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Miami Herald
15-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Formerra to Supply Foster Medical Compounds Across the Americas
Following GEON's acquisition of Foster, LLC, this new agreement expands Formerra's healthcare polymer portfolio with life-saving medical compounds. ROMEOVILLE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / July 15, 2025 / Formerra, a leader in performance materials distribution, today announced an agreement with GEON® Performance Solutions that designates Formerra as the preferred distributor of Foster®, LLC medical compounds in North America and South America. The agreement follows GEON's acquisition of Foster, LLC, and builds on Formerra's long-standing, global partnership with GEON for flexible and rigid PVC and filled polypropylene materials. "This expanded partnership equips our customers with a broader set of proven medical-grade solutions while leveraging Formerra's technical guidance and robust supply-chain capabilities," said Kelly Wessner, Vice President, Key Accounts, Formerra. "Foster's brand strength and GEON's investment momentum create powerful growth potential for these materials and our customers." Foster, LLC brings more than 30 years of expertise in custom medical polymer compounding, offering highly engineered formulations. Ranging from radio-opaque and pre-colored to USP Class VI and ISO 10993-compliant grades, Foster materials serve critical applications such as medical device housings, drug-delivery and auto-injector components, surgical tools, and remote patient monitoring devices. "It is a privilege to serve the high-growth healthcare and medical device industry as GEON embarks on this new journey with Foster and Formerra," said Arthur Adams, Chief Commercial Officer, GEON. "Our partnership with Formerra will expand our global footprint and enable us to distribute medical-grade engineered polymers to even more customers." With the addition of Foster, LLC compounds to its portfolio, Formerra further deepens its leading position in the healthcare space by delivering unmatched access to engineered medical polymers, deep regulatory expertise, and responsive logistics across the Americas. Key details --Formerra will distribute Foster®, LLC medical compounds in North and South America.--This agreement adds custom medical-grade compounds to Formerra's existing global access to GEON® PVC and filled PP materials.--Foster®, LLC material applications include medical device housings, drug-delivery and auto-injectors, surgical tools, remote patient monitoring components, and more. About Formerra Formerra is a preeminent distributor of engineered materials, connecting the world's leading polymer producers with thousands of OEMs and brand owners across healthcare, consumer, industrial, and mobility markets. Powered by technical and commercial expertise, it brings a distinctive combination of portfolio depth, supply chain strength, industry knowledge, service, leading e-commerce capabilities, and ingenuity. The experienced Formerra team helps customers across multiple industries to design, select, process, and develop products in new and better ways - driving improved performance, productivity, reliability, and sustainability. To learn more, visit About GEON GEON® Performance Solutions is a global leader in the formulation, development and manufacture of performance polymer solutions. With a portfolio of highly adaptable vinyl and polyolefin polymer technologies as well as a full-service manufacturing business, GEON combines three powerful traditions into a single, customer-focused business. GEON Performance Solutions is a leading innovator in the development of performance material solutions for a broad range of markets including appliances, building & infrastructure, electronics, medical, transportation, power & communications and more. GEON Performance Solutions has approximately 1,200 global associates and 15 world-class manufacturing plants with headquarters in Westlake, Ohio. Please visit us at to learn more. GEON Performance Solutions is a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners. Media Contact Jackie MorrisMarketing Communications Manager, SOURCE: Formerra press release
The Herald
27-06-2025
- The Herald
Kidnapped school pupil rescued in Free State, 5 suspects arrested
Free State police have found Kamogelo Baukudi alive in Wepener on Friday morning after a coordinated rescue operation. The 19-year-old was abducted on June 5 while being driven home from the Martie du Plessis school in Bloemfontein. His disappearance triggered widespread concern and led to the establishment of a task team under the leadership of Mangaung metro district police commissioner Maj-Gen Arthur Adams. "After weeks of intensive investigation, Kamogelo was safely located and rescued in Wepener in the early hours this morning," said police spokesperspon Brig Brigadier Motantsi Makhele. Five suspects aged between 20 and 29 were arrested. "Three suspects were apprehended at a house in Kanana location in Wepener, while two others were caught on the road between Kwetla location and Wepener town with the victim in their possession." This brings the total number of arrests in the case to six. The first suspect, a 42-year-old police sergeant who was previously arrested, appeared in court charged with kidnapping and extortion. The suspects face charges related to kidnapping and extortion. They will join the police sergeant in court on Monday. The investigation continues. TimesLIVE
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Young Swindon athletics club breaks three records
A young athletics club has broken three club records. The achievements by Swindon Harriers came during the UK Athletics Youth Development League, Premier South & West Division match at Gloucester and the Brewer Memorial Games. Arthur Adams, 10, surpassed the Under-13s javelin club record set 11 years ago by Ben McIntyre, throwing 37.85m, earning him the best performance of the match. His throw places him fourth in the UK Under-13 Rankings and first in the South West for 2025. Read more: Swindon Lightning Cheerleading wins medal at Allstar Worlds Teenager Esha Bhalerao broke the Under-15s pole vault club record, reaching 2.71m, surpassing Sophie Bath's four-year-old record. Lucy Bull, competing at the Brewer Memorial Games, broke her personal best in the Under-17s javelin by almost two metres, reaching 48.46m and breaking Hannah Lewington's 2022 record. This performance consolidates Bull's position as first in the UK Under-17 Rankings and lifts her to 12th on the All-Time Lists. The club also finished second to Cheltenham in the opening Youth Development League match. Team manager Craig Scott said: "Overall, we had a great day, and second was a great result given we were missing some key athletes. "We were not too far behind Cheltenham, which certainly gives us hope that we can catch them if we have our full-strength team out with all the gaps filled."
