19 Dec 2001
Honeywell’s Fluorine Products Group Names Vice President
Honeywell has appointed Richard V. Preziotti as Vice President & General Manager of its Fluorine Products business worldwide. Mr. Preziotti will be responsible for driving the fluorine business forward, which includes Honeywell’s refrigerants and blowing agent businesses.
18 Dec 2001
Outsourcing Sacrifices Strategy
According to Attachmate, the e-business integration solutions provider, outsourcing IT can jeopardise long-term strategic ecommerce projects.
Dear Editor,12 Dec 2001
Omnexus Advances Speed Of Online Procurement With New User-Driven Enhancements
ATLANTA - December 12, 2001 - Drawing from direct user feedback to enhance its order placement process, global plastics eMarketplace Omnexus has further accelerated the speed of procurement processes for the plastics industry, the company announced today. Now available, the enhanced ordering system widens the timesavings gap even further between Omnexus and traditional fax- and phone-based order methods.
7 Dec 2001
Plastics and Processing Additives divests Lead Stabilisers business
December 5, 2001- Following the announcement in August of this year, regarding its intention to discontinue its lead stabilizers and related rigid plastic applications business, Akzo Nobel’s business unit Plastics and Processing Additives, which trades as Akcros Chemicals, has signed an agreement for a Management Buy-Out (MBO) by a team of key personnel on December 3, 2001. The MBO-team will form a new company under the name of Allstab, which will continue the Akcros Chemicals operations in Dueren, Dahlem (Germany) and Roermond (Netherlands). Akcros Chemicals will keep responsibility for the Rigids Stabilisers business during the first quarter of 2002 and will transfer the business to Allstab in April 2002.
7 Dec 2001
Akcros Chemicals and PolyOne Formulators UK in new co-operation to speed-up product distribution
Akcros Chemicals and PolyOne Formulators UK Ltd., formerly Acrol, have announced a co-operation that will significantly reduce delivery times for Akcros PVC processing additives to UK customers, particularly in respect of small lot orders. As from January 1, 2002, small lot orders of Akcros stabilisers and other additives for PVC industry customers throughout the UK will be distributed by PolyOne Formulators’ established network.
7 Dec 2001
Safe and efficient Honeywell refrigerant offers best solution
Refrigerant gases supplier Dehon Service Nederland (Son, NL), cooling installation contractor GTI Post Koudetechniek (‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL) and HFC refrigerant producer Honeywell Fluorine Products (Heverlee, B) have teamed up to build a high-performance, energy-efficient, environmental-friendly and safe cooling installation for the new 400 metre speed-skating track and hockey rink in Breda (NL).
6 Dec 2001
Attachmate Announces Web Services Systems Integrator & IT Consultant Recruitment Programme
Brussels, 6 December, 2001 – Attachmate, the ebusiness integration solutions provider, today announced that the company is looking to recruit high-calibre Benelux systems integration and IT consultancy partners to implement its Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Web Services solutions within the corporate sector.
