1. Masterflex completes buy of two subsidiaries
By Liz White, UT staff
Gelsenkirchen, Germany—Gelsenkirchen-based Masterflex AG has acquired complete ownership of two German subsidiaries. The polyurethane hose and medical part maker bought the rem...
31 March 2005
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2. Cannon sells Sandretto, Windsor
By Bill Bregar, UT Akron Bureau
Turin, Italy— The Cannon Group has sold its plastics injection moulding businesses to US-based Taylor’s Industrial Services LLC, parent of the HPM company, which is...
31 March 2005
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3. Southern Africa orders 3.2 million female condoms
By Liz White, UT staff
Chicago, Illinois—The Female Health Co. is to supply South Africa and Botswana with over 3 million of its Female Condoms to use in the region’s HIV/AIDS prevention programmes. ...
31 March 2005
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4. Foamex delays reporting 2004 results
By Liz White, UT staff
Linwood, Pennsylvania—US flexible foamer Foamex International Inc. will report its fourth quarter and year-end 2004 results and hold an investor conference call on Monday 4 Apr...
31 March 2005
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5. UV-curing PUDs for wood finishes
Leverkusen, Germany—Bayer MaterialScience AG has developed a range of radiation-curing, water-based polyurethane systems for wood finishes which, it claims, are both economical and environmentally fri...
31 March 2005
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6. British Vita succumbs to equity group TPG’s fourth offer
By Liz White, UT staff
London—Texas Pacific Group has finally succeeded in its bid to buy UK-based polyurethane foam, plastics and fibres group British Vita plc.
Following several weeks since mid...
31 March 2005
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7. Lanxess separates polyurethane from monofilament division
By Liz White, UT staff
Leverkusen, Germany—Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Bayer AG’s rubber, polymers and fibres spin-off, is continuing to restructure its synthetic fibres business. The German group anno...
31 March 2005
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8. BASF to increase prices for N-Methylpyrrolidone in North America
Florham Park, New Jersey—According to a 29 March 29 announcement, BASF Corp will raise its list and off-list prices for N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in the United States, Canada and Mexico as follows, wi...
31 March 2005
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9. 'Infinite possibilities' at API Houston meeting
By David Reed, UT Editor
Arlington, West Virginia—The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) will sponsor Polyurethanes 2005, a technical conference and trade fair, under the slogan: Infinit...
31 March 2005
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10. Bayer adds systems in India, China
By David Reed, UT Editor
Leverkusen, Germany—Bayer MaterialScience AG, the world market leader for polyurethanes, is currently developing its presence in Asia, adding a systems house in India and d...
30 March 2005
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