EoW November 2010

corporate news

Newagency to supportwire Vapormatt Ltd, a specialist in wet blast cleaning and surface treatment technology, has teamed with Shanghai-based trading company Longyear to develop Vapormatt’s sales, marketing and technical support activities in the vigorous wire manufacturing and associated production sectors in the Peoples’ Republic of China. Longyear joins a number of existing Vapormatt agents and distributors operating in other areas of manufacturing in China. Commenting on the new agency agreement, Vapormatt’s sales director, Mick Teague, said: “We are very excited about the prospect of increasing the sales of our latest wire processing technology in China – where we already have a number of wet blast machines in operation – and look forward to developing a close working relationship with Longyear. As well as providing a high level of productivity and quality, our wet blast systems are particularly environmentally friendly, which we know is a very important factor in Chinese manufacturing industry today.” Vapormatt – UK Fax : +44 1823 336446 Pictured at Vapormatt’s headquarters are Windy Fang from Longyear and Vapormatt sales director, Mick Teague ▲ ▲

Alcan consolidates production

Alcan Cable, a business of Rio Tinto, is to consolidate its cable production facilities to improve the performance of its cable business. Alcan will close its Roseburg, Oregon facility by the end of 2010. “This decision is difficult, but has been made necessary by the prolonged poor market conditions and outlook in the market,” explained Jack Miller, president of Alcan Cable. “Moving forward, Alcan Cable will focus on its North American production at its remaining cable facilities and continue to provide high quality cable products and service to our customers.” Alcan Cable’s focus will be on ensuring a seamless transition during the plant closure process, while the realignment of manufacturing operations will provide Alcan Cable the flexibility to expand production capacity at its remaining cable plants. Alcan Cable – USA Website : www.cable.alcan.com

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EuroWire – November 2010