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Plastic Logic raise $700m for new plant in Russia

January 17th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news

In the we’re not dead yet category… Plastic Logic announced today that they’re currently raising $700m in financing to build their second screen production plant in Zelenograd, Russia. Scheduled to open in 2 to 3 years, the new factory will employ over 300 people. Plastic Logic CEO Richard Archuleta said the company plan to make [...]

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Plastic Logic to build screen production plant in Russia

November 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · press release

From the press release: Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies and Plastic Logic Inc. today announced they have entered into an agreement to create Plastic Logic’s second volume production facility for its next-generation plastic electronic displays and establish a plastic electronics industry in Russia. Under the terms of agreement RUSNANO intends to make a significant investment in [...]

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Plastic Logic to expand research partnership with Leibniz Institute

October 18th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Apparently they’ve decided to take a page from the grad student’s handbook: if you can’t cope with the market, stay in school. /jk EETimes are reporting that Plastic Logic and the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research in Dresden, Germany will expand their collaboration. The research, partially funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, [...]

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Plastic Logic killed the Que!

August 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news

They just put out a press release: Plastic Logic today announced it is revising its product strategy and plans to shift its focus to bring to market a second-generation ProReader plastic electronics-based product. The company said it has cancelled its QUE product, which it debuted at CES in January 2010 and planned to ship earlier [...]

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Plastic Logic in sales talks, maybe moving to Russia?

August 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware rumors

Do you recall about 6 weeks back that I predicted Plastic Logic might be looking for a buyer? Well, according to the Financial Times I was right (mostly). The FT are reporting that Plastic Logic are in negotiations with Rusnano, a Russian tech company funded by the Russian government. Plastic Logic, a Cambridge company that [...]

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Plastic Logic promises Que w/color screen in 2011

May 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news

The International Electronics Forum 2010 happened last week in Dresden, and Achim Neu from Plastic Logic was one of the keynote speakers. Electronic Weekly is reporting: Plastic Logic aims to have a manufacturable colour display by the end of 2011 and to move it into volume production in 2012, according to Achim Neu, Director SCM, [...]

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Plastic Logic expects to ship QUE on 24 June

April 8th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

So says Engadget: A hapless tipster who pre-ordered the devices way back on January 9th just got an email from Plastic Logic saying they should expect a June 24th ship date now. Pre-orderers at least have the opportunity to confirm or deny that they still want the device, and won’t be charged until it ships.

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