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heraeus quarzglas<br />
The technology leader in high-purity quartz glass.<br />
With comprehensive know-how <strong>and</strong> more than 13 production facilities in Europe,<br />
Asia, <strong>and</strong> North America, this business segment produces <strong>and</strong> processes<br />
high-purity fused silica for the optical, chemical, <strong>and</strong> semiconductor industries.<br />
The product portfolio also includes synthetic silica glass for the manufacture of<br />
microchips <strong>and</strong> for optical fibers for the telecommunications industry.<br />
Financial year <strong>2007</strong> was marked by renewed dem<strong>and</strong> in the first half of the year<br />
for semiconductors, compared with the previous year. General economic cooling<br />
in the second half of the year in the semiconductor industry led to a slight<br />
re duction in sales for the remainder of the year, which still ended 1.9 % higher<br />
than 2006, at € 265.0 million.<br />
in € million<br />
<strong>2007</strong><br />
2006<br />
2005<br />
2004<br />
2003<br />
rEvEnuEs<br />
185.8<br />
198.8<br />
220.3<br />
265.0<br />
260.1
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