Tyco Increases Equity Interest in FiberCore 
  CHARLTON, Mass., Sep 8, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FiberCore, Inc. (OTC BB: FBCE chart, msgs) 
  FiberCore, a leading manufacturer of optical fiber and preform for the telecommunication and data communications markets, with production facilities in Jena, Germany and Campinas, Brazil today announced that Tyco International Ltd., through a wholly-owned subsidiary, invested $9 million in exchange for 1,352,375 shares of its common stock. FiberCore will use the proceeds to repay obligations in connection with its recent purchase of Xtal from Algar S.A. 
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