Arch Chemicals, Inc. Awarded $102 Million Contract to Support Air Force and NASA Launch Systems.Business Editors NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2001 The U.S. Air Force has awarded Arch Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ARJ A compression program for backup archiving from ARJ Software, Inc., Norwood, MA (www.arjsoftware.com). Introduced in the early 1990s and created by Robert Jung (the RJ in ARJ), ARJ never achieved the popularity of PKZIP, although it is considered a worthy competitor. See JAR. ) a requirements contract with an expected value of approximately $102 million for support of a range of Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), (NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. ) systems. The systems include the Titan and Delta launch vehicles, MX missiles, the F-16 aircraft and the Space Shuttle. The three-year contract, which comes with two option years, was awarded by the Warner-Robbins Air Logistics Center and will be managed by Arch's Lake Charles, La., facility. "This is a significant development for the Air Force/Arch team," said John Margherio, Arch Vice President of Operations and General Manager of the company's hydrazine hydrazine (hī`drəzēn'), chemical compound, formula NH2NH2, m.p. 1.4°C;, b.p. 113.5°C;, specific gravity 1.011 at 15°C;. It is very soluble in water and soluble in alcohol. and sulfuric acid businesses. "There has been a strong partnership between the Air Force and Arch over the years. At virtually every milestone in the race to space, Arch hydrazine has fueled the systems America has used to launch people and machines into the heavens. Our monomethylhydrazine provides the power to maneuver the Space Shuttle in orbit and to bring it safely back to earth." Arch Chemicals, Inc., headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., is a global specialty chemicals company with leadership positions in four key segments - Microelectronic Materials, HTH (chat) HTH - Hope This Helps. Often used sarcastically, see HAND. Water Products, Treatment Products and Performance Products. In addition, Arch's businesses include Hydrazine and Sulfuric Acid. Arch serves world leaders in these key markets with forward-looking solutions to meet their chemical needs, employing a global workforce and manufacturing facilities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. You can get more information about Arch hydrazine applications by visiting http://www.hydrazine.com/hydrazine/propellants/Applications.asp. For more information about Arch Chemicals, Inc., visit our web site at www.archchemicals.com. |
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