ALCOA REPORTS THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Alcoa recently reported third quarter income from continuing operations of $558 million, or $0.64 per diluted share. Third quarter income from continuing operations increased 3% from $540 million, or $0.62, in the third quarter of 2006. Income from continuing operations was $716 million, or $0.81, in the second quarter of 2007.
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BLASCH NAMES HARRISON DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Shay Harrison, Ph.D., has been named director of Operational Development for Blasch Precision Ceramics. In his new position, Harrison will be responsible for overseeing the transition of innovations from R&D to manufacturing, and making process improvements on the manufacturing floor to provide better control of materials, including particle size distribution, material density and overall product quality.
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CERADYNE RECIEVES $49.2 MILLION BODY ARMOR ORDER
Ceradyne, Inc. recently received a ceramic body armor delivery order for $49.2 million from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The order is for enhanced side ballistic inserts (ESBI), which will be delivered from December 2007 through February 2008.
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GE ENERGY SIGNS $730 MILLION AGREEMENT WITH EDP
GE Energy has signed a global frame agreement with the renewable area of Energias de Portugal, SA (EDP), the world’s fourth largest wind project developer, to supply wind turbines totaling more than 500 megawatts of new capacity for wind projects to be developed during 2008 and 2009 in Europe and the U.S.
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HARRIS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO RETIRE AS NIBS PRESIDENT
David A. Harris, FAIA, recently announced his intention to retire as president and chief executive officer of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) after almost 20 years. At a meeting of the NIBS board of directors, Harris agreed to remain in office through a planned national search for his successor.
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OGLEBAY NORTON TO BE ACQUIRED BY CARMEUSE
Carmeuse North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carmeuse Group, and Oglebay Norton Co. recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Carmeuse will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Oglebay Norton for $36.00 per share in cash. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.
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ONEIDA RECOGNIZED AS A TOP ONLINE RETAILER
Oneida Ltd. recently announced that it is a recipient of BizRate Research’s 2007 Circle of Excellence Platinum Award. The award recognizes the best online retailers in customer satisfaction, as judged by each retailer’s previous online customers.
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RETSCH ISSUES LATEST EDITION OF CUSTOMER MAGAZINE
The latest edition of Retsch’s customer magazine “the sample” focuses on the company’s latest environmental projects. From the detection of toxic substances in toys or wildlife, to renewable raw materials and quality control of recycled glass, Retsch equipment for milling and sieving can help ensure meaningful analysis results.
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RIO TINTO ALCAN INAUGURATES FRENCH SPECIALTY ALUMINA FACILITIES
Rio Tinto Alcan recently inaugurated specialty aluminas facilities at its refinery in Gardanne, France, which include a grinding workshop, a packaging workshop and 12 storage silos. The inaugural event was attended by local government, economic leaders, media and employees.
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UNION PROCESS LAUNCHES USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITE
A redesigned website for Union Process is now online at www.unionprocess.com. With an all-new look, the site is streamlined to be more user friendly with in-depth information on the company’s wet and dry grinding Attritors, small media mills and grinding media.
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