MISTURE NAMED FIRST INAMORI PROFESSOR AT ALFRED
Scott T. Misture, Ph.D., professor of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named the first Inamori Professor by the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University (AU). A $10 million gift from Kyocera Corp. in honor of its founder, Kazuo Inamori, Ph.D., led to the creation of four Inamori Professorships in the School of Engineering.
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FERRO WILL HOLD CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS FINANCIAL RESULTS
Ferro Corp. will conduct a conference call February 29 at 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss financial results for the period ended December 31, 2007, and estimates for the first quarter of 2008. Participants from Ferro will include Chairman, President and CEO James Kirsch, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Sallie Bailey and Director of Investor Relations David Longfellow.
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FUELCELLMATERIALS.COM AND CATACEL ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT
Catacel Corp., a producer of catalyzed foil metal products, and fuelcellmaterials.com, a provider of products for the fuel cell and hydrogen production industries, have entered into an exclusive agreement for distribution of Catacel’s patented Heat Exchange Platform (HEP™) product line (U.S. Patent No. D560,276). The HEP is believed to be the first standardized high-temperature heat exchanger product manufactured for broad distribution.
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LIBBEY ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER, YEAR-END RESULTS
Libbey Inc. recently announced that sales its increased 5.5% to an all-time record $225.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, up from $213.4 million in the prior-year fourth quarter. Libbey reported a net loss of $5.0 million, or $0.34 per share, for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007, compared to a net loss of $8.5 million, or $0.60 per share, in the prior year’s quarter.
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LUCIFER OFFERS LOW-COST HEAT-TREATING FURNACES
The Red Devil series of economy, energy-efficient furnaces featuring single- and dual-chamber models to harden, draw and anneal is now available from Lucifer Furnaces, Inc. Models are designed for safe, simple and dependable operation and are available in chamber sizes from 9 x 12 x 14 in. to 12 x 14 x 24 in.
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NEW GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY NAHB
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has launched the NAHB National Green Building Program, an education, verification and certification program that will allow builders anywhere to build green homes. "This is great news for our members and for all home builders, but more importantly it’s great news for home buyers," said NAHB Vice President and Secretary Bob Jones.
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NNI BUDGET SUMMARY RELEASED
A summary of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Fiscal Year 2009 Budget has been released by the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council’s Committee on Technology. The report is a supplement to the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2009, providing additional details on the NNI budget request, as well as highlights of planned activities to be conducted under that budget.
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O-I’S CRAWFORD NAMED CHAIRMAN OF GLASS PACKAGING INSTITUTE
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) recently elected L. Richard Crawford, president of Global Glass Operations for Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I), to the position of chairman of the board of trustees for a one-year term. "We are very pleased to have Rich Crawford as chairman of the board for GPI," said Joseph Cattaneo, president of the GPI.
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WASHINGTON MILLS SUBSIDIARY ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE
Orkla Exolon AS of Orkanger, Norway, has changed its name to Washington Mills AS. Orkla Exolon AS is a subsidiary of the Washington Mills Group, which is reportedly the largest silicon carbide producer in North America and the only one with U.S. environmental approval. "This change reflects our corporate intention to continue to focus and grow our silicon carbide microgrit business," said Ole J. Svorkdal, managing director.
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