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BOTTEGONE, ITALY – The weak global economy has claimed another victim. Isola Group announced it will close MAS Italia, its laminate manufacturing operation located here.
 
Shareholders have authorized liquidation, beginning the legal process to settle with creditors.  
 
Isola will relocate production to its Isola GmbH operation in Duren, Germany. A limited number of MAS Italia customer service, accounting and sales staff will be retained.

In a release, Isola Group CEO Ray Sharpe said it was no longer viable for the company to operate two large laminate production facilities in Europe. “Current market demand can be more adequately met by one facility operating in Germany, the largest laminate market in Europe.”

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GITTELDE and DRESDEN, GERMANY – Fuba Printed Circuits GmBH has yet to find a buyer for its Gittelde plant.
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CHICAGO – Electronic Interconnect Technology Inc. (EIC) named NOAH Industries Inc. as its representative in Florida, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia.
 
EIC manufactures PCBs, from single-sided to multilayer from prototype through production, for design engineers and contract assemblers. NOAH provides numerous services, including design, project management, custom fiber optics, PCB layout and packaging.

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HONG KONG – Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, will increase prices for its epoxy resins in Asia Pacific.

Effective July 1, the firm will increase the prices for its liquid, liquid blend, solid, solid solution, brominated epoxy resin and epoxy novolac resin products by $100/MT.

The increase will be implemented immediately as contracts allow.

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ANAHEIM, CA – John Papagni has joined the DDi management team as the director of ATE and burn-in board technology.
 
Papagni has over 30 years of experience in providing design and manufacturing support for semiconductor testing, with a focus on probe cards, THB/HAST boards, ATE/DUT boards and burn-in boards.

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SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, VA – The board of directors for SAIC Inc. named Walter Havenstein CEO, effective September 21, 2009. He will also become a member of the board of directors.
 
He will replace Ken Dahlberg who is stepping down from the position but will remain as chairman of the board through June 2010.
 
Havenstein brings more than 25 years of industry experience, having recently served as COO and board member of BAE Systems plc, as well as president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc.
 
He was held executive management and business development positions with Raytheon and Sanders.
 
SAIC is a scientific, engineering and technology applications company that serves the US Department of Defense, the US Department of Homeland Security, civil agencies and commercial markets.

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