Tom Rennie on the Shaw’s Acquisition of Honeywell Nylon
September 12, 2005—Tom Rennie, Principal of TLR Consulting and Editor of the Commercial Carpet Digest discussed Shaw’s acquisition of Honeywell’s U.S. nylon carpet fiber operations, the capacity of the facilities purchased and the condition of the equipment in question. Rennie shares his thoughts on how this acquisition may alter Shaw’s product offering, how they may handle the Anso and Zeftron brands, he also discussed the anticipated reaction from the remaining fiber companies and competing carpet mills, Shaw’s strategy in making the acquisition and the long-term affects of the move.
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