Pollution Research And Control Corp

Pollution Research and Control Corp. of Glendale has signed a letter of intent for a 25-city air quality monitoring project with China's environmental protection agency. The monitoring project will be performed by the company's subsidiary, Dasibi Environmental Corp. Pollution Research and Control Corp. primarily designs, manufactures and markets air pollution measurement instruments and medical instrumentation for worldwide markets.

Pollution Research & Control Corp. in Glendale reported a net loss of $647,000 for the second quarter ended June 30, compared with net income of $453,000 for the second quarter of 1999. Revenue dropped to $1 million from $2.3 million. The losses are primarily related to a lack of China contract shipments during the current year, the company said. The company designs, manufactures and markets air pollution measurement instruments.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., a Glendale maker of pollution monitoring devices, said it has tentatively agreed to acquire the technology and inventory of the Byron hydrocarbon analyzer product line from General Monitors Inc. for an undisclosed amount of cash. The analyzer products measure hydrocarbons emitted by cars and other sources in ambient air.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., Glendale, reported a net loss of $740,000 for the first quarter ended March 31 compared to a net loss of $242,000 for the same period last year. Revenues dropped to $428,000 from $648,000. Pollution Research and Control designs and markets air pollution measurement instruments.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., a Glendale-based maker of pollution measurement instruments, said it has received orders totaling $150,000 from companies in the United Kingdom and Canada. The company said the orders are for instruments and components used to evaluate the condition of asthma patients, and for devices used by fruit and vegetable growers to monitor ozone levels.

Pollution Research and Control Corp. in Glendale said it received awards from Spain and Thailand to install air-pollution monitoring systems in those countries worth $300,000. The award from Thailand is the company's first in that area of the world, potentially a large market for its air-pollution measuring devices. Pollution Research added that it is experiencing a record backlong for the company at this time of year.

An Atlanta investment firm boosted its stake in Pollution Research and Control Corp. to 9.5% from 7.3% for investment purposes. Acquisition Advisors Inc. bought 134,999 shares of the Glendale-based manufacturer of automated air pollution-monitoring systems from Kent Capital Ltd. for $101,249, according to Securities and Exchange Commission documents.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., Glendale, reported net income of $252,000 for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a net loss of $571,000 for the same period last year. Revenue increased to $2.8 million compared with $944,000. The company designs, manufactures and markets air pollution measurement instruments nationally, and internationally through its wholly owned subsidiary, Dasibi Environmental Corp., Hong Kong.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., Glendale, reported a net loss of $740,000 for the first quarter ended March 31 compared to a net loss of $242,000 for the same period last year. Revenues dropped to $428,000 from $648,000. Pollution Research and Control designs and markets air pollution measurement instruments.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., a Glendale maker of air-pollution measurement devices, said it will offer up to 3,223,497 shares of common stock to the public from time to time over the coming years. The shares will be offered by holders of outstanding options and warrants who choose to exercise them by their expiration dates, which range from Nov. 30 of this year to May 28, 2001. The company said in a press release it has the potential of getting as much as $5.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., Glendale, reported net income of $252,000 for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a net loss of $571,000 for the same period last year. Revenue increased to $2.8 million compared with $944,000. The company designs, manufactures and markets air pollution measurement instruments nationally, and internationally through its wholly owned subsidiary, Dasibi Environmental Corp., Hong Kong.

Pollution Research and Control Corp. of Glendale has signed a letter of intent for a 25-city air quality monitoring project with China's environmental protection agency. The monitoring project will be performed by the company's subsidiary, Dasibi Environmental Corp. Pollution Research and Control Corp. primarily designs, manufactures and markets air pollution measurement instruments and medical instrumentation for worldwide markets.

Pollution Research and Control Corp. posted a net loss of $483,000 for its third quarter, compared with net income of $452,000 a year earlier. The Glendale-based manufacturer of air pollution measurement instruments reported sales for the three months ended Sept. 30 of $1.2 million, down 59% from $2.9 million in 1996. For the nine months, Pollution Research posted a net loss of $1.1 million, compared with net income of $933,000 in 1996, and sales of $5.7 million, down 11% from $6.4 million.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., a Glendale maker of pollution detection devices, said a recently acquired subsidiary is about to apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval for a new medical product. The product, developed by the firm's Logan Medical Devices subsidiary, tests patients for asthma. A spokesman for the company said the device relies on proprietary technology to test for nitric oxide, a chemical present in higher amounts in the breath of asthmatics.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., a Glendale maker of air pollution monitoring devices, reported that its first-quarter profit nearly doubled due to a favorable product-mix strategy it adopted at the beginning of the year. In the three months ended March 31, Pollution Research earned $259,000, while its sales rose 11% to $1.63 million. A year earlier, it had $135,000 in net income on sales of $1.47 million.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., a Glendale maker of air pollution monitoring devices, reported a $670,000 fourth-quarter loss. The company said it had a decrease in shipments during the quarter because of low working capital. It also cited investment and litigation losses, and growing competitive price pressures as reasons for the loss. A year earlier, the company earned $133,000. Its fourth-quarter sales fell 16%, to $1.24 million from $1.48 million.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., a Glendale-based maker of pollution-measuring instruments, said that a drop in orders for its products will cause the company to report a loss for the third quarter that ends Sept. 30. In a written statement, A.E. Gosselin Jr., chief executive of the company, said orders were down because of fierce pricing competition. The company did not report an estimate of the size of its expected loss.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., a Glendale maker of air-pollution monitoring devices, said it has tentatively agreed with a London-based medical firm to supply its technology for a new application: diagnosing and determining treatment for asthma. Under the proposed agreement, Pollution Research would sell its technology and equipment to the British firm, which it would not name. The British company would then repackage the equipment and market the instruments to hospitals and doctors.

Pollution Research and Control Corp., a Glendale maker of air-pollution measurement devices, said it will offer up to 3,223,497 shares of common stock to the public from time to time over the coming years. The shares will be offered by holders of outstanding options and warrants who choose to exercise them by their expiration dates, which range from Nov. 30 of this year to May 28, 2001. The company said in a press release it has the potential of getting as much as $5.