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Atofina buys out Mitsubishi in “Metablen” jv
French chemicals and plastics group Atofina (F-92091 Paris La Defense; www.atofina.com) said it will soon announce new trademarks for products sold under the trade name “Metablen” owned by joint venture partner Mitsubishi Rayon (www.mrc.co.jp). Atofina recently announced plans to acquire Mitsubishi´s half of the two joint ventures Metco North America Inc. (New York) and Metablen Company BV (The Netherlands), which produce methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene (MBS) impact modifiers for packaging and engineering resins as well as acrylic processing aids for PVC applications.
13.06.2002 Plasteurope.com [15983]
Published on 13.06.2002