SSK increases pure aluminium production capacity.
Showa Denko Sakai Aluminum KK (SSK) of Japan has completed construction of an aluminium refining line, which will assist in increasing the company's production capacity of pure aluminium slab from 1000 t a month to 1600 t a month. SSK rolls the slabs--with purity as high as...

KEMET Branches Out to Inductor Market.
Expansion Part of Successful Alliance with TAIYO YUDEN GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KEMET Corporation announces its entrance into the surface-mount inductor market through our Strategic Alliance partner, TAIYO YUDEN Co., Ltd. KEMET plans to offer ferrite products, including a complete line of surface-mount...

Maxwell Technologies Reports 3rd Quarter Financial Results.
Ultracapacitor Revenue Up 41% Quarter-to-Quarter, Driven by Ramping Transportation and Industrial Applications Conference Call & Webcast at 5 p.m. (EST) Today, November 2, 2006 - Details Below SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Maxwell Technologies, Inc. today reported a net loss of $5.4 million, or...

ESI Establishes Representative Office in China.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) announced the establishment of a representative office in Shanghai, China. The decision to create sales and support capability in China permits ESI to expand business opportunities and to target key strategic customers. The company also...

ESI Patent Held Valid by U.S. Court of Appeals; Infringement by General Scanning Affirmed.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ESIO) pioneering link blowing patent is valid and infringed by General...

ESI Receives Order for 300mm Laser Semiconductor Processing Systems From ThaiLin Semiconductor.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) announced today that ThaiLin Semiconductor Corporation has expanded its memory yield improvement capabilities with the purchase of additional laser semiconductor processing systems. ThaiLin, located in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, is a dedicated DRAM testing house that will...

KEMET Receives Arrow's Highest Supplier Excellence Award Three Years in a Row.
GREENVILLE, S.C., June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) received the "Supplier Excellence Award -- PEMCO Products" from Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) at the recent EDS Show in Las Vegas. The Supplier Excellence Award is Arrow's highest award presented yearly...

KEMET Corporation Announces Reduction in Labor Force.
GREENVILLE, S.C., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) today announced a reduction of manufacturing and support personnel in its U.S. and Mexican facilities in response to the severe inventory correction currently being experienced in the electronics industry. This correction follows two years of tremendous growth...

ESI Sets Date for Fiscal 2001 Financial Release and Conference Call.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) will release its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001 on July 16, 2001 at approximately 4:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 p.m. PDT). The fiscal year and fourth quarter ended on June 2, 2001....

KEMET Investor Information Available Online; June Earnings Release and Conference Call Scheduled.
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM) has made updated investor information available in the Investor Relations portion of its web site at http://www.kemet.com. Users can also subscribe and unsubscribe to receive future KEMET new releases and additional company information. Information available online includes:...