of polyurethane products. Arnco
is the first acquisition of Arsenal
under the umbrella of Dash Multi-Established in 1971, Arnco operates
through five main business units: Arnco
Tire Flatproofing, the world’s largest
manufacturer of tire flatproofing systems; Arnco Performance Polymers, a
leading innovator and manufacturer of
high-performance polyurethane systems;
Carefree Tire, supplier of an extensive
line of light weight solid, micro-cellular
polyurethane tires; Arnco Construction
Products, which creates flexible and rigid roofing spray foams and UV protective coatings; and Arnco Europe, based
in Manchester, U.K. and provides manufacturing and customer support for three
continents. Arnco, headquartered in
South Gate, California, has global manufacturing capabilities in South Gate,
CA, Berea, OH, Manchester, England
and Jiaxing City, China.
Solvay To Build a Specialty
Surfactant Plant in Germany
Solvay will build a specialty surfactant
plant at an industrial park in Genthin,
Germany, close to Berlin. The unit will
develop and produce surfactant solutions
for Solvay’s home and personal care and
industrial customers serving Central and
Eastern Europe.
“This investment advances the
successful execution of our growth
strategy, expanding production and
development capabilities close to
our markets and customers,” said
Emmanuel Butstraen, president of
Solvay Novecare. “In addition to
strengthening our presence in the region, siting our investments in established manufacturing zones enables us
to competitively scale up production.”
The plant will produce specialty surfactants that aid in the delivery of functional performance attributes such as
cleansing, dispersal, moisturizing and tex-turizing qualities. The unit is scheduled
to be operational by the first quarter of
2014 and initial operations will add more
than 30 new jobs to the existing industrial platform in Genthin.
BASF Joins Habitat for
Humanity
BASF employee volunteers joined Morris
Habitat for Humanity recently to build
homes for three families in Madison,
New Jersey.
More than 30 BASF employees
worked on various aspects of construction, installing roofs, exterior walls and
exterior frames for the homes.
“BASF is a great example of partnership
at its best with two organizations coming
together to provide the opportunity for a
hand up to homeownership for families in
need,” said Blair Bravo, executive director,
Morris Habitat for Humanity.
Morris Habitat for Humanity helps
reduce the community’s carbon footprint
by incorporating sustainable building
practices during construction. All three
homes will be certified for energy efficiency. New homeowners will contribute 300
hours of labor and learn the importance
of sustainability at mandatory homeownership classes.
“BASF is pleased to support a project
that builds sustainable homes for fami-
lies in need,” said Charlene Wall-Warren,
sustainability leader, BASF Corporation.
“Chemistry is the building block of con-
struction. It helps save energy, makes
materials stronger, and is used in almost
every component of every structure—
commercial, educational, infrastructure
or residential.”
BASF’s commitment to sustainable con-
struction is also demonstrated by the LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) Double Platinum Certification
of its new North American headquarters
building which features a variety of BASF
enabled construction solutions.
The three new units will be developed
in partnership with Morris Habitat for
Humanity and the Madison Affordable
Housing Corporation.
Dusatec, Inc. Acquires
Product Lines from Buhler
Dusatec, Inc. has purchased the entire line
of turbulent mixers, reactors/dryers, su-perflushers, both of batch and continuous
designs, and the gelimat thermo kinetic
compounding machines, both of batch
and semi-continuous designs, from
Buhler AG, Switzerland. These product
lines were assets taken over initially when
Buhler AG acquired Draiswerke, Inc. in
2010. The products did not fall into any
existing strategic Buhler portfolio areas.
Dusatec, Inc. is a newly formed company set up by the former owners of
Draiswerke, Inc. Therefore, the company
brings full knowledge of these product
lines, and the potential growth areas for
these products and technologies.
Bayer MaterialScience
to Sell Polyester Resins
Businesses to Stepan
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has agreed
to sell its global powder polyester resins
business and its U.S.-based liquid polyester resins merchant business to Stepan
Company of Northfield, IL. Both Bayer
businesses are located in Columbus, GA.
The 45 Bayer employees who work at the
Columbus facility will be offered the opportunity to become Stepan employees.
“The divestiture allows us to focus
on our core competencies,” explained
Daniel Meyer, head of the coatings, ad-
hesives and specialties business unit at
Bayer MaterialScience AG. “We believe
we have found the right home for our
North American polyester resins business
and look forward to watching it develop
further under new ownership.”
Bayer will retain its trade name
Desmophen to continue to sell its diverse
portfolio of products to the coatings, ad-
hesives, sealants and elastomers indus-
tries around the world, including liquid
polyester resins in markets outside the
U.S.
Bayer acquired the Columbus facility in 2000 when it purchased Sybron
Chemicals Inc. Today, the facility includes
both commercial and production operations, serving North America as a leading
producer of polyester resins, according to
the company.
Powder polyester resins are used in a
variety of coatings applications, including
industrial metal and transportation coatings. Liquid polyester resins are utilized
in various coatings and adhesives. CW
