EuroWire January 2007

corporate news

Roblon’s Middle East network expanding

In control. . . AlphaGary has completed the buy out of Megolon, the halogen free compounds manufacturer, and now offers leading edge technology encompassing halogen free, fire retardant vinyl, and fluoropolymer compounds. That technology is designed to meet the fire safety needs of the global wire and cable industry. AlphaGary Corporation – USA Fax : +1 978 840 0856 Email : info@alphagary.com Website : www.alphagary.com

Danish-based further expanded its global network with the appointment of a new representative in the Middle East. Emichemhas been appointed to represent both Roblon Industrial Fiber and its sister division, Roblon Engineering, throughout Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudia Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The two Roblon divisions now have almost 60 representatives operating in 60 countries. Roblon Industrial Fiber develops and manufactures high-tech industrial fibres including glass and aramid strength members, standard and water-blocking binder yarns, tapes and ripcords. Also a specialist within the offshore industry, the company has been awarded ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management) certification. Roblon Engineering develops and manufactures serving, binding, take-up and pay-off equipment. The servers can wind industrial yarns around a cable with high precision and a precisely adjusted tension. Roblon has

They are available in up to 24 positions, and with various rotation speeds, lay lengths and adjustable tension levels. The two independent divisions also work in partnership to provide joint solutions involving both cable machinery and materials for the cable-making industry. in Frederikshavn in Northern Denmark. Emichem, which has its headquarters in the United Arab Emirates, is headed up by Shabih Rizwan Khan and Dawar Azmi. The Roblon group is based

Roblon – Denmark Fax : +45 96 20 33 99 Email : info@roblon.com Website : www.roblon.com

New facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan Interwire Products, USA, has opened a new 80,000ft 2 facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to service the Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan markets. This brings the company’s total warehousing in the United States to 400,000ft 2 . The InterWire Group supply ferrous and non-ferrous spring wire, special temper wires and strips, and second process operation needs such as flattening, shaping, plating, edging, torsion straightening and cutting. The company has also added new products to its product line for the spring and OEM industry. InterWire Group – USA Fax : +1 914 273 6848 Email : info@interwiregroup.com Website : www.interwiregroup.com

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EuroWire – January 2007