IN THE NEWS - KITCHEN & BATH
Dateline: May 10, 2006
MOEN and DFI sign agreement on Diamon-Fusion® nano-coating for ShowHouse® faucetSAN CLEMENTE – (BUSINESS WIRE)—May 2006- Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of the Diamon-Fusion® patented hydrophobic nanotechnology, has signed a supply and co-branding agreement with global faucet manufacturer MOEN Incorporated. Moen recently unveiled its newest Powder Room Faucet Collection, “Vivid™”, under its luxury line ShowHouse® at the national kitchen and bath trade-show in Chicago (KBIS 2006). As part of this agreement, MOEN became DFI’s NEWEST Global Strategic Partner, a list of highly reputable companies (all distributors of DFI innovative technologies) that includes DuPont and Alcoa among others. Moen Incorporated, a 50-year US-based global company with distribution centers worldwide, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of faucets and a major supplier of stylish kitchen sinks and innovative bath accessories in North America, Moen is part of Fortune Brands' Home and Hardware group - a leading consumer brands company that includes leading cabinetry, door and lock manufacturers. Jennifer Rowel, ShowHouse Brand Manager at MOEN, reported: “The Diamon-Fusion® coating was one of the key features that helped us provide the ‘wow’ factor we were looking, merging hi-end visual impact and practical luxury with latest and most innovative technologies.” Guillermo Seta, Vice President and Executive Director of DFI Global Operations, stated: "This new alliance with MOEN provides two core elements for DFI: a new consumer-driven market by a manufacturer with a history of innovative design and another world’s leading company (in Moen) that places confidence on our coating as a standard feature.” DFI’s nano-coating supplies a full range of enhanced hydrophobic properties to the treated glass surface and works at nanoscale levels to change the molecular composition of any silica-based surface. It also provides a cross-linked, branched, and ‘capped’ coating along with a strong and durable covalent bond. For more information about DFI and MOEN, visit their websites:
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