reported 1993 sales of $40 million (DM 56 million), and has a total of 138 employees.
O1994 Elsevier Science Ltd
November I994
Rotoform line. Monsanto’s Flectol is said to be a very effective rubber antioxidant and is used by manufacturers of tyres and industrial rubber goods to inhibit oxidation of the product. Contact: Monsanto plc, Edison Road, Dorcan, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 SHN, UK. +44-793+44-793-531315. Fax: Tel: 615214, or Sandvik Process Systems, PO Box 3506, Manor Way, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 SQX, UK. Tel: +44-21-5507671. Fax: + 44-21-550-7523.
Development of a continuous spinning method is near completion which will enable the company to produce thin fabrics and nonBASF’s position in wovens, enhancing flameproof fibres used as asbestos substitutes. Contact: BASF Polymers Division, 100 Cherry Hill Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA. Tel: + I-201 -316-3402. Fax: + I-201 335-3430.
COMPANY Improved
grades of carbon black
The Special Blacks Division of Cabot Corp in the USA is close to commercializing several of its developmental carbon blacks for improved conductivity, colourability and UV stability. Included are grades for wire and cable applications - specifically, the insulation seal in underground cable, which is typically highly carbon-filled (30-40% use levels). Also near commercialization by Cabot is a new family of super-conductive blacks for automotive exterior applications. These are said to provide higher efficiency at only 10% use levels to ensure retention of polymer properties. Contact: The Special Blacks Division, Cabot Corp, 1.57 Concord Road, Billerica, MA 01821, USA. Tel: +l-508-663-3455. Fax: + I-508-663-5471.
Asbestos
replacement
fibre
A new flameproof fibre is scheduled to go into production at BASF’s Enka site in South Carolina, USA, at the end of next year (1995). Basofil is spun from a condensation resin made of melamine and formaldehyde. In spite of its thermoset basic structure, BASF says the fibre exhibits favourable elastic properties and very good textile characteristics, and is superior to competitive products in terms of its fire behaviour and processability.
8
NEWS
Huber to sell its carbon division JM Huber Corp is seeking to sell its Engineered Carbons Division. The company plans to operate the carbon black unit, with plants in Borger, Baytown, and Orange, Texas, until a buyer is found. The division is said to be viable and profitable but Huber decided to sell the division because it does not fit with the company’s philosophy of continuous growth. While its carbon black business has not been gaining market share, Huber has maintained its share of the carbon black market for the last seven to ten years. Contact: JM Huber Carp, Engineered Carbons Division, Box 2831, Borger, TX 79008-2831, USA. Tel: + I-800-631 -6331. Fax: + I-806-2 73-l 477.
Hanna acquires Theodor Bergmann The US-based MA Hanna group has acquired Theodor Bergmann, one of Germany’s largest producers of speciality materials and reinforced thermoplastics compounds. Based in Gaggenau, Germany, Bergmann has two processing facilities: one at its headquarters and the second at Barbastro, Spain. The Spanish business, Poliamidas Barbastro, operates as Polibasa. Bergmann, which reported 1993 sales of $40 million (DM 56 million), and has a total of 138 employees.
O1994 Elsevier Science Ltd