May 2/PRNewswire-AsiaNet DEAL EXTENDED... HONG KONG: Euro Tech Holdings Co. Ltd, non-binding letter of intent to acquire 30 per cent equity in Shanghai engineering firm, Pact Asia Pacific Ltd and Yixing PACT Environmental Technology Company Ltd, has been extended to the end of May, the company said today, to allow for a further analysis of the deal. ALUMINA PLANT SOLD... ZURICH: Alcan Inc today announced the sale of its German alumina specialties production plant, Alusuisse Martinswerk, to chemicals supplier, Albemarle Corporation. MEETING WEBCAST... PURCHASE: PepsiCo Inc today said that its annual shareholders' meeting will be webcast live on the Net on Wednesday 2 May. AMENDED OFFER... TORONTO: Sherritt Coal Partnership, today said it had mailed a notice on its amended offer for the Luscar Coal Income Fund to its shareholders. RECOVERY REPORTED... CARLSBAD: Callaway Golf Company today confirmed that its founder, president and ceo, Ely Callaway, is making a full recovery from his gall bladder surgery undertaken this week. RESULTS TELECONFERENCE... TORONTO: Sherritt International Corporation today announced that it would host a teleconference on April 27 to discuss the company's first quarter results. FINANCIAL SOFTWARE LIFT-OFF... SYDNEY: Spectra Securities Software, the wealth management software solutions provider, today declared that its Portfolio system has been successfully implemented by Macquarie Financial Services for use by its investment advisers and management team. LIVESTOCK DISEASES... MONTREAL: Groome Capital, the Canadian investment dealer, today released a special biotechnology report, "The Moo Moo Blues Chronicle", to consider the mad-cow and foot-and-mouth diseases within their compass of commercial and economic impact. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated press releases for worldwide clients. Contact: www.asianet.com.au for full-text versions).