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Bisllloy banks dividend, furthers relationship with China partner

Wear-resistant and armour steel manufacturer Bisalloy Steel Group has banked a $1.1 million dividend payout from its Chinese joint venture partner, Shandong Steel. The companies operate Bisalloy Shangang (Shandong), the second largest premium quench and tempered brand in China for wear and structural steel markets. Bisalloy confirmed it is in talks with Shandong Steel to follow its current 10-year agreement with a second agreement. Talks are expected to conclude before July, 2021.

Optiscan wins order from Carl Zeiss Meditec

Microscopic medical imaging business Optiscan has won an order for its endomicroscopic products from Germany’s Carl Zeiss Meditec AG. The orders were for Optiscan’s Convivo products which were developed in cooperation with Carl Zeiss. Optiscan also revealed $570,000 in final payments for two FIVE2 systems (pictured) to a Chinese customer and a grant from the BioMedTech Horizons Program to support a trial at the University of Melbourne Dental School.

Picture: Optiscan

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