Press Releases

  • Syrgis Performance Products Announces New Capacity for Custom Synthesis and Contract Manufacturing
    Wednesday, January 30 2008

    NEW ORLEANS – INFORMEXUSA 2008 (Jan. 30, 2008 ) – To address companies’ increased needs to outsource smaller, specialty chemical manufacturing projects in North America and throughout the world, Lycus Ltd., a Syrgis Performance Products subsidiary, has increased its capacity for custom synthesis and contract services to fill this industry marketplace need.  

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  • Syrgis Performance Products Launches New Company
    Wednesday, October 17 2007

    TAMPA – COMPOSITES & POLYCON 2007 (Oct. 17, 2007 ) – Following its recent purchase of the No. 1 producer of methyl ethyl ketone peroxides in North America, Syrgis Performance Products today announced the renaming of the Norac organic peroxides business units in the United States to Syrgis Performance Initiators Inc., and in Europe to Syrgis Performance Initiators AB.

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  • Syrgis Performance Products Announces Purchase of Organic Peroxides Business from Norac
    Monday, September 24 2007

    Covington, Ky. (Sept. 24, 2007) - Syrgis Performance Products formally announced today the acquisition of the organic peroxides business from Norac, Inc., a worldwide specialty chemical company that brings more than $50 million in annual revenue to the Syrgis group. The new organic peroxides company name is Syrgis Performance Initiators.

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  • Syrgis Performance Products Appoints Andrew Harris CEO
    Tuesday, January 30 2007

    Covington, Ky. – (January 30, 2007) —Syrgis Performance Products, LLC announced today the appointment of Andrew Harris as Chief Executive Officer of Syrgis, effective January 15, 2007. Mr. Harris succeeds Philip Rakita, who will become an operating partner with Edgewater Capital, the company’s private equity affiliate, as well as serve as a senior advisor to the Syrgis management team. Harris will also serve as President of H&S Chemical, one of the Syrgis’ subsidiaries.

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