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News and Notes from Materials" Industries
Agilent Technologies Inc.: Agilent Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, California) acquired the Nano Instruments business of MTS Systems Corporation. Nano Instruments (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) is a supplier of nanoindentation systems and related equipment. The acquisition will strengthen Agilent's portfolio of instrumentation for imaging, characterizing, and quantifying nanomechanical material properties.
Alcoa: Alcoa (Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania) has signed a cooperation agreement with Vietnam's minerals development company. Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries (!roup (Vinacomin), for development of the aluminum industry in Vietnam. Under the agreement, ...