MIDLAND, MI – The Dow Chemical Company reported fourth-quarter sales of $14.1 billion, up 2% year-over-year.

The firm posted a net loss of $20 million for the quarter, compared to net income of $426 million in the same quarter of 2010.

Sales in Electronic and Functional Materials were $1.1 billion, flat versus the year-ago period, as a 3% decline in volume was offset by a 3% increase in price.

For full-year 2011, sales were $60 billion, up 12% versus 2010, and a record for the company.

2011 net income was $2.4 billion, up 22% year-over-year.

LAKE OSWEGO, OR – PCB Assembly Express has announced it is offering online quoting and ordering in real time for printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly. 

The online quotes are firm, not estimates subject to additional charges, the firm says.

The site offers orders both in the US and offshore; quotes for both can be done simultaneously.