How plastics went from byword to bye: as costs rise, prices don't, GE tries to sell storied unit that bred products, leaders
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Plastics, once the material of the future, has now become expensive to produce, leading General Electric Co. to try to sell its plastics division. CEO Jeffrey Immelt, who has been involved in other recent GE acquisitions and divestments, hopes to sell the unit for up to $10 billion.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Market information - general, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Plastic Materials, Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing, Management dynamics, Executive changes & profiles, Miscellaneous Plastics Products, NEC, Rubber & Plastic Products, Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing, Parent-to-subsidiary activities, Plastics materials and resins, RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS, Subsidiary-to-parent activities, Management, Officials and employees, Forecasts and trends, Supply and demand, Plastics industry, Plastics, Market trend/market analysis, Company business management, Immelt, Jeffrey, Subsidiaries, divisions and units
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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EU Commission gives go-ahead on GE purchase
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General Electric Co.'s acquisition of Instrumentarium Corp. has been approved by the European Commission. The deal is valued at 2 billion euros.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2003
United States, Finland, Medical equipment and supplies industry, Medical equipment industry, Instrumentarium Corp.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2003
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Subjects list: United States, Electrical equipment and supplies industry, Electric equipment industry, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Company acquisition/merger, General Electric Co., GE
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