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BWX Technologies, Inc. and Luxfer Holdings PLC Ordinary Shares

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BWX Technologies, Inc.

BWX Technologies, Inc. manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The company manufactures precision naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; close-tolerance and high-quality equipment for nuclear applications; critical nuclear components, fuels and assemblies for government and limited other uses; down blend government stockpiles of uranium; and fabricate fuel-bearing precision components. It also supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers; research reactor fuel elements for colleges, universities, and national laboratories; and components for defense applications. In addition, the company manufactures commercial nuclear steam generators, nuclear fuel, fuel handling systems, pressure vessels, reactor components, heat exchangers, tooling delivery systems; and containers for the storage of nuclear fuel and other high-level nuclear waste. Further, it supplies nuclear fuel, fuel handling systems, tooling delivery systems, nuclear-grade materials and precisely machined components; and manufactures medical radioisotopes, radiopharmaceuticals, and medical devices. Additionally, it provides specialized engineering services that include structural component design, 3-D thermal-hydraulic engineering analysis, weld and robotic process development, electrical and controls engineering and metallurgy and materials engineering; in-plant inspection, maintenance and modification services; and non-destructive examination and tooling/repair solutions. It also offers nuclear power plant lifecycle support services. The company was formerly known as The Babcock & Wilcox Company and changed its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. in June 2015. BWX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Luxfer Holdings PLC Ordinary Shares

Luxfer Holdings PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas containment devices for defense, first response and healthcare, transportation, and general industrial applications. It operates through three segments: Gas Cylinders, Elektron, and Graphic Arts. The Gas Cylinders segment manufactures and markets specialized highly engineered cylinders using composites and aluminum alloys, including pressurized cylinders for use in various applications, including self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighters, containment of oxygen and other medical gases for healthcare, alternative fuel vehicles, and general industrial applications. The Elektron segment focuses on specialty materials based primarily on magnesium and zirconium. This segment offers advanced lightweight magnesium alloys; magnesium powders for use in countermeasure flares and heater meals; and high-performance zirconium-based materials and oxides used as catalysts, as well as in the manufacture of advances ceramics, fiber-optic fuel cells, and various other performance products. The Graphic Arts segment provides pre-sensitized magnesium and copper and zinc plates along with associated chemicals to produce foil-stamping and embossing dies; and non-sensitized polished brass and magnesium plates for computer numerical control engraving, as well as advises on turnkey engraving operations with etching machines, computer-to-plate machines, exposure units, and film setters. The company operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, France, rest of Europe, the Asia Pacific, South and Latin America, Canada, and Brazil. Luxfer Holdings PLC was founded in 1898 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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