17 June 2009 - FEI, a provider of atomic-scale imaging and analysis systems, has acquired the Mineral Liberation Analysis business of JKTech Pty.
JKTech Pty is the technology transfer company for the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) and other centres of the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) at the University of Queensland.
FEI will maintain an office in Brisbane, Australia, which will serve as a centre of excellence for natural resources.