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R hm gr ndet R hm America - keine Neuordnungbei Plexiglas

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In order to be closer to its customers, German H ls subsidiary R hm GmbH, Darmstadt founded a subsidiary in the USA, R hm America Inc. R hm wants to strengthen its North American market position for lacquer raw materials and methacrylate monomers and polymers (e.g. functional pill coatings, carrier polymers to immobilise enzymes). Retroactively from 01 Jan 1998, R hm took over all of the 50:50 joint venture Rohm&Haas, which produces lubricant additives on the basis of methacrylates. The business with polymethylmethacrylate (Plexiglas, Acrylate), bulk MMA and intermediate products is handled by Cyro Industries of Rockaway, New Jersey, which also belongs to the R hm group. The US brand rights for Plexiglas, including Rohm&Haas' activities in this area, were recently sold to Elf Atochem SA of France. *

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Forms US subsid Rohm America to strengthen its N American mkt position for lacquer raw mtrls & methacrylate monomers & polymers

Germany, Paint and Coating Manufacturing, Other Paints & Paint Products, Paints, Rohm GmbH

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Beiersdorf gr ndet japanisches Joint-venture

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Before the end of 1998, German Beiersdorf group, Hamburg and its Japanese partner Terumo Corporation, Tokyo are to found the 50:50 joint venture Terumo Beiersdorf K.K. Tokyo for the import and marketing of Beiersdorf's wound dressing and phlebology products in Japan. Distribution lies in the hands of Terumo Corp., a traditional medical group with a world turnover of more than DM 2bn. Beiersdorf Japan K.K., which has so far been in charge of the marketing of Beiersdorf's hospital supplies in Japan, will in the future focus on tesa products, which already account for 50% of its turnover.

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To found a 50:50 JV to import & market wound dressing & phlebology prods in Japan w/ Beiersdorf (Germany) before end of 1998

Japan, Joint ventures, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, Surgical Dressings & Sutures, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Wholesalers, Drug Sundries Wholesale, Drug wholesalers, Beiersdorf Inc., Terumo Beiersdorf K.K. Tokyo, Terumo Corp.

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Schweizer Tochter gegr ndet

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Foster Wheeler Corp. enters the European process plant engineering market with its new subsidiary Steril (Schweiz) AG with headquarters in Basle. Steril (Schweiz) AG is a subsidiary of Steril SpA, Milan, which is a Foster-Wheeler company. Steril (Schweiz) is specialised in pharmaceutical and fine chemicals. Process plant engineering for chemical and biotechnology sectors, as well as validation and project management, are offered.

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Enters European process plant engineering mkt with new subsidiary Steril (Schweiz), which is headquartered in Basle, Switzerland

Switzerland, Engineering Services, Engineering for Process Plants, Foster Wheeler Corp., Plant engineering (Facilities), Production engineering, Steril (Schweiz) AG

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