Alcoa Takes Full Ownership of Intalco and Eastalco Smelters in Washington and Maryland; Signs Agreements For NW Power
NEW YORK--June 29, 2006--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced it has reached agreement to acquire the minority interests in its Intalco and Eastalco aluminum smelters in Ferndale, Washington and Frederick, Maryland. Affiliates of both Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and YKK Corporation will sell their combined 39 percent stake in the two smelters, which will result in Alcoa having sole ownership of the two...
Read More »Covance Expands Its Antibody Products and Services With the Acquisition of Signet Laboratories
PRINCETON, N.J., May 31 / / -- Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD) today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Signet Laboratories, Inc. for $8.95 million. Signet, which is based in Dedham, MA, is a leading provider of monoclonal antibodies used in the research of cancer, infectious disease and neurodegenerative disease. This acquisition strengthens Covance's leadership position...
Read More »Telco Systems Plans to Acquire Metrobility Optical Systems
Acquisition Will Strengthen Ethernet Demarcation Offering and Expand Footprint in Cable Provider Market FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS (June 22, 2006) -- Telco Systems, a provider of carrier-class transport and access solutions for public and private IP and TDM networks, today announced it has agreed to acquire Metrobility Optical Systems, a pioneer and leader in optical Ethernet demarcation solutions...
Read More »Cree to Acquire INTRINSIC Semiconductor
DURHAM, NC, JUNE 26, 2006 - Cree, Inc., the world leader in the development and manufacture of semiconductor materials and electronic devices made from silicon carbide (SiC), today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held INTRINSIC Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in research and development of low defect density SiC substrates. Under the terms of the agreement,...
Read More »Safety Inc. and ETA Associates Announce Merger
Safety Inc. and ETA Associates announce merger New England Safety Company merges with Independent Sales Agency Peabody, Massachusetts - May 10, 2006 - Safety Inc., a full line distributor of Personal Protective Equipment and Instrumentation announces their merger with ETA Associates, a technical sales team for analytical instrumentation and systems. Joel Myerson, President of Safety Inc. and Ed...
Read More »Ametek Acquires Land Instruments International Limited
Acquisition Further Expands AMETEK's High-End Analytical Instrument Platform Paoli, PA, June 15, 2006 -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced it has acquired Land Instruments International Limited ( Land Instruments ), a global supplier of high-end analytical instrumentation. With its headquarters in Dronfield, United Kingdom, Land Instruments has annual sales of approximately -£22 million...
Read More »Kci Konecranes Acquires 100% Ownership Of U.S. Based Mmh Holdings, Inc.
(SPRINGFIELD, OHIO) After announcing the acquisition of 59.2% of the shares on MMH Holdings on May 19, Konecranes Inc.-¹s subsidiary, HMM Acquisition Corp., further increased its stake in MMH Holdings, Inc. to 96.7% in a series of transactions, and then completed a short form merger as a result of which Konecranes, Inc. now owns 100% of MMH Holdings, Inc. shares. Subsequently, KCI Konecranes...
Read More »Altair Engineering to Acquire Mecalog Group and its Radioss Technology Suite
Addition of RADIOSS Technology to Altair HyperWorks Will Create the Broadest Integrated CAE Product Family Offering in the PLM Community TROY, Mich. USA and ANTONY, France (June 20, 2006) - Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of technology and services that strengthen client innovation and decision-making, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Mecalog...
Read More »Valco Cincinnati Acquires Melton S.L.
Valco Cincinnati Inc., a designer, manufacturer and worldwide marketer of hot and cold adhesive application equipment is pleased to announce the acquisition of Melton S.L., an internationally recognized manufacturer of compatible hot melt equipment based in Navarra, Spain. Paul Chambers, Vice President of Sales and Marketing explained that this acquisition now provides us with one of the most...
Read More »Bentley Acquires CADscript and MAPscript from Corporate Montage
New Products Increase Depth of Bentley's Publishing and Plotting Offerings Prague, Czech Republic - BE Conference Europe - 12 June 2006 - At this inaugural BE Conference in Europe, Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that it has acquired the map publishing and finishing products, including CADscript and MAPscript, from Corporate Montage Pty. Ltd. of Perth, Australia. Commenting on the...
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