Wiley's Technical Insights Acquires Hewin International, Inc.

Posted on October 16, 1998

Patrick Kelly, Vice President and General Manager, Physical Sciences publishing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., announced that the company has acquired the publishing assets of Hewin International, Inc., an Amsterdam-based publisher of technological-commercial reports in the areas of agrochemicals, biochemistry, oleochemicals, and petrochemicals.

Hewin publishes four to six new studies each year, and has a backlist of approximately 50 titles, targeted to an international clientele comprised of multinational companies, government agencies, regulatory bodies, and professional associations. Industries serviced include soap/detergents, personal care, industrial and agricultural products, foods, and other related areas. Hewin studies cover both the technology and the market impact of the topics on which they report.

Hewin's program will be integrated with Wiley's Technical Insights publishing operations, which is located in Englewood, N.J. A unit of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., since 1996, Technical Insights was established in 1971, with the mission of providing technical intelligence to senior executives and technology managers worldwide through newsletters, multi-client studies, and online services.

"Technical Insights has built a strong reputation providing technical intelligence to the materials science, sensors, manufacturing, and electronics industries through reports, newsletters, and online services. Access to the Hewin author and customer base gives us with the opportunity to penetrate new industrial fields, as well as expand the scope and range of products we offer," said Mr. Kelly. Helmut Willinger, Ph.D., who founded Hewin in 1970, will serve in an advisory role during a transition period.