Antimony oxide majors join forces.Great Lakes Chemical Corp., Indianapolis, and Laurel Industries, Inc., part of Dallas-based Occidental Chemical Corp., have combined their antimony antimony (ăn`tĭmō'nē) [Lat. antimoneum], semimetallic chemical element; symbol Sb [Lat. stibium,=a mark]; at. no. 51; at. wt. 121.75; m.p. 630.74°C;; b.p. 1,750°C;; sp. gr. (metallic form) 6. oxide businesses into a 50:50 joint venture. The new company, GLCC GLCC Great Lakes Christian College (Lansing, MI) GLCC Great Lakes Chemical Corporation GLCC Great Lakes Composites Consortium GLCC Great Lakes Cruise Company GLCC Great Lakes Cable Coalition Laurel Inc., includes the Great Lakes' Timonox, TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression) TMS Test Match Special (sports - cricket) TMS Texas Motor Speedway TMS Transportation Management System TMS Toyota Motor Sales , and Trutint antimony oxide flame retardants; Pyrobloc sodium antimonate and zinc borate borate /bo·rate/ (bor´at) a salt of boric acid. bo·rate n. A salt or ester of boric acid. borate any salt of boric acid. synergists; and Oncor, Smokebloc, and Ongard smoke suppressants. Also included are Laurel's Fireshield and Thermoguard antimony oxide products. Acting as the managing partner, Great Lakes is responsible for sales, customer service, technical support, credit, and logistics. Manufacturing for the joint venture will be consolidated at the Great Lakes plant in Reynosa, Mexico. The Laurel plant in LaPorte, Texas, will be closed by the end of 2004. Tel: (317) 715-3027, www.glcc.com |
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