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3M Subsidiary Ceradyne, Inc., Awarded More Than $40 Million U.S. Government Order for Small Arms Protective Inserts

Armor vest plates protect military warriors COSTA MESA, CA - Ceradyne, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, announced it has received an award for more than $40 million from the U.S. Government for two separate Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) armor plate orders placed under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for the Government of Afghanistan. The order requires delivery of 242,000 body...

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Architectural & Civil Engineering Products

3M Subsidiary Ceradyne, Inc., Awarded More Than $40 Million U.S. Government Order for Small Arms Protective Inserts

Armor vest plates protect military warriors COSTA MESA, CA - Ceradyne, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, announced it has received an award for more than $40 million from the U.S. Government for two separate Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) armor plate orders placed under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for the Government of Afghanistan. The order requires delivery of 242,000 body...

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Materials

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $13.3 Million Ceramic Body Armor Orders for U.S. Army

COSTA MESA, Calif.--Sept. 11, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $13.3 million from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The orders are for $9.9 million of ESAPI and $3.4 million of ESBI (side plates) to be shipped in fourth-quarter 2006. These new delivery orders will be shipped against larger indefinite...

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Materials

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $13.3 Million Ceramic Body Armor Order; for U.S. Marine Corps, Special Operations Forces

COSTA MESA, Calif.--Aug. 23, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $13.3 million from the U.S. Marine Corps., Quantico, Virginia, and U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. These orders for ESAPI and Side Plates are scheduled for delivery from third-quarter 2006 through early 2007. Dave Reed, Ceradyne...

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Safety & Security Equipment

Ceradyne Inc. to Develop Prototype Lightweight Ceramic Armored Truck Cab for Mack Trucks, Inc.

For Mack Trucks, Inc. Crew Protection Package for U.S. Army Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS) COSTA MESA, Calif.--Aug. 8, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received a purchase order from Mack Trucks, Inc. for a prototype lightweight ceramic armored truck cab incorporating technology specifically designed to meet the requirements of the U.S. Army's recently announced Long Term Armor...

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Electrical Equipment & Systems

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives Initial Order for Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Components

COSTA MESA, Calif.--Sept. 6, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received its initial order for boron carbide/aluminum metal matrix composite (MMC) components from Transnuclear for more than $1.5 million. The MMC components are for dry storage of spent nuclear fuel and are scheduled for delivery by the end of second-quarter 2007. Ceradyne Inc.'s new subsidiary, Ceradyne Canada, in...

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Materials

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $13.3 Million Ceramic Body Armor Order; for U.S. Marine Corps, Special Operations Forces

COSTA MESA, Calif.--Aug. 23, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $13.3 million from the U.S. Marine Corps., Quantico, Virginia, and U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. These orders for ESAPI and Side Plates are scheduled for delivery from third-quarter 2006 through early 2007. Dave Reed, Ceradyne...

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Safety & Security Equipment

Ceradyne Inc. to Develop Prototype Lightweight Ceramic Armored Truck Cab for Mack Trucks, Inc.

For Mack Trucks, Inc. Crew Protection Package for U.S. Army Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS) COSTA MESA, Calif.--Aug. 8, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received a purchase order from Mack Trucks, Inc. for a prototype lightweight ceramic armored truck cab incorporating technology specifically designed to meet the requirements of the U.S. Army's recently announced Long Term Armor...

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Electrical Equipment & Systems

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives Initial Order for Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Components

COSTA MESA, Calif.--Sept. 6, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received its initial order for boron carbide/aluminum metal matrix composite (MMC) components from Transnuclear for more than $1.5 million. The MMC components are for dry storage of spent nuclear fuel and are scheduled for delivery by the end of second-quarter 2007. Ceradyne Inc.'s new subsidiary, Ceradyne Canada, in...

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Materials

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $13.3 Million Ceramic Body Armor Orders for U.S. Army

COSTA MESA, Calif.--Sept. 11, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $13.3 million from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The orders are for $9.9 million of ESAPI and $3.4 million of ESBI (side plates) to be shipped in fourth-quarter 2006. These new delivery orders will be shipped against larger indefinite...

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Architectural & Civil Engineering Products

3M Subsidiary Ceradyne, Inc., Awarded More Than $40 Million U.S. Government Order for Small Arms Protective Inserts

Armor vest plates protect military warriors COSTA MESA, CA - Ceradyne, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, announced it has received an award for more than $40 million from the U.S. Government for two separate Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) armor plate orders placed under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for the Government of Afghanistan. The order requires delivery of 242,000 body...

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Architectural & Civil Engineering Products

3M Subsidiary Ceradyne, Inc., Awarded More Than $40 Million U.S. Government Order for Small Arms Protective Inserts

Armor vest plates protect military warriors COSTA MESA, CA - Ceradyne, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, announced it has received an award for more than $40 million from the U.S. Government for two separate Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) armor plate orders placed under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for the Government of Afghanistan. The order requires delivery of 242,000 body...

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Company News

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $38.6 Million Ceramic Body Armor Orders for U.S. Marines and U.S. Army

COSTA MESA, Calif.--July 26, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $38.6 million. The U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, placed a delivery order for ESAPI for $8.4 million, and the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, placed a delivery order for $30.2 million of ESAPI. Both orders are expected to be shipped in the third...

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Company News

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives New Five-Year $611.7 Million ID/IQ Contract;

COSTA MESA, Calif.--July 3, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received a new 60-month Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) government contract for Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts (ESBI) with a maximum value of $611.7 million. Simultaneously, the Company received an initial delivery order for $59.8 million scheduled to be shipped from July 2006 to November 2006. The contract...

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Ceradyne, Inc. Invests $14.1 Million for Nuclear Waste Containment Project

COSTA MESA, Calif.--July 13, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) reported that it has completed two transactions related to its recently announced plans to enter into the manufacture and marketing of structural neutron absorbing materials. The Company completed the acquisition of an 86,000 square foot, first-class industrial facility in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada. This facility is...

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Company News

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives New Five-Year $611.7 Million ID/IQ Contract;

COSTA MESA, Calif.--July 3, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received a new 60-month Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) government contract for Enhanced Side Ballistic Inserts (ESBI) with a maximum value of $611.7 million. Simultaneously, the Company received an initial delivery order for $59.8 million scheduled to be shipped from July 2006 to November 2006. The contract...

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Company News

Ceradyne, Inc. Invests $14.1 Million for Nuclear Waste Containment Project

COSTA MESA, Calif.--July 13, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) reported that it has completed two transactions related to its recently announced plans to enter into the manufacture and marketing of structural neutron absorbing materials. The Company completed the acquisition of an 86,000 square foot, first-class industrial facility in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada. This facility is...

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Company News

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $38.6 Million Ceramic Body Armor Orders for U.S. Marines and U.S. Army

COSTA MESA, Calif.--July 26, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $38.6 million. The U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, placed a delivery order for ESAPI for $8.4 million, and the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, placed a delivery order for $30.2 million of ESAPI. Both orders are expected to be shipped in the third...

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Materials

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $13.3 Million Ceramic Body Armor Orders for U.S. Army

COSTA MESA, Calif.--Sept. 11, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $13.3 million from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The orders are for $9.9 million of ESAPI and $3.4 million of ESBI (side plates) to be shipped in fourth-quarter 2006. These new delivery orders will be shipped against larger indefinite...

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Materials

Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $13.3 Million Ceramic Body Armor Order; for U.S. Marine Corps, Special Operations Forces

COSTA MESA, Calif.--Aug. 23, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $13.3 million from the U.S. Marine Corps., Quantico, Virginia, and U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. These orders for ESAPI and Side Plates are scheduled for delivery from third-quarter 2006 through early 2007. Dave Reed, Ceradyne...

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