GE Silicones Acquires Customer Lists from PolyOne Corporation's Elastomers and Performance Additives Group.Business Editors/High Tech Writers WATERFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2001 General Electric Company (GE), through its GE Silicones business unit, today announced that it has purchased the silicone rubber Noun 1. silicone rubber - made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range synthetic rubber, rubber - any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber custom compounding customer lists and the formulations necessary to serve those customers from PolyOne Corporation's Elastomers and Performance Additives Group. Those customers will be serviced by American Silicones Inc. (ASI ASI, n See Anxiety Sensitivity Index. ), GE Silicones' custom elastomers business. The Elastomers and Performance Additives Group of PolyOne (formerly M.A. Hanna Rubber) operates a facility in Dyersburg, TN. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. "GE Silicones Custom Elastomers combines the global silicone silicone, polymer in which atoms of silicon and oxygen alternate in a chain; various organic radicals, such as the methyl group, CH3, are bound to the silicon atoms. manufacturing and technology of GE Silicones with the specialized elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber. custom compounding knowledge of American Silicones Inc. We look forward to serving former Elastomers and Performance Additives Group customers with a wide range of products and the highest quality service. GE Silicones Custom Elastomers is committed to helping them grow their businesses," said William P. Driscoll William "Willy" "Irish" Driscoll (born March 1947) is a former U.S. Navy Flight Officer who received the Navy Cross during the Vietnam War for his role in an aerial dogfight with North Vietnamese MiGs. , Jr., Vice President and General Manager of GE Silicones. The Elastomers and Performance Additives Group is located in Dyersburg, TN. The acquired customers will be integrated with ASI, GE Silicones' current custom compounding business. GE Silicones Custom Elastomers business includes facilities in Garrett, IN; Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. , CA; and Waterford, NY. Tom Lapsley, President of ASI, will continue to lead the business. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Lapsley, "The entire ASI team is proud to be able to serve the businesses who have relied on materials from the Elastomers and Performance Additives Group. Our focus on Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. quality to enhance our customers' productivity, in addition to reliable service and supply, should add tangible value to the relationships we build with each of these customers, moving forward." For more information about GE Custom Elastomers, visit our website at www.GECustomElastomers.com. GE Silicones, a $1.4 billion operating division of GE Specialty Materials, is a global manufacturer of silicone products with its headquarters in Waterford, NY. It has nearly 3,500 employees and manufactures over 4,000 products for most major markets, including consumer retail, building and construction, health care, electrical/electronics, automotive, aviation, cosmetics, specialty coatings, appliance and textiles. Its web site is www.GESilicones.com. |
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