乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 and PUR-Systems complete polyurethanes joint venture
Everberg, Belgium 鈥� 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 Corporation (NYSE: HUN) and PUR-Systems GmbH & Co. KG today announced they have taken all the necessary steps to form a joint venture for making and selling polyurethane systems in Central Europe and elsewhere. The joint venture commences operation immediately.
A memorandum of understanding between the two companies, giving 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 a majority share, was signed last May.听 The financial terms were not disclosed.
Nick Webster, Vice President of 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站鈥檚 Polyurethanes division in Europe said: 鈥淐ompletion of the formation of this joint venture marks a further step in our determination to strengthen our position in the European region and in particular in downstream rigid systems.鈥澨� He added: 鈥淲e are delighted that the PUR-Systems team is joining with 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站.鈥�
鈥淲e are very happy to have secured such a strong, upstream partner as 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站, with whom we can also exchange technology to further develop new markets,鈥� said Dipl. Ing. Christian Duve, Founder and Managing Director of PUR-Systems.
The PUR-Systems systems house will be run as a stand-alone operation with its existing management led by Christian Duve and about 20 employees.
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