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KEMET Corporation a leading manufacturer of tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid aluminum, plastic film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today learned that the company has been selected as one of thirty companies to receive a grant from the Department of Energy for a project that is expected to create over 110 new jobs in South Carolina. The award will enable the company to produce film and electrolytic capacitors within the United States to support alternative energy products and emerging green technologies such as hybrid electric drive vehicles. KEMET is receiving a grant for $15.1 million and is one of only two capacitor manufacturers in the group to receive an award (The other was SBE Electronics of Barre, Vermont). “The President of the United States announced today the funding of $2.4 billion in grants to accelerate the manufacturing and development of the next generation of U.S. batteries and electric vehicles,” stated Per Loof, KEMET’s Chief Executive Officer. “KEMET was notified today by the Department of Energy that our company was chosen to receive a Department of Energy Recovery Act Grant.

CARY, NC—LORD Corporation, a supplier of thermal management materials, adhesives, coatings, and encapsulants to the electronics industry, has announced a $2.5 million renovation to its electronic materials labs in Cary, N.C. According to John Hill, Technology Manager for LORD Corporation’s Electronic Boards and Components Industry Group, the expansion, which includes not only additional physical space but also new equipment, allows LORD to increase their capabilities for technology development including live device reliability testing on individual packages. As part of the expansion, LORD consolidated labs previously located in Elverson, Pa., and Indianapolis, Ind. with their Cary location. The expansion includes roughly 7500 square feet of new or refurbished lab space and more than $600,000 in newly installed instruments and equipment.

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Aerovox is a leading provider of film capacitors for industrial, medical and specialized applications serving original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and distributors. The company has world-class design, manufacturing and testing facilities in New Bedford, Massachusetts and global manufacturing facilities in China and India to enable quick turn-around for shipping and delivery worldwide. Aerovox capacitors are among the world’s most reliable components. The company’s extensive custom design and development capabilities coupled with its broad, standardized product offerings allow it to provide intelligent capacitor solutions that meet or exceed customers’ application requirements.

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