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Praxair Awarded Ten-Year NEC Contract

Praxair Electronics, a division of Praxair Inc., (NYSE:PX), based in Orangeburg, NY, has been awarded a ten-year contract by NEC Electronics America, Inc. to provide bulk gases and onsite services to the company’s manufacturing facility in Roseville, California. Praxair has been supplying semiconductor process gases, gas handling equipment, sputtering targets and services for on-site distribution and management of chemicals and bulk and process gases to NEC Electronics America’s manufacturing facility in Roseville for 22 years, since the facility opened in 1984. In addition, Praxair has provided NEC Electronics America with integrated supply chain management services for commodity and direct-sourced parts. The new contract covers supply to NEC Electronics America’s existing six-inch wafer fab, as well as to the planned eight-inch line that will be used to produce next-generation semiconductor devices primarily for the automotive industry. “Praxair has been a supplier and partner to NEC Electronics America for many years, providing high-quality products and services. We are confident in Praxair’s capabilities as a world-class supplier and in its commitment to quality and safety,” said Gabe Kim, VP, manufacturing operations, NEC Electronics America. “We are proud to have been chosen to continue supplying gases and services to NEC Electronics America to meet […]

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Hoku to Build Production Facilities in Idaho

Hoku Scientific, Inc. has selected the State of Idaho as the location for Hoku Solar and Hoku Materials, its solar module and polysilicon business units, respectively. Dustin Shindo, chairman, president and CEO of Hoku Scientific, said, “We are pleased to have selected Idaho as the location for our new businesses. We believe that Idaho is the best location in terms of cost, resources, labor and government support.” “We are very excited that Hoku Scientific has chosen Idaho as the location for its new high technology renewable energy-focused businesses,” said Idaho’s Governor Jim Risch. “We have met with their management team, and were impressed with their growth strategy. We expect Hoku Scientific to have a significant long-term positive impact on our economy.” The State of Idaho and the municipal governments have offered Hoku Scientific a variety of incentives to attract the Hoku Solar and Hoku Materials businesses, including tax incentives, financial support for infrastructure improvements around the facilities, and grants to fund the training of new employees. “Idaho is a very attractive place for us to expand our business,” said Shindo, “and we look forward to contributing to Idaho’s growing and diversified economy.” In addition to the financial incentives, one of […]

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