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Welcome to ASI E-News - the weekly electronic newsletter for subscribers of Adhesives and Sealants Industry magazine. ASI E-News is a fast-scan format so you can quickly keep up on all the latest happenings in the adhesives and sealants industry. Please let us know what you think by sending your comments to Brian Hayes, E-News Editor, at hayesb@bnpmedia.com. |
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ARKEMA ANNOUNCES CAPACITY INCREASE FOR HC EVA COPOLYMER PRODUCTION PLANT
Arkema Inc., Paris, France, has announced a 15% capacity increase for its High Content Ethylene – Vinyl Acetate (HC EVA) copolymer production plant at its Balan industrial facility. The capacity increase will come on-stream at the end of 2006 and will allow Arkema to pursue its development strategy in growth departments while consolidating its commercial rankings in Europe.
For more information, visit
http://online.int.chem.corp.local/docs/20061205175308937001.pdf. |
ASC ANNOUNCES NEW STANDARDS GUIDE
The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. has announced the release of its ASTM – ISO Standards Comparative Guide
, which provides a general comparative reference of adhesive testing standards between ASTM International standards and related ISO (International Standards Organization) standards. This study is focused on ICS field 83 (Rubber and Plastics), Section 83.180 (Adhesives) within the overall ISO structure. ASC commissioned Chemsultants, Inc. to develop this initial repository of knowledge deemed to be useful in identifying key similarities and differences between the comparable adhesive testing methods of the two international standards bodies. It is limited to an overall focus specific to general adhesive testing methods and does not purport to address adhesive testing methodologies that
may be inherent in the overall standards of/for specific industries or applications, such as Building Materials, Furniture, Footwear, or others.
For more information, visit www.ascouncil.org/news/reports/standards.cfm. |
ENERCON ANNOUNCES MULTI-LANGUAGE WEBSITE
Enercon has announced the launch of a new, multi-language website access that will allow users around the globe to view information in their native language. In addition to English, visitors can now retrieve product information, basic sealing information, and frequently asked questions — as well as submit inquiry forms to Enercon experts — in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean or Spanish.
For more information, visit
www.enerconind.com/treating.
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER AGREES TO SELL ARIZONA CHEMICAL BUSINESS
International Paper, Memphis, TN, has agreed to sell its Arizona Chemical business to Rhône Capital III L.P. for approximately $485 million, subject to certain adjustments. As part of the transaction, International Paper will acquire a minority interest of approximately 10% in the acquisition vehicle to be formed by Rhône Capital. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2007 and is subject to certain customary closing conditions. Arizona Chemical has been a global leader in pine chemistry for more than 75 years. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, and supplies high-quality pine chemicals to the adhesives, inks and coatings, and
oleochemicals markets.
For more information, visit www.internationalpaper.com or www.arizonachemical.com. |
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MOYNO OFFERS NEW VERTICAL PUMP
The Moyno Vertical Pump is ideal for a variety of applications in which space is a premium. Its compact, vertical, close-coupled design easily fits in confined areas and can be flange mounted to closed tanks or affixed to mounting beams above open tanks. With its inlet submerged, the pump pulls fluid from the bottom of the storage vessel and discharges it out at the surface for further processing. The Vertical Pump is ideal for low NPSH applications such as: heavy crude oil transfer; skim oil sumps at oil refineries; digested sludge and wet pits in municipal wastewater treatment; pigments for paint and dyes; and filling and emptying holding tanks.
For more information, visit www.moyno.com or e-mail (877) 4UMOYNO. |
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RIBELIN SALES APPOINTS PRESIDENT AND CEO
Robert Spadoni has been appointed president and CEO of Dallas-based Ribelin Sales. Spadoni will also assume the duties of President and CEO of KODA Distribution Group, one of the largest specialty chemical distributors in the country, consisting of Monson Companies, based in Leominster, MA, GMZ, based in Cincinnati, and Ribelin Sales. Spadoni started his 30-year business career in industrial sales in 1976. For the last 10 years, he has worked with value-add distributors in the specialty chemicals industry.
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SPECIALTY POLYMERS OPENS NEW WAREHOUSE IN CHESTER, SC
Specialty Polymers, Inc., Woodburn, OR, has announced the opening of a new 48,000-sq. ft. warehouse complex at its Chester, SC, manufacturing facility. In addition to product staging and shipping of Specialty Polymers’ full line of products, the new complex includes offices and a fully equipped research and development laboratory. Completed in September, the new facility is located at 869 Old Richmond Rd. in Chester. “This new facility gives us expanded capability to serve our rapidly growing customer base on the East Coast,” said Specialty Polymers President Sheryl Southwell. “With expanded on-site warehousing, we can respond more quickly to customer drum
and tote orders, and offer a wider range of order options to our customers.”
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