Article: Bicron adopts new moniker to reflect parent firm's name.(Bicron Crystals and Detectors now Saint-Gobain Crystals & Detectors)(Brief Article)

In an effort to increase the visibility of its parent company, Bicron Crystals and Detectors in Newbury is taking a new name.

Bicron, a unit of French manufacturer Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, on Nov. 1 will be renamed Saint-Gobain Crystals & Detectors, said Bicron president John Crowe. The change is in anticipation of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's planned listing next spring on the New York Stock Exchange. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's stock also will continue to be traded on a French exchange.

"Saint-Gobain is an enormous French industrial company that has really grown worldwide," Mr. Crowe said. "As we move toward the New York Stock Exchange, it gets ...

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