Arc Supports Royal Ordnance North America in the Operation of the Holston Army Ammunition Plant.GAINSVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1999-- Royal Ordnance Royal Ordnance plc, formed on 2nd January 1985 as a public corporation, owned the majority of what until then were the remaining United Kingdom government-owned Royal Ordnance Factories (abbreviated ROFs North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. (RONA RONA Return On Net Assets RONA Rest of North America (multinational businesses with specific US/Canada markets/divisions) RONA Roll Over No Answer (telecom) ) has selected Atlantic Research Corporation (ARC) as the principal subcontractor in the operation of the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport is a city located primarily in Sullivan County, and also partially in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. Kingsport was originally King's Port but eventually it became a one word name for the city. The population was 44,905 at the 2000 census. . ARC will initially provide facilities engineering, security, fire protection and emergency medical services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. for the plant, which is the largest military explosives manufacturing facility in the world. RONA and ARC will jointly pursue new business opportunities at the site, including initiatives under the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support (ARMS) program. ARMS is a program designed to maximize the utilization of assets at government-owned, contractor-operated facilities and reduce the U.S. Army's cost to operate these facilities. Holston is currently undergoing modifications to upgrade the plant with state-of-the-art control systems to improve the efficiency and quality of its products. Production of energetics en·er·get·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) 1. The study of the flow and transformation of energy. 2. The flow and transformation of energy within a particular system. is scheduled to resume in early 2000. ARC, a unit of Sequa Corporation, is a leading developer and producer of solid propellant rocket motors, gas generators, advanced composite materials and liquid propulsion systems, including the liquid propellant rocket motor line acquired from Royal Ordnance late 1998. ARC, applying its defense technology to the commercial marketplace, produces a growing line of automotive air bag inflators and supplies energetic components for the air bags from its high capacity propulsion plant in Camden, Arkansas. Please visit our web site at http://www.atlanticresearchcorp.com. Sequa Corporation is a diversified industrial company whose other principal interests include the manufacture and repair of jet engine components, the coating of coiled steel and aluminum, and the production of specialty chemicals, can machinery, auxiliary press equipment, and automotive products. Visit Sequa's web site at http://www.sequa.com. |
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