| Daikin America, Inc. Minority Scholarship Program |  | | Daikin America, Inc. announces the 2012 Daikin America, Inc. Minority Scholarship Program for the Decatur-Morgan County area. | Daikin America, Inc. announces the 2012 Daikin America, Inc. Minority Scholarship Program for the Decatur-Morgan County area.
Daikin America, Inc., a leader in the Chemical and Fluoropolymer industry, will grant the scholarships in May 2012, to deserving minority college students from Morgan County.
The selection process will consist of applications being screened by a panel of Daikin America, Inc. employees, with finalists being interviewed by a group panel consisting of more... |
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| Daikin America Announces Plans to Increase ZEFFLE™ Fluoropolymer Coating Supply | | | | Daikin Industries, Ltd, the parent company of Daikin America, Inc., will triple the supply of ZEFFLE™ fluoropolymer coating in June of 2013. The brand new production facility at the Changshu Factory (China) will supply ZEFFLE for the rapidly increasing North America photovoltaic (PV) market. PV backsheets coated with ZEFFLE fluoro-coatings are unsurpassed in their ability to protect modules from long term weathering and harsh environments. ZEFFLE fluoro-coating technology allows backsheet des more... |
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| DAIKIN AMERICA INCREASING CAPACITY OF FEP AND ETFE 7/12/2011 | | | Daikin America, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd. of Osaka, Japan has announced a $60 million capital investment to expand FEP and ETFE melt processible fluoropolymer capacity in its Decatur, Alabama facility. The expansion will be completed in October 2012 and will increase both ETFE and FEP supply by over 50%.
Worldwide demand for fluoropolymers is increasing and as the global economies continue to recover, the need for specialty, melt processible grades such more... |
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| DAIKIN’S DECATUR PLANT FULLY OPERATIONAL 05/12/2011 | | | For Immediate Release
May 12, 2011
DAIKIN’S DECATUR PLANT FULLY OPERATIONAL
AFTER TORNADO’S IMPACT ON POWER
The record breaking series of tornadoes on April 27th left most of Northern Alabama, including Daikin’s Decatur plant, without power. The Plant executed a safe and orderly shutdown without any damage.
TVA fully restored power to the Plant on the evening of May 6th. A phased start-up began on May 7th, and as of May 10th is now fully operational.
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| DECATUR, AL PLANT STATUS | | | | The record breaking series of tornadoes that have ripped through the Southeast US on April 27th have caused widespread damage in the area around our Decatur plant, impacting people’s lives and our business. The TVA has had a widespread power outage in Alabama.
Of greatest importance to DAI is the health and safety of its employees. Fortunately, none were injured seriously during the storms and tornadoes. However, four of our employees have lost their homes and even more have had significant more... |
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| PRESS RELEASE FROM DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. | | | | PRESS RELEASE FROM DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
April 1, 2011
Updated Plant/Shipment Information – Northeastern Japan Earthquake
To Our Valued Customers:
Thank you for your continued support for our Daikin business and understanding of the difficulties that we are experiencing.
We offer our condolences to the victims and survivors of this tragedy.
We were forced to suspend the operation of our Kashima Fluorochemical Plant (in the City of Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture) due to la more... |
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| Letter from Rich Straff, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, DAI | | | | Dear Valued Customer:
On behalf of all the Daikin Group, we thank you for all of your wishes and prayers concerning the people of Japan affected by earthquake and tsunami on March 11.
As noted in the letter from Daikin Industries posted on our website March 16 we currently estimate an April 1 startup of the Kashima Plant in Japan. The startup will be a phased one, beginning with batch processes used to make additives for some of our key polymers. We are working to secure other necessary m more... |
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| Updated Product/Shipment Information- Northeastern Japan Earthquake | | | | To our Valued Customers,
We would like to share with you the attached update from Hiroo Sakai,
Executive Officer - Chemical Division of Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Thank you for your continued patience and support during this challenging time.
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| Japan Relief Aid Statement from Daikin Group | | | | Please see the attached regarding Daikin Group's Relief Aid for Japan. more... |
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| Letter to Customers RE: Japan Earthquake & Tsunami and its impact on DAIKIN 03/16/2011 | | | | Dear Customers, Please see the attached letter and continue to look to daikin-america.com for further updates. We thank you for your cooperation during this difficult time. more... |
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| JAPAN EARTH QUAKE & TSUNAMI 3/14/2011 | | | | JAPAN EARTHQUAKE
Daikin’s Kashima Plant, which produces FEP, PFA, PTFE Molding Powder and Unidyne™ reports that no employees were injured as a result of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 and that the Plant did not sustain any damage during the events. Further inspections continue to ensure complete safety.
The Plant currently remains shutdown due to a region-wide power outage. Daikin remains in close communication with the local power authority and will r more... |
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| JAPAN EARTHQUAKE 03/11/2011 | | | | March 11, 2011
ORANEGBURG, NY: 11:30 AM
JAPAN EARTHQUAKE
Daikin continues to assess the impact of this morning’s earthquake in Japan on its facilities. No information is available at this time as communication to Japan is severely limited. We will continue to provide information via daikin-america.com as it becomes available.
Daikin America, Inc., headquartered in Orangeburg, New York, is one of the largest fluoropolymer suppliers in the world. Daikin provides molding resins, fine more... |
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| DAIKIN TO BUILD A MANUFACTURING PLANT IN THE U.S. TO PRODUCE ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS FOR THE LITHIUM ION BATTERY MARKET | | | | Daikin Industries announces its decision to become a supplier of electrolyte solutions to the emerging North American lithium ion battery market. Daikin is uniquely positioned to supply electrolyte formulations that contain fluorinated solvents and additives. Daikin’s patented chemistries enable manufacturers to build lithium ion batteries with higher energy density, longer life, and greatly enhanced safety.
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| DAIKIN ANNOUNCES ULTRA LOW PERMEATION FUEL HOSE | | | | Daikin America and Fluid Routing Solutions (FRS) announce a newly developed next generation flexible fuel hose with a 6X improvement in permeation performance over FRS’s current product offerings. The next generation fuel hose utilizes a new fluoroplastic barrier technology, supplied by Daikin, which provides the proper combination of ultra-low permeation and good flexibility to yield a fuel hose with excellent sealability and formability. This effort is in response to CARB, EPA, and the autom more... |
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| DAIKIN EXPANDS MARKETING DEPARTMENT | | | | Daikin America announces the addition of two new people to its Marketing Department. Gary Stanitis, Director of Marketing at Daikin, says “This increase in staff results from Daikin’s desire to strengthen and expand markets that it currently serves, and to more rapidly identify and grow in emerging sectors such as renewable energy. The strength of core markets such as Oil and Gas, aerospace and electronic communications, along with the rapid emergence of new opportunities in electric vehicles, more... |
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| DAIKIN AMERICA ANNOUNCES PLANT EXPANSION WITH NEW PRODUCTION CAPABILITY | | | Daikin America, Inc., the second largest fluoropolymer supplier in the US, announces the completion of its most recent expansion at the Decatur, AL manufacturing plant. | | JANUARY 29, 2010
DAIKIN AMERICA ANNOUNCES PLANT EXPANSION WITH NEW PRODUCTION CAPABILITY
Daikin America, Inc., the second largest fluoropolymer supplier in the US, announces the completion of its most recent expansion at the Decatur, AL manufacturing plant. This investment will employ a new process enabling the production of OPTOOL(TM) DSX, a fluorinated anti-fouling coating used world-wide for coating glass surfaces subject to fingerprints (sebum), oil and moisture.
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| 14th Annual Charity Golf Tournament | | | 14th Annual Charity Golf Tournament | | Daikin America is preparing to host its 14th Annual Charity Golf Tournament to raise money for the United Way of Morgan County. more... |
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| Daikin America Announces the 2010 Morgan County Minority Scholarship | | | | Daikin America is proud to offer the 2010 Morgan County Minority Scholarship. Please use the attached form to apply. Deadline is February 28, 2010. Send completed application form to DAIKIN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE at P.O. BOX 2252, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35609 more... |
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| Elimination of PFOA in Fluorochemical Products | | | | Daikin Industries, Ltd (Head Office: Osaka, Japan) announced today that Daikin and its subsidiaries intend to stop manufacturing, using and selling Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and C8 telomer-based water and oil repellent products by the end of 2012. PFOA is used during the manufacturing process of some plastics, and a trace amount of it may remain after manufacturing. PFOA is not used in the manufacture of “C8” protective products, but it does occur as a byproduct of the manufacturing proce more... |
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| ADAM BROZZETTI JOINS DAIKIN AMERICA | | | | As part of Daikin America’s on going commitment to service the rapidly expanding fluorochemical industry, Adam Brozzetti joined Daikin America as Director of Strategic Sales Planning in March. In this capacity, Adam is responsible for developing strategic and tactical sales plans to continue the success of Daikin's fluoropolymer products. Adam has been in the fluoropolymer industry since 2000 and will be located at Daikin America’s headquarters in Orangeburg, NY. more... |
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| PRICE INCREASE INEVITABLE FOR THE FLUOROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY | | | PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Marilyn VanOrden
mvanorden@daikin-america.com
Phone: 845-365-9518
For Immediate Release
August 14, 2008
PRICE INCREASE INEVITABLE FOR THE FLUOROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Daikin America, Inc., the second largest fluoropolymer supplier in the US, announced today completion of a successful implementation of their May 2008 price increase announcement across all polymers. These increases were necessary to recover some of the more... |
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| ASHISH PATEL JOINS DAIKIN AMERICA | | | | As part of Daikin America’s on going commitment to service the rapidly expanding fluorochemical industry Ashish Patel joined Daikin America in March as the Product Manager for Melts. His background in Engineering coupled with a Masters in Material Science & Engineering will be a huge asset to Daikin America. Ashish will be located at Daikin America’s headquarters in Orangeburg, NY. more... |
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| DAIKIN AMERICA APPOINTS DR. RICH STRAFF AS VICE PRESIDENT | | | Daikin America announces the appointment of Rich Straff as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Dr. Straff joined Daikin America in 2001, most recently served as Director of Marketing & Strategy, and holds a Ph.D. from MIT.
Daikin America, Inc., headquartered in Orangeburg, NY is the second largest fluoropolymer supplier in the US. Daikin America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daikin Industries of Osaka, Japan. Daikin is Japan’s leading manufacturer of air conditioning and refriger more... |
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| SHAWN HICKEY JOINS DAIKIN AMERICA | | | | In keeping with the increasing importance of Daikin’s Unidyne™ products, a family of fluorochemicals designed to impart superior water, oil, and soil repellency to a wide range of textile, non-woven, carpet, and paper materials, Shawn W. Hickey joined Daikin’s Unidyne™ sales team as a Technical Sales Representative responsible for the day to day sales activities of Unidyne products in the paper market.
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| Daikin America announced the promotion of Ken Tober to Sales Manager-Fluoropolymers | | | | Daikin America announced the promotion of Ken Tober to Sales Manager-Fluoropolymers. Ken’s duties will include further enhancing Daikin’s leadership in the W&C Industry, through the expansion of specialized applications and the addition of new sales people. Ken will work with other members of Daikin’s sales team, sharing changes in the wire and cable markets as well as mentoring new members of Daikin’s sales team, preparing them for the company’s future.
Ken has been with Daikin for 8 years more... |
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