Honeywell Europe Names Commercial and Sales Manager for the Enovate™ 3000 (HFC-245fa) foam blowing agent

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Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe has appointed Björn Hofman as Commercial Manager, EMEA, for the Enovate™ 3000 blowing agent
 Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe has appointed Björn Hofman as Commercial Manager, EMEA, , for the Enovate™ 3000 blowing agent, developed for the foam processing market. Hofman will report to James Harris, Managing Director of Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe and will be working out of the Leuven office in Belgium.

Honeywell’s Fluorine Products Group Names Vice President

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Richard V. Preziotti, Vice President & General Manager, Honeywell Fluorine Products worldwide will be responsible for driving the fluorine business forward, which includes Honeywell’s refrigerants and blowing agent businesses. 
 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.

“Outsourcing risico voor e-business strategie”

AttachmateVolgens Jon Newlyn, Buisness Development Manager van Attachmate, de e-business integration solutions provider, brengt het outsourcen van IT - vooral als het gaat om langlopende, strategische e-commerce projecten risico’s met zich mee . “Ondanks de kostenvoordelen die outsourcing in het huidige economische tij lijkt te hebben, betekent het in werkelijkheid dat bedrijven alleen maar snijden in de kosten en tegelijkertijd hun e-business strategie opofferen.”

Omnexus Advances Speed Of Online Procurement With New User-Driven Enhancements

OmnexusATLANTA - 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.

Plastics and Processing Additives divests Lead Stabilisers business

AkcrosDecember 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.

Akcros Chemicals and PolyOne Formulators UK in new co-operation to speed-up product distribution

PolyOneAkcros 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.

Safe and efficient Honeywell refrigerant offers best solution

Honeywell’s AZ-20 (R-410a) was selected as the optimal refrigerant for this large-scale ice-rink application in Breda, The Netherlands, for its energy efficiency performance, and environmental friendliness. 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).