An $8.4 million order for ceramic body armour has been received by Ceradyne Inc of Costa Mesa, California, USA. The order was placed by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, USA. Ceradyne's body armour technology uses boron carbide, silicon carbide

For further information, contact: Ceradyne Inc, 3169 Red Hill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA; tel: +1-800-839-2189; fax: +1-714-549- 5787; E-mail: info@ceradyne.com; Internet: www.ceradyne.com