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Article: Dow Corning Acquires U.S. and Brazilian Silicon Metal Manufacturing Assets From Globe Specialty Metals.
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- November 5, 2009
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MIDLAND, Mich., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dow Corning Corporation has acquired two chemical grade silicon manufacturing assets from Globe Specialty Metals, in an acquisition valued at approximately $175 million (USD).
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Dow Corning purchased 100 percent of Globe Metais Industria e Comercio S.A., a silicon metal manufacturer in Para, Brazil, which will immediately begin operating as Dow Corning Metais do Para Ltda.
Dow Corning has also acquired a 49 percent interest in Globe Metallurgical Inc.'s silicon manufacturing operation in Alloy, West Virginia (U.S.A.), WVA ...