The Industrial Products Division of Taconic – a Petersburgh, N.Y.-based developer and manufacturer
of advanced engineered composites including polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-coated products – has
acquired the Alphaglas® line of fabrics, tapes and belts from Alpha Associates Inc., a Lakewood,
N.J.-based manufacturer of high-performance industrial fabrics, composites and elastomers.
Alphaglas products comprise a PTFE-coated woven fiberglass substrate and are used in material
handling, processing, packaging and other applications.
The acquisition of the Alphaglas line will complement Taconic’s line of TacTapes™ and
TFE-Glass™ fabrics and belting materials.
August 18, 2009
