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GE Energy to provide LM2500+ Gas turbine for south african power plant

February 23, 2006

February 23, 2006---GE Energy was awarded a $9.2 million contract by Mondi Business Paper South Africa to provide an LM2500+ aeroderivative gas turbine generating set for its facility in Richards Bay, South Africa. This represents the first natural gas-fired industrial cogeneration project in South Africa.

The LM2500+ gas turbine generating set is configured with a six-stage, low-speed power turbine and a dry low emissions combustor. It will be supplied with chilling coils in the gas turbine inlet system.

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GE Gas Turbines Selected for New 380-Megawatt Power Plant in Sharjah

February 22, 2006

Sharjah, February 22, 2006 -- Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA) has selected GE Energy's gas turbine technology for the Hamriyah Power Station, located in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

GE will supply four Frame 9E gas turbines for phase one of the simple-cycle, base load power plant, which will add 380 megawatts of capacity to the Sharjah electricity grid. The primary fuel will be natural gas.

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GE Supplies Energy, Security and Healthcare expertise for the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games

February 21, 2006

Event Launching GE's International Olympic Committee Partnership

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Window Profiles Get a Colorful Outlook with Co-extruded Geloy(1)/PVC Resin from GE - Plastics

February 20, 2006

PITTSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2006--Chinese architects and designers, who until now have generally been limited to plain white PVC or aluminum window profiles for their buildings, can expand their creative options thanks to the broad color palette provided by GE - Plastics' Geloy(1) acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile (ASA) resin co-extruded with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin. The new Geloy resin product gives white PVC window profiles a colorful coat without the time and expense of painting, and helps deliver excellent thermo-insulation comparable to aluminum window profiles.

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GE Lights Up the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games

February 16, 2006

TORINO, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2006--GE, a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, announced that GE Lighting is providing variety of products and services to support the major venues of the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games and the city center of Torino.

For the city, specifically, GE Lighting is supplying:

-- Upgraded street lights in the historic city center;

-- Lighting systems in Piazza Castello, where the medal ceremonies will take place, Piazzetta Reale, Piazza San Carlo, Piazza San Felice, Via Roma and Via Po;

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GE Security Expands Commitment to Aviation Security with Strategic Investment in Verified Identity Pass; Investment in Leading Registered Traveler Program Hoped to Provide Better, Faster Security Screening for Air Passengers

February 15, 2006

BRADENTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2006--GE Security's Homeland Protection business (NYSE: GE), through its wholly-owned subsidiary GE Invision, today announced it is making a minority strategic investment of up to $16 million in Verified Identity Pass, Inc. (Verified ID). Verified ID's Clear(TM) service is the nation's leading, and only operational, Registered Traveler program.

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Introducing: An Industry First - The GE Profile(TM) Free-Standing 120-Volt Dual-Fuel Range

February 14, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2006--Now consumers can enjoy the performance of dual-fuel cooking without the hassle of installing new electric lines in their homes. The GE Profile free-standing 120-volt dual-fuel range offers the best of both cooking worlds - the responsiveness of gas on the cooktop with the performance and even heating of an electric oven. Consumers with a gas line in their kitchen can plug this range into any dedicated standard 120V/15amp electrical outlet.

On the cooktop:

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Roofing Tiles Made of GE's Co-Extruded Geloy(1)/PVC Resin Introduce New Color

February 13, 2006

PITTSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2006--Chinese apartment buildings and other structures are beginning to sport colorful roofs tiled with tiles made from GE - Plastics' Geloy(1) resin co-extruded with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) instead of clay and cement tiles, steel roofing sheet, or asphalt shingles. The tiles, which are fabricated from thermoformed decorative roofing sheet produced by molder FangXing Building Materials, not only offer many color and style options, but also help provide superior performance, lighter weight, and lower system cost vs.

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GE Presents Breakthrough Research on Plastic Substrate and Ultra-High-Barrier Coating System for Flexible Organic Displays

February 06, 2006

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2006--GE Global Research is presenting details on its successful development of a substrate system for flexible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) at the Flexible Displays & Microelectronics Conference, Feb. 6-9 in Phoenix, Ariz. The system features a developmental high-temperature Lexan(1) polycarbonate (PC) film from GE - Plastics combined with a transparent, ultra-high-barrier coating to help protect the OLED device against oxygen and moisture. This research, jointly funded by the U.S.

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Tough Lexan* Polycarbonate Sheet from GE Gives Clear Advantage to Awe-Inspiring Shanghai South Railway Station Design

February 01, 2006

SHANGHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2006--The newest, largest round roof of its kind in the world - that of the massive new Shanghai South Railway Station - is being constructed of clear, tough Lexan(1) polycarbonate (PC) sheet from GE. Not only does this ambitious construction project represent one of the largest single orders of Lexan sheet ever received by GE's Plastics business to date, but more importantly underscores GE's commitment to help revitalize the Chinese infrastructure with some of the world's most advanced materials technologies.

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