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		<title><![CDATA[MEMC buys stake in wafer maker]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Missouri-based MEMC Electronic Materials is reportedly paying an undisclosed sum to acquire an 8% stake in Eversol. The seller is Taiwanese solar cell maker Gintech Energy. Eversol manufactures solar wafers and MEMC is rumoured to be planning to outsource part of its own production to Eversol once the transaction...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:06:43 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MEMC snaps up SunEdison for USD200m]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Missouri-based wafer maker MEMC Electronic Materials is paying USD200m to acquire solar farm developer SunEdison. The value of the deal, which comprises 70% in cash and 30% in MEMC shares, could increase by USD89m if SunEdison meets certain performance targets next year. MEMC will fork out USD17m in cash...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[MEMC to Buy SunEdison]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greentech Media submits:  By Ucilia Wang Silicon wafer maker MEMC WFR plans to buy SunEdison for $200 million in cash and stock, MEMC said Thursday. by Greentech Media]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:28:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Instruction First we go to the line of Stephen Chin with UBS. Please go ahead. Stephen Chin - UBS Just my first question is about the fourth quarter sales guidance. The guidance Ahmad, is about the same level as the original third quarter despite you talking about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:20:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings Preview: MEMC Electronic Materials]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEMC Electronic Materials WFR is expected to report Q3  earnings after the market close on Thursday, October 22 with a conference call  scheduled for 5:30 pm ET.  Guidance Street estimates for WFR are diverse. The consensus  mean EPS estimate is (6c), with the range being (19c)-10c....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:25:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MEMC Electronic Materials Soars on Takeover Speculation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Duru submits:  Last week, I noted heavy call activity in MEMC Electronic Materials WFR that was notable enough to lure me into buying. Thursday, WFR continued its impressive recovery from an earnings warning with an 8% one-day pop giving it a 17% run since the close following warning....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:35:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MEMC Electronic Materials Quickly Recovers from Earnings Warning]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Duru submits:  Two days ago, MEMC Electronic Materials WFR issued a late earnings warning stating that it  &#8230;experienced a disruption in production at its polysilicon facility in Pasadena, Texas due to an equipment failure on August 7, 2009, requiring a large portion of the facility to be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:33:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MEMC: Trims Q3 Guidance, Plans Factory Shutdowns]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits:  MEMC Electronic Materials WFR Tuesdsay morning reduced its Q3 guidance, and announced plans to cease production of silicon crystal ingots and wafer at facilities in Sherman, Texas and St. Peters, Missouri. The shutdowns will result in the loss of 540 jobs.   The company...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Q-Cells and MEMC in solar venture]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ German solar firm Q-Cells is forming a joint venture with Missouri-based MEMC Electronic Materials develop large-scale solar farms. The pair will each invest around EUR72m (USD102m) in the venture and take a 50-50 share in each project. The first solar farm will be developed by Q-Cells International, a wholly...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions Okay, we will open the line of Stephen Chin from UBS. Please go ahead. Stephen Chin &#8211; UBS Okay. Great thank you. I appreciate the revenue guidance for the September quarter, but &#8211; I was wondering if you can give us some sort...]]></description>
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