Ceradyne, Inc. Celebrates 40th Anniversary

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRDN) today celebrates the 40th anniversary of its founding on August 24, 1967. Joel P. Moskowitz, Ceradyne founder, chairman and chief executive officer, will preside over a morning ceremony at its corporate headquarters in Costa Mesa, California.

More than 1,600 employees at the company’s North American facilities in California, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan and Canada will be presented a special anniversary Coin of Excellence. The coins represent a military tradition recognizing service excellence. The Ceradyne Coin of Excellence recognizes each employee’s contribution to Ceradyne’s success. Mr. Moskowitz will lead a similar celebration at Ceradyne ESK in Kempten, Germany on August 30th, where ESK is also celebrating its 85th anniversary.

Mr. Moskowitz stated: “I am extremely grateful to the employees of Ceradyne who have contributed to the company’s continuing success. We’ve come a long way in building a diversified portfolio of advanced technical ceramics products for a multitude of applications - some unimaginable 40 years ago - and we have proven that ceramics, when engineered and manufactured to Ceradyne’s high standards, outperform traditionally accepted materials.”