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Libbey Announces First Quarter Financial Results (posted 5/15/08)

Libbey Inc. recently announced that its sales increased 4.3% to $187.3 million in the first quarter of 2008.


Zircon Products Available from Prince’s Wilmington Plant (posted 5/15/08)

Prince Minerals, Inc. recently announced that it is now offering its Zircast® line of zircon sand and flour products out of a new location at its Wilmington, Del., plant.


Ceradyne Receives $31.5 Million ESBI Order from U.S. Army (posted 5/14/08)

The order is for enhanced side ballistic inserts (ESBI), and will be delivered from September through November 2008.


Brampton Brick Announces First Quarter Results (posted 5/14/08)

Brampton Brick Limited recently reported a loss of $4,077,000 (Canadian, about $4,056,434 U.S.) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.


AWEA Announces First Quarter Wind Energy Statistics (posted 5/13/08)

The U.S. wind energy industry continued new installations at a breakneck pace in the first quarter of 2008, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).


Sacmi Installs World’s Longest Kilns at Interceramic Plant (posted 5/12/08)

The new 28,000-square-meter-a-day Interceramic plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, was specifically designed to produce large-size tile.


Goodfellow Acquires Technical Glass (posted 5/9/08)

John Savage, the founder of The Technical Glass Co., will be staying with the business as a consultant.


Tecnargilla Explores the World of Mosaic (posted 5/9/08)

Tecnargilla recently took part in the “Tendenza Mosaico - Tecnologie, Progetti, Materiali” exhibition with a workshop entitled “Decoration. Customized Technology.”


Ferro Achieves Record Sales in First Quarter 2008 (posted 5/8/08)

Sales for the three months ended March 31, 2008, were up 15% from the first quarter of 2007.


H.C. Starck Announces Higher Refractory Metal Prices (posted 5/7/08)

H.C. Starck Inc.’s Fabricated Products (FPR) Division recently announced a double-digit price increase for molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and niobium metals.


UW Researchers Improve Efficiency of Solar Cells with Popcorn-Ball Design (posted 5/7/08)

Results show an efficiency of 6.2%, more than double the previous performance.


Latest Industry Data Show Gains by Oneida in Consumer Flatware (posted 5/5/08)

Oneida was the top-ranked brand in flatware, with a 26.6% market share.


Corning Reports Strong First Quarter Earnings (posted 5/2/08)

Gross margin for the quarter was 52%, an all-time record for the company.


Acme Brick Celebrates 117th Birthday (posted 5/1/08)

On April 17, each of Acme’s 2800 employees received a “birthday present” of four clear tumbler glasses bearing a different photographic image of an event in Acme’s history.


Global Solar Energy Chosen by Dow for Development Initiative (posted 5/1/08)

Dow Building Solutions has invited Global Solar to participate in its U.S. Department of Energy Solar America Initiative project.


Saint-Gobain Issues First Quarter Results (posted 4/30/08)

Saint-Gobain’s consolidated sales for the first quarter of 2008 came in at €10,301 million (~ $16.1 billion), compared with €10,447 million (~ $16.3 billion) in the same period last year.


Rogers Named to Applied Materials’ Board of Directors (posted 4/30/08)

Rogers will serve as a member of the board’s Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Strategy Committee.


Nimmo Appointed International Sales and Marketing Manager for Calcarb (posted 4/28/08)

Nimmo will oversee the company’s global sales and marketing efforts to various markets.


Ceradyne Reports First Quarter Results (posted 4/25/08)

Sales for first-quarter 2008 increased slightly to $188.5 million from $188.4 million in the first quarter of 2007.


WACKER SCHOTT Solar Commissions New Solar Wafer Facility (posted 4/25/08)

After six months of construction, WACKER SCHOTT Solar has commenced wafer production and plans to ramp up the factory’s annual capacity to 50 MW by the fall of 2008.


Mohawk Announces First Quarter Earnings, Dal-Tile Sales Down Slightly (posted 4/24/08)

Mohawk Industries, Inc. recently announced 2008 first quarter net earnings of $65 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.95 (both 28% below last year).


NSG Announces Changes in Senior Management (posted 4/23/08)

The NSG Group is continuing the process of integrating and simplifying its management structure.


DOE Issues Call for Nanotechnology Research Partnerships (posted 4/23/08)

To realize the economic and social benefits of nanotechnology, scientific discoveries must be translated into commercial processes and products.





















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