With the recently completed acquisition of Alcan Composites, Mooresville, N.C., by Schweiter Technologies, Horgen, Switzerland, executives announced that the business now will be known as 3A Composites as it continues to manufacture and sell its well-known product lines for the graphic display, building cladding, furniture, home construction and transportation industries. 3A Composites employs 2,700 employees in 21 locations in Europe, the Americas and Asia. “Our new business name reflects our organization’s unequaled reputation for quality in the industries that we serve,” said Brendan Cooper, president, 3A Composites USA. “While our overall business name will change, customers in each of these industries will still be able to rely on our trusted well-established product lines. Our customers will continue to derive high value from theworld’s leading composite substrates.”
Alcan has new name: 3A Composites
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