Ceradyne Inc., Costa Mesa, Calif., has acquired Minco Inc. of Midway, Tenn., for approximately $27.5 million in cash. Minco is a key supplier of raw materials to Ceradyne's Thermo Materials division in Scottdale, Ga., where the Minco powders are used in Ceradyne's high purity fused silica ceramic crucibles for use in the manufacture of photovoltaic polycrystalline silicon solar cells.
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