Fuel processor technology targets PEM fuel cell systems

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Osmonics posts second quarter results Osmonics

Inc reported results

second

ended

quarter company’s

efforts

appear

for the 30 June

gross

revenue

margins

levels

and

yet at the

to achieve,

says that

the

it is moving

in

reported

of USs2.1 quarter, of 1998,

with

million.

million

quarter

for

of 1999

lower

than

million

the

which

equivalent

pure

the

of $47.4

in its

reported

sales of $24.8

the second

equipment

quarter,

of $0.8

consumables of

and

pressure

membrane

operating

income

provided segment

for

and

not

information

by

putting

effort

32.6

into

been

improving

margin.

its

For the second

pure

and businesses.

NPS’s incorporates

greater

hydrogen

with

than

of

and

carbon

product into

any

company

1 ppm

to

of the with

passing PEM

it

methanol

also

propane

during

Tech

supplies

purification

of Zyza Tech Water July

1999.

of Corning’s

Business

has

gone

says is

the

already

operational

benefits. the first half of 1999

with the equivalent

period

sales in North

America

per cent,

particularly

growth

with

strong

in microfiltration

UK sales improved cent,

of 1998, grew by 9

while

Europe

by only

those

declined,

products.

mainly

sluggish

2 per

to continental because

of

performance In

the

in

Asia-Pacific

R egion

and started

increased

by 41 per cent and 29 per

It

-

Japan,

sales

have

to

recover

and

cent, respectively.

most

gas models

that

for PEM

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assimilation

already

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announced

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USA

accretive

a drop

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the acquisition

systems

of

products.

that

kerosene,

hydrogen

the

sales

already

to hydrogen. and

by

in

sales experienced

The

fuel

processor

developing

ethanol,

by

of 3 per cent.

Comparing

of carbon

has

a fuel

offset

decline

and

is necessary

- natural

Osmonics

The

was

sales

one

for 1998.

Systems

this

anticipated

producing

purification

driven

of a new thermo-cycler,

it

a PEM

needed

per cent for the same period

the launch

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converts is

sales rose by 5 percent. grew strongly,

and

cell stack. The

product

company,

99.8%

and

improveme?sY

stage

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before

and

plan,

can poison

conventional

from

range

both of which

ro

These

its fuel processor

benefited extensions

Separations

dioxide.

hydrogen

products,

according

less than

fuel cell irreversibly.

the company’s

filter

design

a purification

that produces pure

for use

proprietary

from

bio-chromatography

in

44 per

exceptional

multi-well

but

of

by

syringe

Healthcare

timing

gas systems.

sales climbed

led

Industrial

which

electricity

schools

provide

1999,

enough

turn can generate

recently

fiscal

US

in homes,

gross

of

the

The device

fuel cell system,

was 34.8 per cent, up from

quarter margin

(PEM)

for the

also

a

expectations

of the

Microfiltration

GDX

in

sales rose by 12 per was below

for analytical

cent,

through

in exchange acceleration

because

Biometra

for a proton-exchange-membrane

NPS, no further

an

are

has

to

hydrogen

contaminants

the

a

with

Laboratories,

of Energy.

produces

developed

company

contract

less than

was not available

gross profit

Department

fuel

this year under

(1 ppm)

first half of 1998. The

earlier

cost-sharing

monoxide

of $2.9 million.

because

the diesel

part per million

reported

million

50%

an

performances

to

high-purity

element

while

comparisons

Yearly

mainly

dropped

mainly

expenditure.

Analytical

able

segment

with operating

segment $21.7

in its

million

million

processor

to

segment,

The

sales

for the

has continued

business.

income

second

2 per cent

pricing

NPS developed

contractor

activity

and

cent. This

Power

excluding

movements

rates

processor

is

diesel into

prime

of

were

order

water

convert

which

special

of 1998.

The company

continued

a fuel

technology

National

Sales

was posted

equipment

demonstrated

cent.

development

says that it has

Sandia

figure

quarter

see variable

Northwest

(NPS)

quarter

included

of $10

$46.5

a loss of

for the second

which

charges

Oregon-based Systems

net income

million for the second

compared

$5.3 million

adverse

hydrogen.

the right direction. Osmonics

profits. for goodwill,

16 per

orders

effect.

growth

are not

it expects

company

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by

restructuring

to be taking

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million.

adjustments

1999. The

for the equivalent period of 199&, to E50.7 Pre-tax

a positive

set of financial

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heavy

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