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EuroWire – July 2008 14
english corporate news
PA4T market development
plant opens in Netherlands
Royal DSM NV has opened a market development plant for PA4T, the new polymer
for use in electronics and other applications. The plant, located in Sittard-Geleen, the
Netherlands is already operational.
PA4T, developed by DSM Engineering Plastics, is the first new polymer to be introduced
in the new millennium. It is expected that PA4T will prove a replacement for metal in
automotive construction, so offering opportunities for better fuel efficiency and lower
emissions.
Nico Gerardu, member of DSM’s managing board and responsible for the performance
materials group, commented: “The opening of the market development plant is
another significant step forward in the development of PA4T. This breakthrough
polymer fits perfectly in DSM’s accelerated Vision 2010 strategy and underlines again
our commitment to innovation.”
Roelof Westerbeek, global business director high performance polyamides at DSM
Engineering Plastics said: “Our customers have told us they are very impressed by
the excellent performance of PA4T in trials. The balance of dimensional stability, high
mechanical and thermal performance and exceptionally low moisture uptake outpaces
any existing polymer.”
PA4T addresses in particular the market needs for lead free surface mount devices,
such as circuit boards used in personal computers, as well as the current move towards
halogen free electronics.
DSM – The Netherlands
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Emcore announced an agreement
to acquire the rest of Intel’s Optical
Platform division and its Connects
Cable business. At approximately
$7 per share, the deal is valued at
slightly less than $28 million.
The acquisition puts Emcore in the
top ten of the leading OC suppliers.
Daryl Inniss, vice president of
industry analysts, Ovum commented:
“The active optical cable business
has good growth potential. Emcore
has experience in parallel optics and
indeed its captive supply of lasers
and receivers puts it in good stead to
make a high-margin product.”
This acquisition follows Emcore’s
acquisition of Intel’s telecom portion
of Optical Platform division for $85
million earlier this year.
Emcore – USA
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Emcore hits the
top ten