NEWS

Press releases and news from American Elements and its distributors (5 years):

> May 28, 2008 -- American Elements begins bulk Cadmium Telluride production to meet demand from solar energy and lighting industries

> May 13, 2008 -- American Elements announces expanded Vanadium production capacity

> April 22, 2008 -- American Elements announces availability of advanced metal and high purity tubes

> April 1, 2008 -- American Elements continues expansion of high purity semi-conductor materials production adding selenides, antimonides, and arsenides

> March 17, 2008 -- American Elements announces expanded high purity semi-conductor materials production including Zinc Telluride, Lead Telluride, Cadmium Telluride and Germanium Telluride

> February 19, 2008 -- American Elements announces new AE Refractory Metals™ product group

> January 9, 2008 -- American Elements to mint coins from rare and advanced metals for ETF, hedge fund and private investor reserves

> January 3, 2008 -- American Elements advises of new 25% export tariff by Chinese government on all rare earth metals and compounds

> December 3, 2007 -- American Elements announces novel surface functionalized nanoparticle production method

> October 21, 2007 -- American Elements announces launch of new Aluminum Oxynitride

> October 3, 2007 -- American Elements announces P-MITE™ line of Platinum nanoparticles for catalyst applications

> September 18, 2007 -- American Elements advises of new 10% export tariff on rare earth metals anticipated October 1 by Chinese government

> September 4, 2007 -- American Elements quantum dots

> July 25, 2007 -- American Elements announces expanded Hafnium production capacity

> June 13, 2007 -- American Elements combines nanoparticle, rare earths and bulk chemical capabilities in launch of new AE Water Treatment™ group

> May 4, 2007 -- American Elements announces new technological advance in precious metal foil manufacturing

> April 25, 2007 -- American Elements announces appointment of Tin Hang Technology Ltd. as exclusive distributor for Hong Kong

> April 18, 2007 -- American Elements announces technological breakthrough in copper and nickel metal production

> March 26, 2007 -- Nanoparticle, nanopowder and nanofoil research support department established within American Elements' Nanometal™ product group

> March 14, 2007 -- American Elements announces new AE Solar Energy™ product group

> March 6, 2007 -- American Elements announces silver oxalate for global warming research and naopowder particles production

> February 19, 2007 -- American Elements Interview regarding Global Hafnium Supply -- Los Angeles Times - Reuters

> February 6, 2007 -- American Elements announces technological breakthrough in Titanium 6AL-4V production and new ultra light high tensile strength foil for aerospace and military applications

> January 30, 2007 -- American Elements' hafnium metal, hafnium carbide, hafnium telluride and hafnium thin film deposition and evaporation coating materials to be consolidated into product group

> January 8, 2007 -- American Elements announces appointment of Raw Material as exclusive Brazilian distributor

> December 18, 2006 -- American Elements announces Mangasorb™ manganese oxide nanoparticle for environmental applications

> December 11, 2006 -- Organo-Metallic materials production at American Elements to be consolidated into AE Organo-Metallics™ product group

> December 5, 2006 -- American Elements presents Polonium 210 Isotope information, history, applications, properties

> November 21, 2006 -- American Elements' global solutions production operations to be consolidated into AE Solutions™ product group

> November 1, 2006 -- American Elements announces launch of new AE Isotopes™ line of isotopic materials

> October 17, 2006 -- American Elements announces development of new high purity silver nanopowder particles

> September 26, 2006 -- American Elements announces rod, pellets, tablets, granules, and other new forms of elemental metals for next generation deposition processes

> September 19, 2006 -- American Elements announces 3X expansion of its copper sulfate capacity

> September 8, 2006 -- American Elements announces online publication of its fuel cell raw materials list

> July 19, 2006 -- American Elements announces appointment of Aedco as exclusive distributor for Egypt and Arabic-speaking countries

> June 8, 2006 -- American Elements announces plans to consolidate nanoparticle, nanopowder, and nanofoil divisions into a single product group under it's tradename Nanometal™

> June 8, 2006 -- American Elements announces new Iridium production facilities will expand iridium metal, foil, and wire capacity

> May 5, 2006 -- American Elements announces launch of new Nanometal™ line of nanoscale ultra thin foil and film

> April 28, 2006 -- American Elements announces appointment of Impex Quimica as exclusive Spanish distributor

> March 10, 2006 -- American Elements announces appointment of Liberty International as exclusive Indian distributor

> March 1, 2006 -- American Elements announces launch of new Ruthenium Target for perpendicular memory recording (PMR)

> February 23, 2006 -- American Elements announces launch of new T-MITE™, C-MITE™ and A-MITE™ Oxide Nanopowders

> January 30, 2006 -- American Elements announces appointment of Sepulchre as exclusive Benelux distributor

> December 7, 2005 -- American Elements announces expansion of its sputtering target production facility to support increased demand for target and foil products

> August 1, 2005 -- American Elements announces Z-MITE™ line of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

> March 30, 2005 -- American Elements announces launch of new Lead Crystal line of sputtering targets

> March 28, 2005 -- American Elements announces launch of new VACUUMELT™ line of sputtering targets

> February 7, 2005 -- American Elements announces availability of new 12 Mol. % Yttria Stabilized Zirconia

> November 30, 2004 -- American Elements announces development of new high purity silicon arsenide product

> August 2, 2004 -- American Elements announces new ultra high purity aluminum production capability

> July 20, 2004 -- American Elements introduces new Heavy Gadolinium Nitrate™ that enhances nuclear reactor performance

> May 25, 2004 -- American Elements announces NanoFluor™ line of nanoscale rare earth and advanced metallic fluoride powders

> November 7, 2003 -- Arnaud Electronics distributes American Elements products

> April 14, 2003 -- American Elements announces development of new line of perovskite materials

> December 9, 2002 -- American Elements announces new Cerifine™ Cerium oxide product

> June 2, 2002 -- American Elements announces launch of new line of Nickel cermets

> March 13, 2002 -- American Elements announces launch of new Yttrifine™ Yttrium oxide product