American Safety Razor Company - RAZR- Profile

American Safety Razor Company is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of high quality brand-name and private-brand consumer products. The company's products consists of shaving blades and razors, bladed hand tools and blades, industrial and specialty and medical blades, cotton and foot care and custom bar soap. The company's brands include Burma Shave(R), Personna(R), GEM(R), Flicker(R), MBC(R), and Tri-Flexx(R). The company's customers include Allegiance Health Care, McKesson General Medical and Owens & Minor. The company has its foreign operations in Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, the Far East and the Caribbean. The company acquired Wolco Holland B.V. in 1998. The company spent $35,000 as year 2000 expenses in 1998. Foreign sales accounted for 18% of the year 1998 revenues. Razors and blades accounted for 62% of 1998 revenues; cotton and foot care, 29% and custom bar soap, 9%.