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7 January 2009
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DIARY OF TUBE EVENTS
2009
10-13 Tekno/Tube Arabia
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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12-15 Tube/wire Russia 2009
Moscow, Russia
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13-15 Tube/wire Southeast Asia
Bangkok, Thailand
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2010
12-16 Tube/wire Düsseldorf
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FEBRUARY
10-12 Tube India
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JUNE
10-12 Tubes + Fittings Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine
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02-04 Fabtech Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico
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26-28 Pipeline Coating 2009
Vienna, Austria
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26-29 Citypipe
Moscow, Russia
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05-07 Shanghai Tube Expo
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Rofin-Sinar acquires 80 per
cent in Nanjing Eastern Laser
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc, Germany,
has announced it will acquire 80 per cent
of the share capital of China-based Nanjing
Eastern Laser Company Ltd (NELC).
Rofin-Sinar is a leading provider of high-
performance laser beam sources and laser-
based solutions.
In one transaction, the company acquired
35.2 per cent of NELC’s share capital from
Nanjing Sanle Group Co Ltd. In a second
transaction, Rofin-Sinar acquired an
additional 44.8 per cent of the share capital
of NELC from Sida Corporation (USA).
Jointly established by Nanjing Sanle Group
Co Ltd (China) and Sida Corporation in
1993, NELC has been on the Chinese laser
market for over two decades. The company
has maintained a close cooperation with
Rofin-Sinar since 1993 and has been
authorized since 2004 to manufacture SM
CO2
Blasers using Rofin’s technology.
The company’s product lines largely
comprise of high power, fast-axial flow
COB2B lasers, with a power range of up to
3kW as well as NC-based laser processing
equipment. NELC has approximately 70
employees and is ISO 9001-2000 certified.
NELC will continue to operate as a stand-
alone company and market its products
through its own sales network to a primarily
Chinese customer base.
“We are very pleased to add NELC to the
Rofin group, as we have found a reliable
partner with long-standing expertise in the
manufacture of CO2 laser technology in the
Chinese market,” commented Mr Günther
Braun, CEO and president of RSTI.
“Becoming a part of such a large company
will open up new resources for NELC,”
added Dr Su-Don Hong, president of
Nanjing Eastern Laser Company Ltd.
With 28,000 laser units installed worldwide,
the company has production facilities in
the US, Germany, UK, Sweden, Finland,
Singapore and Japan.
Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 81 31 704 100
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Nanjing Eastern Laser Co Ltd – China
Fax: +86 025 58742622
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