04.14.2009 4:43 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. said today that it will lay off 200 workers of its Korean-based subsidiary, as it cuts deeper to align manufacturing abilities with lower production needs.
The Korean operations are a joint venture between MEMC and Samsung Electronics…
04.13.2009 2:10 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Shares of wafer maker MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. slid today after the company issued an earnings outlook Thursday that fell below analysts’ expectations.
In afternoon trading, MEMC shares fell $2.96, or 16 percent, to $15.98, from Thursday’s close of $18.94. Today was…
09.24.2008 2:45 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. dropped its third-quarter earnings estimate to about $520 million to $540 million because raw materials delivery decreased after Hurricane Ike, the O’Fallon, Mo.-based company said today.
Although Ike did not do any major damage to MEMC’s plant…
09.15.2008 2:04 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hurricane Ike did not cause any major structural damage to MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.’s plant in Pasadena, Texas, the O’Fallon, Mo.-based company said today.
MEMC, which makes silicon wafers for electronic applications and solar batteries, shut down its plant Thursday in…
09.11.2008 2:27 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. temporarily shut down its plant in Pasadena, Texas, starting today in preparation for Hurricane Ike.
The O’Fallon, Mo.-based company, which makes silicon wafers for electronic applications and solar batteries, said today that it expects operations to restart…
09.02.2008 4:25 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
MEMC Electronics Materials Inc. said today that it is on target to meet its revenue predictions for the third quarter that ends Sept. 30.
The O’Fallon, Mo.-based company, which makes silicon wafers for electronic applications and solar batteries, said it expects revenue of…
02.20.2008 4:44 pm
Those of you who routinely tune-in to CNBC to watch the opening bell rung at New York Stock Exchange may recognize a familiar name Thursday morning.
The president and chief executive of MEMC Electronics Corp., Nabeel Gareeb, will ring the ceremonial opening bell that…
02.15.2008 1:31 pm
O’Fallon, Mo.,-based MEMC Electronic Materials Corp. gave its top executive a bonus of $931,600, the company reported Thursday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The bonus, given to Nabeel Gareeb, MEMC’s president and chief executive officer, is a…
01.31.2008 2:07 pm
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. laid off 90 employees this week from its O’Fallon, Mo., production site, a company spokesperson said Thursday. The company, which also has its headquarters in O’Fallon, said the cuts were necessary to better align employment with production…