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The Specialty Chemicals Division of Thomas Swan & Co., Ltd.


The Specialty Chemicals A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant.  Division of Thomas Swan Thomas Walter Swan (December 20, 1877 - July 13, 1975) was a longtime Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Swan was born and raised in Connecticut, and attended Yale University and Harvard Law School.
 & Co., Ltd. has acquired the Pepton range of rubber and polymer chemicals from Anchor Chemicals. Production will be transferred to the company's Consett Consett (kŏn`sət), town (1991 pop. 33,433), Durham, NE England. The major economic focus is on engineering. The town has associations with the Roman, Saxon, and Norman conquests. A German colony of swordmakers settled in Consett in the 17th cent. , Durham, England site where a new manufacturing facility has been installed.
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Title Annotation:acquires Anchor Chemicals' Pepton range of polymer chemicals and rubber
Publication:Rubber World
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Jul 1, 1994
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