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Microbest Inc to acquire Purity Chemical
F O C U S €10,467 M (€10,284 M in fiscal 2000) and operating profit of €667 M (€578 M). There is a detailed business review of the company’s performance in the home care and professional cleaning segments, with a focus on brands. Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2001, 6 Mar 2002, 24–25 (Unilever plc, PO Box 68, Unilever House, Blackfriars, London, EC4P 4BQ, UK, Tel: +44–20-7822-5252, Fax: +44-20-7822-5951, http://www.unilever.com)
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DuPont to buy Atofina surfactants business
Microbest Inc to acquire Purity Chemical
DuPont is to acquire Atofina’s fluorotelomer surface protection and speciality activities. This includes the fluorochemical ranges Foraperle and Forafac which are produced at VillersSt Paul, France.
Microbest Inc announced the signing of a Letter of Intent to acquire the Purity Chemical Division of Purity Products Inc. The acquisition of Purity Chemical will take Microbest to the next level by adding the manufacturing and product development resources required to build a complete line of products with its Bio-Base technology. Purity Products’ Chemical Division manufactures a full line of private label cleaning chemicals for Janitorial/Sanitation, Paper, and broad line Foodservice distributors in the US and Latin America. The combined revenues in 2002 for Microbest and Purity Chemical should reach about $4 M, giving Microbest a much stronger base on which it can build its business and accelerate sales growth.
Chemical Market Reporter, 6 May 2002, (Website: http://www.chemexpo.com/cmronline)
Avalon takes a big leap Symex and APS merger A scheme of arrangement between Asia Pacific Specialty Chemicals Ltd (APY) will make Symex Holdings Ltd a subsidiary of APY. Symex Holdings Ltd is a worldwide producer and/or supplier of esters, stearine, glycerine, oleine, soap and other specialised derivatives. APY is a top supplier of speciality chemicals to the plastics, food, rubber, soaps, detergents, building products, health care industries. It is also a supplier of speciality chemicals to laboratories. Chemistry in Australia, Jan 2002, 69 (1), 31
Avalon Natural Products has launched its Organic Botanicals beauty line in the UK in its first attempt to enter the global market. Hair care, skin care, bath and shower gels, hand and body lotions, soaps and deodorants are being offered in the beauty range. The amount of organic ingredients contained in the products, which are not animal-tested, ranges from 56%– 100%. Harrods, certain Sainsbury’s supermarkets and health food stores offer the products at prices ranging from £3.69 for a deodorant to £13.99. SPC, Soap Perfumery and Cosmetics, May 2002, 75 (5), 7
Focus on Surfactants (ISSN 1351-4210) is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. 2002 annual subscription rate: US$732/€654, additional copies to the same address US$244/€218. Orders and enquiries International Sales Department, Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843687. Fax: +44 (0) 1865 843971. E-mail: [email protected] For US orders Elsevier Science Customer Support Department, PO Box 945, New York NY 10010, USA. Tel: (+1) 212 633 3730. Fax: (+1) 212 633 3680. E-mail: [email protected] Other Locations Elsevier Science Customer Support Department, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: (+31) 20 3853757. Fax: (+31) 20 4853432. E-mail: [email protected] © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Press release from: Microbest Inc, 751, Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 122, Boca Raton, FL 33487, USA, Tel: +1 561 995 9770, Fax: +1 561 995 7117 or +1 800 426 4246, http://www.microbest.com (14 May 2002)
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DuPont to buy Atofina surfactants business
Microbest Inc to acquire Purity Chemical
DuPont is to acquire Atofina’s fluorotelomer surface protection and speciality activities. This includes the fluorochemical ranges Foraperle and Forafac which are produced at VillersSt Paul, France.
Microbest Inc announced the signing of a Letter of Intent to acquire the Purity Chemical Division of Purity Products Inc. The acquisition of Purity Chemical will take Microbest to the next level by adding the manufacturing and product development resources required to build a complete line of products with its Bio-Base technology. Purity Products’ Chemical Division manufactures a full line of private label cleaning chemicals for Janitorial/Sanitation, Paper, and broad line Foodservice distributors in the US and Latin America. The combined revenues in 2002 for Microbest and Purity Chemical should reach about $4 M, giving Microbest a much stronger base on which it can build its business and accelerate sales growth.
Chemical Market Reporter, 6 May 2002, (Website: http://www.chemexpo.com/cmronline)
Avalon takes a big leap Symex and APS merger A scheme of arrangement between Asia Pacific Specialty Chemicals Ltd (APY) will make Symex Holdings Ltd a subsidiary of APY. Symex Holdings Ltd is a worldwide producer and/or supplier of esters, stearine, glycerine, oleine, soap and other specialised derivatives. APY is a top supplier of speciality chemicals to the plastics, food, rubber, soaps, detergents, building products, health care industries. It is also a supplier of speciality chemicals to laboratories. Chemistry in Australia, Jan 2002, 69 (1), 31
Avalon Natural Products has launched its Organic Botanicals beauty line in the UK in its first attempt to enter the global market. Hair care, skin care, bath and shower gels, hand and body lotions, soaps and deodorants are being offered in the beauty range. The amount of organic ingredients contained in the products, which are not animal-tested, ranges from 56%– 100%. Harrods, certain Sainsbury’s supermarkets and health food stores offer the products at prices ranging from £3.69 for a deodorant to £13.99. SPC, Soap Perfumery and Cosmetics, May 2002, 75 (5), 7
Focus on Surfactants (ISSN 1351-4210) is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. 2002 annual subscription rate: US$732/€654, additional copies to the same address US$244/€218. Orders and enquiries International Sales Department, Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843687. Fax: +44 (0) 1865 843971. E-mail: [email protected] For US orders Elsevier Science Customer Support Department, PO Box 945, New York NY 10010, USA. Tel: (+1) 212 633 3730. Fax: (+1) 212 633 3680. E-mail: [email protected] Other Locations Elsevier Science Customer Support Department, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: (+31) 20 3853757. Fax: (+31) 20 4853432. E-mail: [email protected] © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Press release from: Microbest Inc, 751, Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 122, Boca Raton, FL 33487, USA, Tel: +1 561 995 9770, Fax: +1 561 995 7117 or +1 800 426 4246, http://www.microbest.com (14 May 2002)
Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Science Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK. Tel: (+44) 1865 843830. Fax: (+44) 1865 853333. E-mail: [email protected]. You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.nl), selecting first ‘Customer Support’, then ‘General Information’, then ‘Permissions Query Form’. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Typeset by Land & Unwin, Bugbrooke Printed by Mayfield Press (Oxford)