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2002, March 15
Taconic Welcomes Du Pont's US$ 50 mio Expansion Programme for PTFE
Taconic would like to share this DuPont press release with customers to
demonstrate how Taconic's raw material suppliers have seen the growing need
for PTFE base materials used in high-speed digital applications. DuPont joins
others in the growing industry alliance to make fluoropolymer laminates the
next industry standard design platform for high-speed digital.
DuPont Fluoroproducts Completes $50 Million Expansion Program for Teflon® PTFE
WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 28, 2002 -- DuPont Fluoroproducts announced today
the completion of a previously announced $50 million global capacity
expansion program in its DuPont™ Teflon® PTFE fluoropolymer business that
has increased global capacity by 30 percent since 1999
According to DuPont Fluoroproducts, the expansion program was primarily
focused on Teflon® fine powder and dispersion resins, and included
investment in both facilities and state-of-the-art technology. Most of the
investment was directed toward the DuPont Parkersburg, West Va., facility,
the largest fluoropolymer manufacturing facility in the world. Upgrades also
were implemented at the DuPont fluoropolymer manufacturing sites in
Dordrecht, the Netherlands, and Shimizu, Japan.
"Expanding the global capacity for DuPont™ Teflon® reinforces our position as
the longtime leader among fluoropolymer producers, and will help ensure that
customers around the world have the products they require as economic
conditions improve and demand for PTFE returns to a more normal pattern of
growth," says David W. Boothe, global business manager - Teflon® PTFE, for
DuPont Fluoroproducts. "In addition to the traditional markets for PTFE, this
capacity expansion will also support the growing need for fluoropolymer
laminates in the high-speed digital marketplace" says Boothe.
"We also are pleased to announce this capacity increase for Teflon® PTFE at
the same time DuPont is celebrating the beginning of its 200th year," says
Boothe. "The invention of revolutionary products such as Teflon® is
characteristic of the 200-year tradition of innovation at DuPont. The
performance benefits and technological advances that Teflon® has brought to
markets ranging from housewares to semiconductor manufacturing have
played a key role in shaping today's modern lifestyle, and we continue to
work to advance our technology and offering in ways that will improve people's
lives."
During 2002, DuPont is celebrating its 200th year of scientific achievement
and innovation - providing products and services that improve the lives of
people everywhere. Based in Wilmington, Del., DuPont delivers science-based
solutions for markets that make a difference in people's lives in food and
nutrition; health care; apparel; home and construction; electronics; and
transportation.
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DuPont™ and Teflon® are a trademark and a registered trademark of E.I.
du Pont de Nemours and Company. More information about DuPont can be
obtained from their home page http://www.dupont.com.
Taconic manufactures TacLam, ORCER™, and TacPreg circuit board
materials for microwave frequency and high-speed digital applications.
For more information about this new packaging materials please contact:
In Asia: Mr. Y.M. Lim at Korea Taconic Co., telephone +82-31-704 1858
In Europe: Mr. Manfred Huschka at Taconic International Ltd., Ireland;
telephone: +353-44-34080,
In the USA: Mr. Robert Nurmi at Taconic, NY: telephone 518-658-3202
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