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Excel Polymers LLC Purchases British Vita's Calender Business
SOLON, Ohio – (July 23, 2007) – Excel Polymers LLC announces the purchase of Vita-Calender®, the specialized rubber processing unit of British Vita, based in Salford, UK. The acquisition, completed on July 16, will merge Vita-Calender with EXLP Global (UK) Ltd, the Rolls Business unit of Excel Polymers LLC, located in Mossley, UK. Both cities are suburbs of Manchester, UK.
The new organization, will be led by Edmund Dowdall, European Business Manager, formerly of British Vita. Tony Hallworth, currently Business Manager for EXLP (UK) will become a commercial manager in the new company. “As global leaders in rubber compounding, we clearly identified the synergy that exists between these two organizations,” said John E. Quinn, President and CEO of Excel Polymers LLC. “We will leverage our people’s knowledge, our mutual technology, our processes and sourcing capability for the benefit of our customers and the markets they serve.”
Vita-Calender specializes in industrial roller compounds, as does Excel. In addition, Vita brings calendered sheet and rotocure technology to the Excel Polymers global network of businesses. Vita is known for its quality and applications development capability and that, coupled with strong global distribution, gives the new company depth and reach.
“With the addition of Vita-Calender’s business capabilities into EXLP Global Ltd, we are now a global supplier with a leadership position in Europe, North America, and Asia,” explained Steve Chase, General Manager of Excel Polymers’ Rolls Business. “Vita-Calender’s reputation for quality, technology, and service fit our value proposition perfectly – enabling us to enhance the products and services we deliver to our customers.”
Excel Polymers is the world’s leading provider of customized, high-performance compounded elastomer materials, roll compounds and productivity-enhancing additives. End-use markets include industrial, construction, oil and gas, transportation, consumer goods, and roller markets. Excel Polymers is headquartered in Solon, Ohio, and operates eight plants in the United States, Mexico, Europe and China. In December 2006, Excel Polymers announced a compounding Joint Venture with Mitsui in the Guangdong Province of Southern China. For more information, please see http://www.excel-polymers.com.
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