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Gutta-percha is a tree of the genus Palaquium in the family Sapotaceae, which is primarily used to create a high-quality latex of the same name. The material is rigid, naturally biologically inert , resilient, electrically nonconductive , and thermoplastic , most commonly sourced from Palaquium gutta ; it is a polymer of isoprene which forms a ...
The Gutta Percha Company was an English company formed in 1845 to make a variety of products from the recently introduced natural rubber gutta-percha. Unlike other natural rubbers , this material was thermoplastic allowing it to be easily moulded .
This is a list of government-owned companies of Ethiopia. A Government-owned corporation is a legal entity that undertakes commercial activities on behalf of an owner government . There is no standard definition of a government-owned corporation (GOC) or state-owned enterprise (SOE), although the two terms can be used interchangeably.
HACO was founded by industrialist Chris Kirubi in 1974. [1] In 2008, Tiger Brands, the South African home products conglomerate acquired a 51 percent controlling interest in the company, [8] [9] for an estimated KSh363 million (approx. US$3.63 million).
Bidco Africa has manufacturing factories in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda with over 40 brands distributed across 17 African countries.. In April 2015, Bidco Africa announced plans to quadruple business volume before 2020, by building new manufacturing factories in Mozambique, Madagascar and Ethiopia in addition to existing operations in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. [4]
Location of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. According to the IMF, Ethiopia was one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, registering over 10% economic growth from 2004 through 2009. [1] It was the fastest-growing non-oil-dependent African economy in the years 2007 and 2008. [2]
The India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company was a London-based company based in Silvertown, East London. It was founded by Stephen William Silver in March 1864 as Silver's Indiarubber Works and Telegraph Cable Company Ltd. [ 1 ] However in July that year the name was changed to the India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works ...
Beiersdorf collaborated with dermatologist Paul Gerson Unna to produce gutta-percha plasters in his laboratory based on his patent, laying the foundations for modern plaster technology. [4] In 1890, pharmacist Oscar Troplowitz took over the company and collaborated with Unna, who recommended Isaac Lifschütz, inventor of the lanolin-based ...