CORPORATE NEWS:
Union Carbide to shut down its manufacturing facility
Dow Wire & Cable, USA, has recently announced that Union Carbide Corp. plans to shut down its manufacturing facility in Bound Brook, New Jersey by the end of July 2004. The facility produces Unigard™ flame-retardant compounds and semi-conductive compounds. Used for electric and communications wires and cables, these products will be transitioned to manufacturing facilities located on the Gulf Coast of the USA. The Bound Brook site came into the Dow Wire & Cable business as a result of Dow’s merger transaction with Union Carbide in 2001. Following the shut-down of the manufacturing operation, the site will function as a business development centre and will continue to house Research & Development employees and other non-manufacturing functions already located in the facility.
As a world-leading producer of polyolefin-based wire and cable materials, Dow Wire & Cable, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, brings almost 60 years experience to power, telecommunications and speciality cable applications. Polyolefin-based compounds are used as insulation, semi-conductive, flame-retardant and jacketing materials, providing a unique combination of mechanical strength, flexibility, electrical properties, ageing stability and processability. Dow Wire & Cable creates value for global customers by supplying material and compounding solutions that are backed by solid research, product development, engineering and market validation expertise.
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