AMERICAN STANDARD TO CLOSE PLANT IN TIFFIN, OHIO
Pursuant to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, officials of American Standard Americas issued a formal notice on December 5, 2007, to the GMP Local 7-A, its employees and local government officials that it anticipates that its plant in Tiffin, Ohio, will close, eliminating 165 hourly production jobs and 35 salary jobs.
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NEW LINE OF MEDICAL COMPONENTS AVAILABLE FROM COORSTEK
CoorsTek recently announced introduction of its new CeraPure™ line of ceramic materials, developed specifically for medical and surgical applications. Including alumina, zirconia and zirconia-toughened alumina, all CeraPure materials are USP Class VI compatible. These ceramic materials also offer superior dielectric strength, thermal stability, strength, hardness and insulating capabilities over traditional non-ceramic medical component materials.
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EARBID ANNOUNCES NEW E-COMMERCE SERVICES
EARBid has expanded its offering to include Buy-It-Now e-commerce services. The Buy-It-Now feature lists semiconductor and related equipment for sale at a fixed price, and items are offered for limited times only. As equipment sells or expires, newly listed items are added, creating a dynamic sales environment to purchase quality semiconductor assets.
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FERRO COMPLETES ELECTRONIC MATERIALS RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM
Ferro Corp. has completed the previously announced restructuring of its Electronic Materials Systems operations in the U.S. The restructuring included the transfer of dielectric materials manufacturing from the company’s production facilities in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to existing Ferro facilities in Penn Yan, N.Y., and Uden, The Netherlands.
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ULTRA-HIGH-PURITY OXIDES AVAILABLE FROM MV LABORATORIES
MV Laboratories, Inc. recently introduced a new line of 99.999% metal oxides that feature extremely low levels of iron and other undesirable transition metals like chromium, cobalt, copper, nickel, manganese, and vanadium. Developed primarily for optoelectronics applications, the product line includes aluminum oxide (Al2O3), bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), magnesium oxide (MgO) and more.
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NTCA SEEKS PARTNERS FOR SUCCESS
The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) is calling out to its affiliate members and other industry professionals to participate in its Partnering for Success program, an opportunity for manufacturers to gain exposure for new or existing products with thousands of contractors across the U.S.
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SACMI GROUP BREAKS THE 10,000 BARRIER
A new PH6200 installed at a Rocersa plant in Spain marks a great achievement: Sacmi Group’s press number 10,000. It all began back in the early 1950s, when Sacmi developed its first friction press. Thanks to cutting-edge technology and reliability, the Sacmi Group has continued to produce increasingly sophisticated machines.
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WIENERBERGER EXPANDS BRICK BUSINESS IN ITALY
Wienerberger is expanding its activities in Italy and strengthening its market position in Northern Italy with the acquisition of the RIL Laterizi Srl hollow brick plant in Piemont. The plant is located in Gattinara, 80 km west of Milan, and has a production capacity of 140 million NF. In 2006, the facility generated revenues of €10.4 million (~ $15.2 million) with 27 employees.
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