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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLEARS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING EQUIPMENT


MERGER AFTER DEAL IS RESTRUCTURED





	WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Justice today cleared 

a merger involving environmental monitoring equipment
manufacturers whose products are used to measure emissions and
air pollution.  In response to competitive concerns raised by the
Department's Antitrust Division, the companies agreed to
restructure their deal. 

	Under the restructured merger, Franklin, Massachusetts-based
Thermo Environmental Instruments Inc., will not acquire Graseby
Specac Limited (an affiliate of Atlanta-based Graseby Anderson
Inc.).  Graseby Specac Limited manufactures accessories essential
to test various substances in a spectrometer.  A spectrometer is
a device that determines the chemical composition of substances.

	Graseby Specac and Thermo Environmental's SpectraTech are
the only full-line manufacturers of sample holding accessories
for use with spectrometers.  Thermo Environmental's acquisition
of Graseby Specac would have combined the number one and the
number two, respectively, worldwide manufacturers of spectrometer
accessories.  

	"Because of this restructuring, competition will continue to
provide low prices and effective services for these accessories,
which help ensure the purity and quality of many goods," said
Joel I. Klein, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the
Antitrust Division.  "By agreeing up front to fix this
transaction, the companies have avoided the costs of an extensive
investigation."

	Graseby Anderson manufactures environmental monitoring
equipment used to determine the level of emissions and air
pollution.  Graseby Specac will remain part of Smiths Industries
plc, a British company.  

	Thermo Environmental, headquartered in Franklin,
Massachusetts, is a subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation. 
Thermo Electron is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts and
reported 1996 revenues of more than $2.9 billion.

	Graseby Anderson is headquartered in Atlanta.  Graseby
Anderson reported revenues in 1997 of over $20 million.




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