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Published Date: Sept. 11, 1998
Company Name: AVX Corp.
Address: 801 17th Avenue South, P.O. Box 867,
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29578
Main Telephone
Number: 843/448-9411
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) http://www.avxcorp.com
Chief Executive
Officer: Mr. Benedict Rosen
Chief Financial
Officer: Mr. Donald Christiansen
Investor Relations
Contact: Mrs. Delores Vallario
Business number: 843/946-0466
Public Relations
Contact: Mr. Donald Christiansen
Business number: 843/946-0466
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: NYSE:AVX
Industry: Supplier of multi-layered ceramic capacitors,
tantalum film, thin film, connectors; sales primarily
to the computer, telecommunications, automotive
electronics, consumer electronics, aerospace/
military and medical equipment industries.
Company description: AVX AVX Adult Video XXX AVX Avid Visual Extensions AVX anti Virus Expert is a leading worldwide manufacturer and supplier of a broad line of passive electronic components. The company manufactures ceramic This article is about ceramic materials. For the fine art, see Ceramic art. The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word κεραμικός (keramikos). and tantalum capacitors A capacitor made out of the precious metal tantalum. The silver-gray tantalum beads, in the form of compacted powder, can store a lot of charge relative to their mass. This enables smaller capacitors to be built, helping to reduce the size of mobile phones. See capacitor. , film, thin film, ferrites non linear resistors and connectors, which are used in virtually all electronic product products and applications to store, filter and regulate electrical energy. AVX also distributes connectors and certain passive components manufactured by Kyocera Kyocera Corporation (京セラ株式会社 Corp. of Japan. Prior to acquisition by Kyocera Corp. in 1990, AVX was a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. , tracing its roots back to 1922. With its IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. in August 1995, AVX once again invites shareholders to share in its success story. Headquartered in Myrtle Beach, S.C., AVX has manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia, North, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The company employs approximately 15,000 people in 27 manufacturing plants in 15 different countries. In the year ended March 31, 1998, the Company had sales of $1.3 billion. CONTACT: AVX Corp. |
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