[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 227 (Friday, November 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70612-70613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29983]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antritrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--International Magnesium Development Corporation

    Notice is hereby given that, on October 23, 2000, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), International Magnesium 
Development Corporation (``IMDC'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties and (2) the 
nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications were filed for 
the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of 
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. 
Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties are 
International Magnesium Development Corporation, McLean, VA; 
International Magnesium Association, McLean, VA; Alusuisse Technology & 
Management AG, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland; American Tank & 
Fabricating Co., Cleveland, OH; A/S Metallic, Skive, Denmark; Alabama 
Cathodic Metals, Gulf Shores, AL; Alcan Aluminium Ltd., Montreal, 
Quebec, Canada; ALMAMET GmbH, Ainring, Germany, Amalgamet Canada, 
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Andreas Stihl AG & Co. Magnesium Druckguss, 
Prum-Weinsheim, Germany; Asian Metals & Alloys Corp., Wilmington, DE; 
Australian Magnesium Corp. Pty, Ltd.; Toowong, Queensland, Australia; 
AVISMA Titanium-Magnesium Works, Berezniki, Perm Region, Russia; 
Brochot SCS, Trembley en France, France; CE Marshall Ltd., West 
Midlands, United Kingdom; Chemische Fabrik Malk GmbH, Koln, Germany; 
Chemetals Inc., Baltimore, MD; Chicago White Metal Casting, Inc., 
Bensenville, IL; Contech, Division of SPX Corp., Mishawaka, IN; CLD de 
la MRC de Franchville, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, Dead Sea 
Magnesium Ltd., Beer-Sheva, Israel; Del Mar Die Casting Co., Gardena, 
CA; Deutsche Ges. F. Materialkunde, Frankfurt, Germany; Druckgusswerk 
Moessner Gmbh, Munchen, Germany; Dynacast Inc., Yorktown, NY; E.S.M. II 
Inc., Amherst, NY, Eckart-Werke, Furth, Germany; EFM e.v., Aalen, 
Germany; Fabryka Akcesoriow Meblowychul, Chelmno, Poland; Ford Motor 
Co., Dearborn, MI; Frech USA Inc., Michigan City, IN; Fridrich + 
Pfuderer GmbH, Ludwigsburg, Germany; Electrolux Motor AB, Huskvarna, 
Sweden; Garfield Alloys Inc., Garfield Heights, OH; Gibbs Die Casting 
Corp., Henderson, KY; Gjutal AB, Hultsfred, Sweden; GKSS--
Forschungszentrum Geesthact Gmbh, Geesthacht, Germany; Grand Xinihua Mg 
Powder Industrial Co. Ltd., Beijing, Peoples Republic of China; Halaco 
Engineering Inc., Oxnard, CA; Haley Industries Ltd., Haley, Ontario, 
Canada; Hatch & Assoc., Buffalo, NY; Hebei Metals & Minerals, Shi Jia 
Zhuang, Peoples Republic of China; Hochschild Partners, LLC, New York, 
NY; Honda R & D Company, Ltd., Saitama, Wako-shi, Japan; Honeywell 
Int'l Inc., Tempe, AZ; Hydro Magnesium, Brussels, Belgium; IMCO 
Recycling Inc., Irving, TX; IDRA North America, Kokomo, IN; 
Industrielle Forschungsgruppe Metallspitzguss, Willich, Germany; Ing. 
Rauch Fertigingstechnik Ges.m.b.H., Gmunden, Austria; InTerMag 
Technologies, Inc., Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada; ISAF, Glausthal-
Zellerfeld, Germany; Intermet Corporation, Troy, MI; Injecta Druckguss 
AG, Teufenthal, Switzerland; Jyskan Metalli Oy, Jyvaskyla, Findland; 
Laukotter GmbH, Wadersloh, Germany; Lazarus Metal Resources (UK)LTD, 
London, United Kingdom; Lexington Die Casting, Lakewood, NY; Lhoist 
Coordination Ctr., Limelette, Belgium; LM Leichtmetall-Systemtechnik 
GmbH, Fellbach, Germany,; Lite Metals Co., Ravenna, OH; Lunt 
Manufacturing Co., Inc., Schaumburg, IL; Magcorp, Salt Lake City, UT; 
Magnesium Aluminum Corp., Cleveland, OH; Magnesium Elektron Ltd., 
Manchester, United Kingdom; Magnesium Lite Technologi, Budapest, 
Hungary; Magnesium Products of Italy SPA, Verres, Italy; Magnesium 
Services (US) Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Magtrade BV, Amsterdam, 
Netherlands; Magnesium Technology Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand; Mark 
Metals Inc., Whittier, CA; Meridian Magnesium, Strathroy, Ontario, 
Canada; Metallic Alloys SRL, Riese Pio X, Italy; Miller Plating & Metal 
Finishing, Inc., Evansville, IN; Morimura Brothers, Inc., Tokyo, Japan; 
Nanjing Welbow Metals Co., Ltd., Nanjing, Jiansu Province, Peoples 
Republic of China; Nitek Electronic Co. Ltd., City of Industry, CA; 
Noranda Magnesium Inc., Franklin, TN; Nordiske Industriovner A/S, 
Stankge, Norway; Northern Diecast Corp., Harbor Springs, MI; Northwest 
Alloys, Addy, WA; O.Z. S.P.A., Padova, Italy; N.V. NOM/Antheus 
Magnesium, AK Groningen, Netherlands; Ortal Diecasting Ltd., Kibbutz 
Neve-ur, Israel; Oskar Frech GmbH & Co., Schorndorf, Germany, Otto 
Fuchs Metallwerke, Meinerzhagan, Germany; Pansoinco Trading Ltd. 
(Eire), Lugano, Switzerland; Phillips Plastics Corp., Menomonie, WI; 
Pechiney Electronmetallurgie, Haute-Garonne Marignac, France; Pierburg 
AG, Nettetal, Germany; Prince Machine Corp., Holland, MI Pro. Cat. 
S.C.A.R.L. Bolzano, Italy; Product Technologies Inc., Maple Lake, MN; 
Reade Manufacturing Co., Lakehurst, NJ; REMACOR, West Pittsburgh, PA; 
Rheinkalk HDW GmbH, Scharzfeld, Germany; Rossborough Mfg. Co., Avon 
Lake, OH; RIMA Industrial S/A, Minas Gerais, Brazil; S.A.M. 
Technologies, Viviez, France; SAMAG Ltd., Steney, NSW, Australia; S.A. 
Centre for Manufacturing, Woodville, South Australia, Australia; 
Schmitz + Apelt LOI, Wuppertal, Germany; SGF Mineral, Montreal, Quebec, 
Canada; SRC/Rossborough Supply Co., Cleveland, OH; Striko/Dynarda 
Corp., San Leandro, CA; StrikoWestofen GmbH, Mainz-Kastel, Germany; 
Solikamsk Magnesium Works, Solikamsk, Perm Region, Russia; Spartan 
Light Metal Products, Sparta, IL; Specialty Metals Company SA, 
Brussels, Belgium; Spectrulite Consortium Inc., Madison, IL; Sumitomo 
Sitix of Amagasaki, Inc., Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan; TCG Unitech AG, 
Krems, Austria; Technology Applications Group, Grand Forks, ND; Tek 
Services Pty. Ltd., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; The Japan 
Magnesium Assn., Tokyo, Japan; Thixomat, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; Tojin 
Corp., Taipei, Taiwan; Timminco Ltd., Haley, Ontario, Canada; Toensberg 
Presstoperi AS, Horten, Norway; Torunsa, Bergara, Spain; Trimag, Haley 
Ontario, Canada; Twin City Die Casting Co., Minneapolis, MN; Ube 
Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany; Von 
Roll Management AG, Zuerich, Switzerland; W. Pilling Kesselfabrik GmbH 
& Co., KG, Altena, Germany; Wogen Resources, Ltd., London, United 
Kingdom; and Zitzmann Druckguss GmbH, Stockheim, Germany.
    The nature and objective of the joint venture is the research 
evaluation and development of possible alternatives to

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SO2/SF6 magnesium melt protection systems, in an effort to develop an 
alternative system taking into consideration both economic and 
environmental factors.

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 00-29983 Filed 11-22-00; 8:45 am]
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