Honeywell Specialty Materials, based in Morristown, NJ, is a global leader in providing customers with high-performance specialty materials, including fluorocarbons, specialty films and additives, advanced fibres and composites, customised research chemicals, and electronic materials and chemicals.

New research says realistic training helps healthcare staff deal with increasing violence

28 March 2006 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Work-related violence remains one of the most serious occupational hazards facing staff working in the healthcare sector, a fact recently reflected in the NHS Staff Survey 2005 results. Nearly 12% of staff experienced physical violence from patients or their relatives and nearly 26% experienced bullying, harassment or abuse.

Cool decade

22 October 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Honeywell marks 10th anniversary of selling refrigerants in Europe at the IKK 2004 trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany

Honeywell to build refrigerant manufacturing plant in China

14 October 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe New facility to support global air-conditioning and refrigeration industry and expand Honeywell presence in key China growth region.

Blowing agent to be used by UK roofing and cladding manufacturer

10 September 2004 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Honeywell´s Enovate 3000 blowing agent, a liquid hydrofluorocarbon used as a blowing agent for rigid insulating foams is now used by Steadman & Son Ltd. to manufacture foam insulation panels.

Honeywell commences additional production for R-22 replacement refrigerants

18 March 2003 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Plant start-up designed to meet increased demand due to R-22 global phase-out.

Honeywell and Samsung Electronics announce AZ-20 refrigerant supply agreement

13 November 2002 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Global air-conditioning industry continues to migrate to Honeywell's patented replacement for ozone-depleting R-22 in new air conditioners.

Honeywell prepares for first shipments of commercially produced Enovate 3000 blowing agent

30 August 2002 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Honeywell's Fluorine Products business has a new production facility for Enovate 3000 blowing agent (HFC-245fa) began commercial operation in early August, 2002. First shipments of commercial product will also begin in August.

Spray foam blowing agent for cold weather

06 May 2002 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Honeywell and Demilec demonstrate excellent cold weather performance of new Heatlok spray foam system using Enovate 3000 (HFC-245fa) blowing agent.

Gaco Western and Honeywell successfully apply Enovate 3000 (HFC-245fa) spray foam system

15 February 2002 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe On October 30 and November 20, 2001, Gaco Western applied Enovate 3000 spray foam systems on two commercial facilities in Wisconsin.

AZ-20 used in cooling system for ice rink

07 December 2001 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Refrigerant gases supplier Dehon Service Nederland (Son, NL), cooling installation contractor GTI Post Koudetechniek ('s-Hertogenbosch, NL) and HFC refrigerant producer Honeywell Fluorine Products (Heverlee, B) have teamed up to build a high-performance, energy-efficient, environmental-friendly and safe cooling installation for the new 400 metre speed-skating track and hockey rink in Breda (NL).

Honeywell successfully tests Enovate 3000 (HFC-245fa)

18 September 2001 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Honeywell Fluorine Products has successfully conducted 'real environment' application of an Enovate 3000 (HFC-245fa) spray foam system.

Honeywell's HFC-245fa Commercialisation on Track and Available in Semi-Commercial Quantities

27 August 2001 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe is now making semi-commercial quantities of its next-generation blowing agent HFC-245fa available to the European foam industry for customer trials.

Fluorine products HFC-245fa plant, start up on track

27 August 2001 - Honeywell Specialty Materials Europe Honeywell has announced that construction on its HFC-245fa manufacturing facility is on schedule for start-up July 1, 2002. On April 5, 2001 the company marked the groundbreaking of the facility with a customer event.