Huber Engineered Materials Announces Acquisition of Micro Powders and Braig, Inc.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2003 Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), a business unit of J.M. Huber Corporation, has announced the acquisition of Micro Powders and Braig, Incorporated (MPBI), located in Benicia, California. MBPI MBPI Michigan Biologic Products Institute (Lansing, Michigan) is a granulator and tablet manufacturer of calcium carbonate calcium carbonate, CaCO3, white chemical compound that is the most common nonsiliceous mineral. It occurs in two crystal forms: calcite, which is hexagonal, and aragonite, which is rhombohedral. and ground oyster shell powders, which are a natural source of calcium carbonate. Both products are essential to the calcium supplement market. Granulation granulation /gran·u·la·tion/ (-shun) 1. the division of a hard substance into small particles. 2. the formation in wounds of small, rounded masses of tissue during healing; also the mass so formed. is a critical step in processing calcium carbonate so that its physical form can be transformed from a free-flowing to compressed powder. Calcium carbonate is used in applications such as antacids Antacids Definition Antacids are medicines that neutralize stomach acid. Purpose Antacids are used to relieve acid indigestion, upset stomach, sour stomach, and heartburn. , functional foods, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. According to company officials, Huber Engineered Materials found remarkable product and manufacturing synergies with MPBI that aligned with the company's strategy of furthering its development of specialty ingredients and controlled function raw materials. "Specialty engineering practices, surface and particle science research have been a staple of Huber Engineered Materials," said Michael Carpenter, HEM's business segment leader for pharmaceutical excipients excipients, n.pl all the constituents of a remedy that lack medicinal properties. See also adjuvant, auxiliary substance, and vehicle. , food ingredients and nutraceuticals. "These resources will now be available to dedicated employees of MBPI." About Huber Engineered Materials Huber Engineered Materials develops engineered specialty ingredients that enhance the performance, appeal and processing of a broad range of products used in industrial, paper and consumer-based applications. Its Controlled Function Technology(SM) product modification has resulted in advancing the art in specialty silica and silicates, alumina trihydrate, magnesium hydroxide magnesium hydroxide: see milk of magnesia. , kaolin kaolin (kā`əlĭn): see china clay. clay, barium sulfate barium sulfate: see barite. , calcium carbonate, and advanced cellulosics. Headquartered in Atlanta, Huber Engineered Materials has offices in 15 countries. For more information, see www.hubermaterials.com J.M. Huber Corporation, headquartered in Edison, NJ, is a diversified, multinational supplier of engineered materials, natural resources and technology-based services to customers spanning many industries from paper and energy to plastics and construction. With announced sales exceeding $1-billion, J.M. Huber Corporation is one of the largest family-owned companies in the United States. The company offers total solutions in inorganic chemistry, engineered wood composites and other specialties. For more information, please visit Huber's Web site at www.huber.com |
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