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Johnston acquires Bean Fiber Glass
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Johnston acquires Bean Fiber Glass Johnston Industries Inc, the parent company of Tech Textiles USA, has acquired the production equipment and operating business of Interplastic Corp’s Bean Fiber Glass Division based in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, USA. Johnston says it will take control of the New Hampshire plant immediately to ensure uninterrupted service to Bean Fiber Glass customers. All
Bean Fiber Glass equipment and business operations will be transferred to the Tech Textiles USA facility in Phenix City, Alabama. Tech Textiles USA produces engineered noncrimp, multi-axial reinforcing fabrics made of glass, carbon, and aramid fibres. Tech Textiles’ Cotech brand fabrics are used in high performance composites which substitute for
Dainippon Ink plans FRP joint venture in China Japanese firm Dainippon Ink and Chemical is setting up a joint venture in China for the production and marketing of unsaturated polyester resin and sheet moulding compound (SMC). It is linking up with Japanese trading company Itochu Corp and China’s Tianma Group Corp for the project. The joint venture, Chanzhou Huari New Material Co, is scheduled to start operating in April under a plan to double the unsaturated polyester capacity of Tianma Group to 30 000 tonnes/year. It also intends to complete construction of a 10 000 tonnes/year SMC plant by November. This will be Dainippon’s second resin production project in China, with the other involving urethane resin.
Reinforced Plastics March
1995
Chinese demand for unsaturated polyester resin is steadily increasing in response to growing demand for fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) products such as bathtubs, water tanks, pipes and construction materials. Demand in 1993 rose to 100 000 tonnes, from the 80 000 tonnes of the preceding year. Demand is projected to climb to more than 200 000 tonnes/year within the next three years, coming close to that of Japan. Chanzhou Huari New Material Co will be owned 40% by Dainippon, 20% by Itochu Group and 40% by Tianma Group Corp. Dainippon Ink G Chemicals Inc; tel: + SI-33272-451 I; fax: + 81-3 32 78- 8558. (c)
conventional materials, such as aluminium, steel, wood, and concrete in a broad range of consumer and industrial applications. Don Massey, president of Tech Textiles USA, says the acquisition will add Bean’s patented Vectorply brand of non-crimp reinforcing fabrics to Tech Textiles product offerings, increase production capacity, and enlarge the company’s
customer base. “It’s a perfect fit”, he says. The Interplastic Distribution Group will represent and sell Tech Textiles Cotech and new Vectorply brands of composite reinforcement fabrics in all of its trade areas. Don Massey, Tech Textiles USA; tel: + 1-334291-7704; or: Gerald B. Andrews, Johnston Industries Inc; tel: + I708-641-3140.
In-brief T&N
Technology
Ltd
has formed a new group to spearhead the company’s developing work in the field of applied plastics and composites research. The new Plastics, Composites & Elastomers Group will centralise much of the polymer expertise of T&N Technology into one cohesive unit.
The Regulatory Compliance Manual from the Composites Association
Fabricators
(CFA) includes information on the proper handling of flammable liquids, preparing for an OSHA inspection, hazardous waste regulations and Title V permits. Contact CFA; tel: + l-703-524-3332; fax: + l-703-524-2303.
People King has been appointed general manager of Permali Gloucester Ltd. In his new position, King will have commercial and manufacturing responsibility for the UK company which produces glass reinforced laminates, structural Gus
foams and a range insulation products.
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Richard Homer has taken over from Grenville Hampshire as managing director of BIP Plastics Ltd. Grenville Hampshire is now working in Zimbabwe for BIP’s parent company T&N
Clarification The last two digits of the fax number for the Composites Processing Association and Technolex were transposed in the December 1994 direc-
tory. The fax number should read + 44-146076697. Reinforced Plas tics apologises to the organizations and its readers for the error.
I&-;F
Johnston acquires Bean Fiber Glass Johnston Industries Inc, the parent company of Tech Textiles USA, has acquired the production equipment and operating business of Interplastic Corp’s Bean Fiber Glass Division based in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, USA. Johnston says it will take control of the New Hampshire plant immediately to ensure uninterrupted service to Bean Fiber Glass customers. All
Bean Fiber Glass equipment and business operations will be transferred to the Tech Textiles USA facility in Phenix City, Alabama. Tech Textiles USA produces engineered noncrimp, multi-axial reinforcing fabrics made of glass, carbon, and aramid fibres. Tech Textiles’ Cotech brand fabrics are used in high performance composites which substitute for
Dainippon Ink plans FRP joint venture in China Japanese firm Dainippon Ink and Chemical is setting up a joint venture in China for the production and marketing of unsaturated polyester resin and sheet moulding compound (SMC). It is linking up with Japanese trading company Itochu Corp and China’s Tianma Group Corp for the project. The joint venture, Chanzhou Huari New Material Co, is scheduled to start operating in April under a plan to double the unsaturated polyester capacity of Tianma Group to 30 000 tonnes/year. It also intends to complete construction of a 10 000 tonnes/year SMC plant by November. This will be Dainippon’s second resin production project in China, with the other involving urethane resin.
Reinforced Plastics March
1995
Chinese demand for unsaturated polyester resin is steadily increasing in response to growing demand for fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) products such as bathtubs, water tanks, pipes and construction materials. Demand in 1993 rose to 100 000 tonnes, from the 80 000 tonnes of the preceding year. Demand is projected to climb to more than 200 000 tonnes/year within the next three years, coming close to that of Japan. Chanzhou Huari New Material Co will be owned 40% by Dainippon, 20% by Itochu Group and 40% by Tianma Group Corp. Dainippon Ink G Chemicals Inc; tel: + SI-33272-451 I; fax: + 81-3 32 78- 8558. (c)
conventional materials, such as aluminium, steel, wood, and concrete in a broad range of consumer and industrial applications. Don Massey, president of Tech Textiles USA, says the acquisition will add Bean’s patented Vectorply brand of non-crimp reinforcing fabrics to Tech Textiles product offerings, increase production capacity, and enlarge the company’s
customer base. “It’s a perfect fit”, he says. The Interplastic Distribution Group will represent and sell Tech Textiles Cotech and new Vectorply brands of composite reinforcement fabrics in all of its trade areas. Don Massey, Tech Textiles USA; tel: + 1-334291-7704; or: Gerald B. Andrews, Johnston Industries Inc; tel: + I708-641-3140.
In-brief T&N
Technology
Ltd
has formed a new group to spearhead the company’s developing work in the field of applied plastics and composites research. The new Plastics, Composites & Elastomers Group will centralise much of the polymer expertise of T&N Technology into one cohesive unit.
The Regulatory Compliance Manual from the Composites Association
Fabricators
(CFA) includes information on the proper handling of flammable liquids, preparing for an OSHA inspection, hazardous waste regulations and Title V permits. Contact CFA; tel: + l-703-524-3332; fax: + l-703-524-2303.
People King has been appointed general manager of Permali Gloucester Ltd. In his new position, King will have commercial and manufacturing responsibility for the UK company which produces glass reinforced laminates, structural Gus
foams and a range insulation products.
of
Richard Homer has taken over from Grenville Hampshire as managing director of BIP Plastics Ltd. Grenville Hampshire is now working in Zimbabwe for BIP’s parent company T&N
Clarification The last two digits of the fax number for the Composites Processing Association and Technolex were transposed in the December 1994 direc-
tory. The fax number should read + 44-146076697. Reinforced Plas tics apologises to the organizations and its readers for the error.