| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Thomas Barich |
Vice President of Research, Development and Quality | Profile |
Armacell is a world leader in flexible insulation foams for the equipment insulation market and also a leading provider of engineered foams. In 2015, the company with currently approx. 2,800 employees and 23 production plants in 16 countries generated net sales of EUR 540.2 million. Armacell operates within two main businesses: Advanced Insulation develops flexible foams for the insulation of technical equipment utilized for the transport of energy - such as heating, ventilation & air conditioning (HVAC) and heating & plumbing (H&P) in residential and commercial construction, process lines in the heavy- and oil & gas industry, equipment in transportation as well as acoustics. Engineered Foams develops high-performance foams for the use in a broad range of end markets including transportation, automotive, wind energy, sports and construction. Armacell´s products significantly contribute to global energy efficiency.
John Giles came to the North Carolina mountains in 1950 to mine the region`s olivine deposits for magnesium. But it didn`t take the Michigan transplant long to learn that drawing magnesium from olivine was too expensive to be commercially viable in the post-World War II economy. In a move that would come to define the company`s character, John Giles developed a new plan. He bought magnesium oxide from seawater extraction plants in Florida, converted it to magnesium sulfate and sold it to the tanneries that ringed his new hometown. Soon the company was thriving. As more industry moved to the South, and the region grew, so did Giles. Giles opened up a repackaging plant in Waynesville in 2003, which packs Epsom Salt into cartons, pouches, jugs and jars and services the retail Epsom salt market. Repack has become a key part of our business. In 2007, Giles merged with Premier Magnesia, LLC, which mines Magnesium Oxide (MgO) in Nevada and has long supplied Giles with this vital raw material. Today, Giles is backward integrated in MgO, ensuring supply of this important product. In 2013, Giles increased our Magnesium Sulfate Crystal production capacity by 33%, ensuring we`ll be able to supply customers during seasonal high-demand. Although the ownership of Giles has changed, finding innovative solutions to customers` challenges remains our hallmark. Our production capacity may make us the largest magnesium sulfate manufacturer in North America, but our can-do attitude keeps us resourceful and forward thinking. When a customer runs into a road block, we find a way around it, just as John Giles did so many years ago.
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (Rockwood) is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials used for industrial and commercial purposes. It focuses on specialty compounds, iron-oxide pigments, timber-treatment chemicals,
Extra Packaging Corp is a Rochester, NY-based company in the Manufacturing sector.
Founded in Italy in 1927, the SOL Group operates in the area of the production, applied research and marketing of technical and medical gases, in the Home Care services sector, in the biotechnologies sector and in the production of energy from renewable sources. It is present in 30 countries with 5,101 employees, serves over 50,000 industrial customers, 500 major medical customers and over 500,000 patients. In 2021 its net sales totalled €1,112.9 million. The Parent company SOL Spa has been listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since July 1998.