Happy Birthday: LEXAN Resin Turns 50!; 50 Years
After its Discovery, GE's Amazing LEXAN Polycarbonate Continues to
Improve the Products We Use
PITTSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2003--You may not
know it by name, but some of the greatest innovations of the past 50
years depended upon it.
From man's first steps on the moon to laptop computers, GE's
LEXAN(R) resin--one of the most versatile materials in the world--has
been an important part of our lives. This year, GE Plastics, a
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003--The General Electric Company today announced that Marc J. Saperstein has been named to the newly created role of vice president, corporate citizenship, to oversee GE's philanthropic and volunteer efforts.
Saperstein will oversee the GE Fund, GE's 50-year-old philanthropic foundation, as well as GE Elfun, GE's global organization of employees and retirees committed to improving communities through volunteerism. The GE family contributed more than $120 million to community and educational institutions last year.
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2003--General Electric Company announced this morning that it will execute a USD 5 Billion Global financing.
This is in line with Keith Sherin's comments during the January 17, 2003 Fourth Quarter and Total Year 2002 Performance presentation. GE is executing this transaction in order to term out Commercial Paper raised at year-end 2002 for its equity infusion into General Electric Capital Corporation and ERC. This is the only term debt transaction which GE has planned for 2003.
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2003--The average consumer probably wouldn't recognize the products made by GE Plastics and GE Specialty Materials, but these items are an integral part of almost everything we encounter in our everyday lives - from cosmetics and coffee pots to CDs, cell phones and automobiles.
This edition of GE's Innovation Update highlights some of the latest innovations in the area of plastics and specialty materials.
GE Makes U.S. Patent "Top 10" List
Фэйрфилд (США), 17 января 2003 г. - General Electric объявила о том, что по итогам 2002 года прибыль компании достигла рекордного уровня в 15,1 млрд. долл., увеличившись по сравнению с аналогичным показателем 2001 года на 7%. Денежные поступления (за вычетом текущих поступлений) возросли на 10% и составили 15,2 млрд. долл.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2003--GE will Webcast its conference call on fourth-quarter and 2002 financial results on Friday, January 17 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
The conference call will follow the Company's news release on results, which will be available at approximately 6 a.m. that morning. The call and related materials will be available at www.ge.com/investor.
