TREVOSE, Pa. & EAST HILLS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004--General Electric (NYSE:GE) and Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) today announced that Pall's high performance microfiltration/ultrafiltration technologies will be integrated with GE Water Technologies' advanced design reverse osmosis/nanofiltration systems and services to provide total water management solutions to the industrial marketplace.
GLENWOOD, Ill. & TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2004--The Glenwood Division of Dober Chemical Corporation and GE Water Technologies announced today that they have closed a transaction through which Dober will acquire, own and operate GE Water Technologies' Transportation Coolant Aftermarket business. Financial details of the transaction, which was completed prior to the end of 2003, were not disclosed.
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GE Recognized with Two Major Industry Awards for Advanced Power Generation Technology; H System Operating at Baglan Bay
ATLANTA--Jan. 7, 2004--GE Energy recently was honored with two major industry awards for its development of the H System(TM), the world's most advanced gas turbine combined-cycle technology, which has been installed at the Baglan Bay Power Station in South Wales.
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GE Silicones-OSi Specialties Announces Opening of New Custom Elastomers Facility; Garrett, Indiana, facility will serve customers with full service formulating capabilities WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2004--GE Silicones-OSi Specialties today announced the April 2004 opening of its new full service formulation facility for custom liquid silicone elastomers.
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PITTSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2004--GE Advanced Materials (NYSE:GE) announced today that it has renewed as an associate sponsor of 2003 Winston Cup Champion, Matt Kenseth, and the #17 DEWALT Ford Taurus for the 2004 NASCAR racing season.
The extension marks the second year that GE Advanced Materials has teamed up with DEWALT and Roush Racing to promote its LEXAN(R) brand of polycarbonate plastic, which is used as an ingredient component in many consumer products. The #17 DEWALT Ford Taurus will once again feature the green LEXAN resin logo across the back.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004--General Electric Company Chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt today issued the following statement today on the passing of Reginald H. "Reg" Jones, who served as GE's CEO and chairman from 1972 to 1981. Mr. Jones, 86, passed away on Tuesday at his home in Greenwich, CT, following a long illness.
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GE Signs Contract for Lanzhou Meiya PowerProject in China
GE Signs Contract for Lanzhou Meiya Power Project in ChinaCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 29, 2003--GE Power Systems has signed a contract to provide power generation equipment for the Lanzhou Meiya Cogeneration project in Lanzhou, People's Republic of China. It is one of six projects that are part of a previously announced $900 million agreement for GE to supply gas turbine-based combined-cycle systems for China's Gas Turbine Power Plants Construction Project.
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2003年12月8日, 中国国务院总理温家宝访问了GE公司在纽约的办公室并参观了GE新科技和产品的演示。
GE是温家宝总理首次美国之行中访问的唯一的企业。GE公司董事长兼CEO杰夫*伊梅尔特，GE副董事长兼NBC董事长鲍伯*赖特，副董事长丹尼斯*达默曼和由公司董事和高层领导组成的GE团队在纽约曼哈顿的GE大楼---洛克菲勒中心接待了中国代表团。
12 月8日下午2:45，伊梅尔特和GE中国董事长兼首席执行官孙礼达在49街入口迎接温总理，并陪同由外交部长李肇星、国家发展与改革委员会主任马凯等人组成的中国代表团来到洛克菲勒中心53楼的GE办公室。伊梅尔特致欢迎词，并简要介绍了GE在中国的最新业务发展情况。
伊梅尔特表示，GE希望与中国发展合作伙伴关系，支持中国基础设施建设。GE将继续关注和参与中国的能源产业、医疗健康、铁路、奥林匹克等项目，飞机发动机业务将为客户提供长期的服务，GE还将在中国开展金融服务业务。
伊梅尔特还介绍了今年在上海投入使用的GE全球研发中心和技术中心。温总理说，我去过GE在上海的研发中心，希望研发中心在中国开展业务。
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中国南沙-2003年12月9日，通用电气公司(纽约证交所:GE)的下属公司之一GE塑料集团，今天宣布了增加其位于广东省的南沙工厂产能的计划。GE 塑料集团的高层官员，与广州市人民政府副秘书长古石阳、广州南沙开发区建设指挥部常务副总指挥余耀胜及广州南沙开发区建设指挥部副总指挥罗兆慈及其他政府领导一起主持了扩建工程的奠基仪式。
南沙扩建项目总投资近六千万美元，主要用于建立8条新的生产线。在2004年11月扩建工程计划完工之际，预计GE塑料南沙工厂将提供更多的工作机会。 "今天的仪式展示了GE塑料对中国塑料工业的承诺和强烈信心，"GE塑料大中国区总裁郭马克先生在奠基仪式上表示， "我们的南沙项目在扩建后将帮助我们在中国的客户和国内各个行业更好地将我们的技术运用到他们的产品中去，从日用塑料到高端的热塑性工程塑料技术。"
目前的南沙工厂从1994开始建设，1996年7月投产，总投资七千多万美元。厂区面积8万平方米，员工200多人。1999年，南沙工厂通过了劳氏的ISO 14001认证。