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MIDLAND, MI and PHILADELPHIA, PA – The pending Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas deal looks like it is not going to close by the January 27, 2009 deadline. According to a release from Dow, “unacceptable uncertainties” related to both funding and the performance of the combined companies are key factors. 
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TYNE AND WEAR, ENGLAND – XACT PCB has named David Cheng technical applications engineer. He will be located in Shenzhen, China.
 
Cheng brings many years of experience in PCB manufacturing. Prior to joining XACT, he worked for companies such as Foxconn and Unimicron.
SALT LAKE CITY – Huntsman Corp. has joined the growing number of companies affected by the unstable economy. The company announced plans to reduce its workforce 9% by the end of 2009.
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RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA -- Excellon Automation has restructured its North American sales organization. The new group combines the direct and indirect sales teams to continue to support the company’s ability to provide retrofits and machine upgrades, support existing equipment and to produce new equipment. There will be no change to the company’s warranty or service coverage.

David Balsbough, Excellon Automation’s president commented, “Excellon is committed to supporting our customers and helping them receive the maximum value from their existing Excellon equipment.  During this sever economic downturn and weakness in the PCB industry we are focusing our efforts on supporting existing equipment and helping our customers where they need help the most.  We maintain a strong technical support, applications and product engineering capability, along with our industry leading spindle repair, parts & field service operations.  Unfortunately we have had to reduce our staffing and have re-assigned some personnel to better serve our customers.  We appreciate your business and remain committed to helping you succeed through these difficult times."

HAVERHILL, MA – IMI, Inc. has named James Griffin director of sales and marketing. He will be responsible for leading business development in the RF/microwave, military, medical, aerospace and industrial business segments.
 
He has held numerous positions within PCB, materials and assembly businesses. Prior to joining IMI, he worked for companies such as CMAC, HADCO and Cookson Electronics.
SAN JOSE, CA – Continuing declines in product demand has forced Sanmina-SCI Corp. to implement serious cost-saving measures during the second quarter. Executive compensation will be reduced, and employees worldwide will be forced to take unpaid leave.
 
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