Rayovac Corporation, a U.S. consumer products company.

RAYOVAC CORPORATION, a U.S. consumer products company, paid US$28 million in cash for Brazilian battery producer Microlite Mi´cro`lite

n. 1. (Min.)
1. A rare mineral of resinous luster and high specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in octahedral crystals usually very minute.
2. (Min. , which has owned the Rayovac brand name in Brazil Brazil (brəzĭl`), Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. since 1982.

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Title Annotation:	Brazil; Microlite
Publication:	Latin Trade
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	May 1, 2004
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