Reichhold, Research Triangle Park, NC, has acquired the unsaturated polyester resin business of Millennium Polymer, a Houston, TX-based resin supplier. (Acquisitions, Expansions).Reichhold, Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , NC, has acquired the unsaturated unsaturated /un·sat·u·rat·ed/ (un-sach´ur-at?ed) 1. not holding all of a solute which can be held in solution by the solvent. 2. denoting compounds in which two or more atoms are united by double or triple bonds. polyester resin Polyester Resin - Unsaturated Polyester Resin. The term generally used for unsaturated (means containing chemical double bonds) resins formed by the reaction of dibasic organic acids and polyhydric alcohols, basic component of SMC/BMC. business of Millennium Polymer, a Houston, TX-based resin resin, any of a class of amorphous solids or semisolids. Resins are found in nature and are chiefly of vegetable origin. They are typically light yellow to dark brown in color; tasteless; odorless or faintly aromatic; translucent or transparent; brittle, fracturing supplier. Under the terms of the agreement, all of Millennium's production, technical service, sales and customer service will be transferred to Reichhold's Global Composites business unit. Production of Millennium products will be transferred from Millennium's plant in Houston to Rheichhold's Houston facility. With 18 manufacturing facilities in 11 countries, Rheichhold and parent company Dainippon Ink & Chemical produce over one billion pounds of resins and gel coats each year. |
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