10-03 :: March 2010

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share of SST common stock has been increased from $3.00 to $3.05 per share in cash.

http://www.sst.com

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umitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (TOKYO:5802) (ISIN:JP3407400005), and its subsidiary, Sumito-

mo Electric Fine Polymer, Inc. (SFP), launched the

Microfiltration Membrane Module designed for the membrane bioreactor (MBR) to the Chinese market. The first shipment of this product, headed to major chemical and steel manufacturing companies in China, has completed by the end of February 2010.

This Microfiltration Membrane Module for MBR employs SFP‘s „POREFLON,“ a porous membrane material manufactured by the unique processing technology using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). POREFLON has numerous fine pores approximately 0.1μm on its surface. In terms of strength and che- mical resistance, POREFLON exceeds polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) and other synthetic resins, allowing easy cleaning of the membrane surface and continu- ous, stable operation.

http://www.global-sei.com http://www.sei-sfp.co.jp/english/

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ymyx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMX) and Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL) have signed

a merger agreement. The merger is expected to be completed by the end of June 2010.

http://www.symyx.com

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egal Corporation, (NASDAQ: TGAL) an innovator of specialized production solutions for the fabri-

cation of advanced MEMS, power ICs and optoelec-

tronic devices, has sold its legacy thin film etch and physical vapor deposition (PVD) product lines to

OEM Group, Inc. for aggregate consideration of up to $3 million, of which a maximum of $1 million is subject to OEM Group’s achievement of certain tar- get sales levels. Tegal sold to OEM Group the Tegal

900ACS™, 980ACS™, 6500 HRe-™ and 6500 Spec- tra™ series Thin Film Etch products, along with the Sputtered Films Endeavor™ and AMS™ PVD series

products, intellectual property and process know- how. OEM Group will bring continued global support to existing Tegal Thin Film Etch and PVD customers, and will integrate these world class technologies into their LEGENDS™ offering, which already includes the MRC Eclipse (PVD), AG Heatpulse®

(RTP), Lam Auto-

Etch™ (Etch), and Varian Sunset (Implant) platforms.

http://www.tegal.com

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esa®

62939 is the newest member of the tesa® PE (polyethylene) foam tape family, which now

includes eleven unique adhesive tapes ranging from 20 mils to 118 mils in thickness. tesa®

62939 now

becomes the thickest double-sided tape in the tesa® closed-cell PE foam tape assortment, measuring 118 mils / 3000 μm. Equipped with a unique “tackified” acrylic adhesive system, tesa®

nal tack and surface wetting capabilities.

http://www.tesatape.com

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hermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) has completed its previously announced acquisition

of Finnzymes. The business is a well-recognized provider of integrated tools for high-performance polymerase chain reaction (PCR), including reagents, instruments, consumables and kits that make the PCR process faster and more accurate for applications including basic genomic research, genetic testing, forensics and food safety. Finnzymes, which gene- rated full year 2009 revenues of $20 million, will be

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