CLEVELAND, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Noveon, Inc. announced today that it
had acquired certain assets, technology and other intellectual property of
Gemoplast SA, a privately owned business in Frontonas, France, that
specializes in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) compounding. Terms were not
disclosed.
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"Acquiring the assets and compounding technology of Gemoplast will enable
us to expand our TPU business and better serve customers by increasing our
range of specialty products," said Julian Steinberg, Noveon Vice President &
General Manager, Estane Thermoplastic Polyurethane.
Noveon currently produces thermoplastic polyurethanes and alloys for broad
applications, including wire and cable coverings, fabric coatings, hoses and
tubes, mass transit, film and sheet, adhesives and binders and molding
applications. Major brands include: Estane(R) thermoplastic polyurethanes,
Estaloc(R) reinforced engineering thermoplastics, and EstaGrip(R)
thermoplastic elastomers.
Noveon is a leading global producer and marketer of technologically
advanced specialty chemicals for a broad range of consumer and industrial
applications. Noveon is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with regional
centers in Brussels, Belgium, and Hong Kong. The company had sales in 2001 of
$1.1 billion and employs about 2,800 at office and manufacturing locations
around the world.
This release contains forward-looking statements that relate to future
events or performance. These statements reflect the Company's current
expectations, and the Company does not undertake to update or revise these
forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes make it clear
that any projected results express or implied in this or other Company
statements will not be realized. Furthermore, investors are cautioned that
these statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
Company's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from
the forward-looking statements. Further information about these risks can be
found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
SOURCE Noveon, Inc.
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