DuPont has opened its second office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focusing specifically on strengthening the companys relationships with the oil and gas industry. Additional markets include building and construction, automotive coatings, agriculture and food.
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DuPont Taiwan recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with about 600 employees who participated in “One DuPont” activities that included all of the company’s manufacturing sites and offices in Taiwan.
Following a nationwide competition, the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), the worlds leading mailstream technology company, announced that the Seattle Storm has won a renovated reading and learning center for First A.M.E. Child and Family Center in Seattle as a part of the Fast Break To Reading program. The revitalized Center will be unveiled in 2009.
The Wifag-Polytype Group has recently entered the digital printing arena by acquiring the digital printing division of the company Spühl/Leggett & Platt together with its workforce of approximately thirty employees in Switzerland and the US, effective November 1, 2008.
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced the shares held in Rio Tinto plc by Alcoa and Chinalco, which were held under a custodian agreement with Lehman Brothers International Europe, have been transferred to a new custodian acting on behalf of Shining Prospect. Shining Prospect is the special purpose vehicle used by the parties to purchase the shares.
– Pro Forma Net Sales increased 3.3 percent over prior year quarter due to stronger volume and higher pricing. – EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA were $123.9 million and $131.3 million compared to EBITDA of $78.8 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $104.0 million in the prior year quarter. – Achieved annualized synergies in excess of $25 million toward target of $90 million by 2010. – Closed sale of two coated-recycled board mills. Cash proceeds used to reduce debt.
