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Ceradyne Inc. (CRDN)At 4:00PM ET: 17.14  Down 0.08 (0.46%)  
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Ceradyne Inc.
3169 Red Hill Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
United States - Map
Phone: 714-549-0421
Fax: 714-549-5787
Web Site: http://www.ceradyne.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Industrial Goods
Industry:Industrial Equipment & Components
Full Time Employees:2,388

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Ceradyne, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of technical ceramic products, ceramic powders, and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel, and commercial applications in the United States and internationally. Its products include lightweight ceramic armor for soldiers and other military applications; ceramic industrial components for erosion and corrosion resistant applications; ceramic powders, including boron carbide, boron nitride, titanium diboride, calcium hexaboride, zirconium diboride, and fused silica, which are used in manufacturing armor and a range of industrial and consumer products; evaporation boats for metallization of materials for food packaging and other products; and ceramic diesel engine components. The company’s products also comprise functional and frictional coatings primarily for automotive applications; translucent ceramic orthodontic brackets; ceramic-impregnated dispenser cathodes for microwave tubes, lasers and cathode ray tubes; ceramic crucibles for melting silicon in the photovoltaic solar cell manufacturing process; ceramic missile radomes for the defense industry; and fused silica powders for precision investment casting. In addition, its products consist of neutron absorbing materials; nuclear chemistry products for use in pressurized water reactors and boiling water reactors; boron dopant chemicals for semiconductor silicon manufacturing and for ion implanting of silicon wafers; and ceramic bearings and bushings for oil drilling and fluid handling pumps. Ceradyne serves the U.S. government; prime government contractors; and industrial, automotive, diesel, and commercial manufacturers. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Costa Mesa, California.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Ceradyne Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 53.5% of S&P 600 companies and 66.1% of Capital Goods companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Joel P. Moskowitz , 69
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 1.42M $ 0
    Mr. Jerrold J. Pellizzon , 55
    Chief Admin. Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, VP, Corp. Sec., Chief Financial Officer of Ceradyne Esk LLC and Chief Financial Officer of Esk Ceramics Gmbh & Co Kg
    $ 659.00K $ 0
    Mr. Kenneth R. Morris , 55
    VP of Operations
    $ 360.00K $ 0
    Mr. David P. Reed , 54
    VP, Assistant Corp. Sec. and Pres of North American Operations
    $ 629.00K $ 0
    Mr. Bruce Lockhart , 46
    VP and Pres of Thermo Materials
    $ 357.00K $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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