AlliedSignal names new head for its Riedel-de Haen Unit.SEELZE, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 1996-- Seeks to double size of specialty chemicals business AlliedSignal Specialty Chemicals, headquartered here, today announced that Dr. Norbert Dieterich, 47, has become head of its Riedel-de Haen haen v. Scots Past participle of hae. business unit. Prior to joining AlliedSignal, Dr. Dieterich was chief executive of American Home For the American mortgage lender, see . The American Home is a center of intercultural exchange located in Vladimir, Russia. The home is designed to model a typical American suburban home and its main focus is the ESL school that provides lessons for Russian students. Products' German agricultural chemicals and pesticides business, Cyanamid cy·an·am·ide also cy·an·am·id n. 1. A caustic acidic crystalline compound, NHCNH, prepared by treating calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid. 2. Calcium cyanamide. Noun 1. Agrar GmbH and Co.K.G. in Ingelheim. He now serves as chairman of Riedel-de Haen's executive board, with responsibility for the business unit's technology, production and business support functions. Dr. Dieterich reports to AlliedSignal Specialty Chemicals president David C. Hill, previous chairman of Riedel-de Haen's executive board. Dr. Hill remains on the board but will devote more time in Seelze to finalizing and implementing AlliedSignal's growth strategy to be a leading global market-based specialty chemicals business. "AlliedSignal expects to double the size of its $500 million specialty chemicals business by the year 2000 through globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , new product development, acquisitions, and improved operational efficiency," Dr. Hill said. It will focus on markets where it can achieve critical mass, such as: pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals; plastic and polymer additives; chemicals for the paint and coatings industry; chemicals for the sealants and adhesives industry; chemicals for the electronics industry and industrial chemicals. Dr. Dieterich, a German national, earned a Ph.D in agricultural chemistry Agricultural chemistry is the science of the causes and effects of biochemical reactions related to plant and animal growth. from the University of Bonn The University of Bonn (German: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in 1818 the University of Bonn is nowadays one of the largest universities in Germany. . He has a strong background in the specialty and fine chemicals business and held international positions of increasing importance with the DuPont, Hoechst, American Cyanamid American Cyanamid was a large, diversified, American chemical manufacturer. Lederle Laboratories, maker of Centrum and Stresstabs vitamins, was Cyanamid's pharmaceutical division. Davis & Geck was the company's medical device division. and American Home Products companies. AlliedSignal acquired Riedel-de Haen AG, a leading German supplier of specialty chemicals, from Hoechst AG Hoechst AG was a German life-sciences company that became Aventis after its merger with Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999. It has been called "The pharmacy of the world" due to its important role in the world's drug market. last year. Headquartered in Morris Township, N.J., AlliedSignal is an advanced technology and manufacturing company, serving customers worldwide with aerospace and automotive products, chemicals, fibers, plastics and advanced materials. CONTACT: AlliedSignal Inc. Edward M. Romanoff, 201/455-2144 or AlliedSignal Specialty Chemicals Richard Jung, Riedel-de Haen, (0) 49-(05137) 999-410 |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion