In a typical cupping session, glass cups are warmed using a cotton ball or other flammable substance, which is soaked in alcohol, let, then placed inside the cup. Burning a substance inside the cup removes all the oxygen, which creates a vacuum.
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Unipex Group, the maker and distributor of specialty chemicals for a variety of clients, has been dealt. AXA Private Equity will sell it to IK2007 Fund, which is advised by IK Investment Partners, in a deal that is anticipated to close by the end of the month. AXA acquired Unipex from Atrium Group in 2008.