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FERRO LOOKS TO MORE COST SAVINGS AFTER FIRST QUARTER LOSS
Ferro Corp. recently announced that net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2009, were $358 million, a decline of 39% from the first quarter of 2008.
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HARPER DEVELOPS ADVANCED ROTARY REACTOR SYSTEM
A rotary reactor system was recently installed for the purification of fine oxide-based powders with hot chlorine gas or the synthesis of metallic chloride gases.
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IMERYS STRUGGLES IN FIRST QUARTER
Imerys experienced a heavy volume slump that led to decreases of 21% in sales and 80% in net income from current operations for the first quarter of 2009.
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INNOVATIVE PROCESSING SOLUTIONS LAUNCHES UPDATED WEBSITE
Innovative Processing Solutions recently announced a new, updated website at www.innovative-processing.com.
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LIBBEY SEES LOWER SALES, INCREASED LIQUIDITY IN FIRST QUARTER
Libbey Inc. recently announced that net sales were $157.9 million in the first quarter of 2009, compared to $187.3 million in the prior year first quarter.
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PGW ANNOUNCES HAWKESBURY PLANT CLOSURE
Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW) recently announced that it will close its Hawkesbury, Ontario, glass fabrication facility in the first quarter of 2010.
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PPG AEROSPACE AWARDED EMBRAER COCKPIT WINDOW CONTRACT
PPG Industries' aerospace transparencies business has been awarded a contract by Embraer to design and produce cockpit windows.
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DESPITE DECLINE, RHI POSTS PROFIT IN FIRST QUARTER
The dramatic decline in first quarter 2009 world steel output led to a sharp drop in demand in RHI's Steel Division.
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SAINT-GOBAIN'S FIRST QUARTER 2009 SALES DOWN ALMOST 15%
Saint-Gobain's consolidated sales for first quarter 2009 came in at 8,782 million euro, compared with 10,301 million euro for the year-earlier period.
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STEUBEN GLASS TO LAUNCH CRYSTAL COLLECTIBLES FOR MLB
Steuben Glass and Major League Baseball (MLB) have teamed up to create a selection of crystal baseball collectibles.
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SUPERIOR GRAPHITE AND GRAPHITE SALES LAUNCH JOINT VENTURE
Graphite Sales, Inc. and Superior Graphite Co. recently announced that they have launched Ozark Graphite Specialties.
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FLEXIBLE ATTRITOR PRODUCED BY UNION PROCESS
Union Process has produced a new batch-type attritor that allows wet or dry grinding and the interchangeability of different tank sizes on one mill.
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