Spartech to buy three VPI divisions.Spartech Corp., Clayton, Mo., has agreed to buy three divisions of VPI VPI Voice Print International (Camarillo, CA) VPI Virtual Path Identifier (used in Asynchronous Transfer Mode) VPI Virginia Polytechnic Institute (aka Virginia Tech) , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , based in Sheboygan, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. . The acquisition includes VPI's Sheet Products Div., a custom sheet extruder with two plants that serve graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. , medical packaging, and specialty retail markets. Also to be acquired are VPI's Contract Manufacturing Div., which has one plant that makes flooring and sound-barrier products, and the Film and Converting Div., which has one plant that calenders, prints, and laminates products for medical, recreation, and leisure uses. One motivation for the purchase is to enhance Spartech's ability to serve medical and graphic arts markets, in which it has a limited position today. Tel: (888) 721-4242 * PTDirect: 116YB |
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