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Dow Corning and Univar extend relationship in Europe
5/23/2013 2:37:34 AM
Dow Corning Corporation, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, has extended its distribution agreement with Univar Inc to serve the needs of the pressure sensitive ind...
PPG Completes Acquisition of Deft, Expands Aerospace Coatings Business
5/22/2013 10:05:45 AM
PITTSBURGH, – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Deft Incorporated, a privately-owned specialty coatings company ...
AkzoNobel teams up with the Cruyff Foundation
5/22/2013 2:11:56 AM
AkzoNobel has entered into a three-year partnership with the Cruyff Foundation in order to support the organization’s projects to make sport more accessible to children all over the world. The agre...
California Company Offers Testing Solutions for Residents Suffering from Indoor Allergens
5/21/2013 4:38:40 PM
Garden Grove, CA, May 21, 2013 With summer just around the corner, many California residents have already begun relying on their air conditioning to keep their homes cool and comfortable. For those who suffer from indoor allergies, air conditioned h...
EMSL Analytical Launches www.VermiculiteTesting.com
5/21/2013 12:09:48 PM
Cinnaminson, NJ, May 21, 2013   This month, a new online resource for the people dealing with vermiculite insulation has become available. EMSL Analytical, Inc., one the North America’s largest vermiculite and asbestos testing laboratories, is plea...
Eastman Tritan™ Copolyester Provides Superior Clarity to Tzeng Shyng Tableware Line
5/20/2013 5:53:17 PM
Material provides toughness, dishwasher durability Kingsport, Tenn. — — Eastman Chemical Company is featuring tableware from Tzeng Shyng, made with Eastman Tritan™ copolyester, at the 2013 Na...
Bankruptcy Court Issues Confirmation Opinion on Pittsburgh Corning Reorganization Plan
5/20/2013 5:49:34 PM
PITTSBURGH, – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued an opinion and interim order confirming the current Pitt...
Air Products Senior Vice President to Speak at Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference
5/20/2013 1:37:20 PM
Lehigh Valley, Pa. - -Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that Corning Painter, senior vice president of Supply Chain, will present at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference in New York City...
BASF donates $177,000 to Capital Area United Way
5/20/2013 9:18:31 AM
GEISMAR, LA -- BASF Geismar employees presented a check totaling $177,000 to the Capital Area United Way during a recent kick-off event for the 2013 fundraising campaign. “We appreciate...
WEC Announces a New Refinery Project in La Salle County Texas
5/20/2013 6:00:00 AM
Irving, Texas – May 20, 2013 - Worldwide Energy Consortium, Inc. (WEC) announced today that it will begin the initial Engineering/Permitting phase for its new refinery located near Gardendale in La Salle County Texas. The site was chosen to take adva...
Linde to refuel world’s first hybrid hydrogen race car
5/20/2013 1:46:01 AM
Munich - The Nürburgring 24 Hours Race on 19 and 20 May 2013 will see the world premiere of a very special Aston Martin race car - the first hybrid hydrogen-powered race car to compete in an internati...
Neste Jacobs and Global Oil Shale sign Oil Shale Development and Engineering Agreement
5/16/2013 9:52:49 AM
Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs Oy and energy company Global Oil Shale Group PLC ("GOS") have signed a Strategic Oil Shale Development and Engineering Agreement to ...
Smart Solution for Potable Water Lines to be Globally Marketed by Swiss Technology Leader and Dow
5/15/2013 3:55:02 PM
MIDLAND, MICHIGAN - The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), and RS Technik, a Switzerland-based global leader in trenchless technology, established a global marketing alliance to promote a unique...
Conflict Minerals: New web broadcasting service and XML search and rollup capabilities for handling the EICC-GeSi template
5/15/2013 9:52:57 AM
San Jose, CA May 15, 2013 – An update has been issued for the MRPRO dashboard that enables secure targeted web broadcasting to consumers of web services. Rollup and search capabilities at the XML level have been added in addition to similar features ...
Michigan School Closed Due to MRSA Infections
5/14/2013 12:36:52 PM
Cinnaminson, NJ, May 14, 2013 Last week, buildings in the Mount Clemens Community School District were closed due to concerns over methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). According to a recent article in the Detroit Free Pres...
Linde Invests in Crop Science as Challenge to Food Security Intensifies
5/14/2013 10:14:25 AM
Munich, – Linde Gases, a division of the Linde Group, today announced the launch of its Crop Science business. The re-energised product and service offering – previously referred to as its "fumigants...
Syngenta and DuPont agree on technology exchange to launch new fungicide solutions
5/14/2013 1:47:39 AM
Basel, Switzerland, and Wilmington, Del., USA Syngenta and DuPont today announced technology licensing agreements that will broaden each company’s crop protection product portfolio and enable both ...
Formaldehyde Banned from Children’s Products in Minnesota
5/13/2013 4:10:08 PM
Cinnaminson, NJ, May 13, 2013 State representatives in Minnesota have voted to ban formaldehyde, a cancer causing chemical, from children’s personal care products in an effort to protect children from toxic chemicals. The ban was approved after a ...
Bas Burger to Lead BT Operations in the US & Canada and Across Global Industry Sectors
5/13/2013 10:45:04 AM
BT announced the appointment of Bas Burger to the position of president of BT US & Canada and president for the Global Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and the Global Pharmaceutical and Chemical industry...
DuPont Pioneer Jackson Production Plant Earns Minnesota Governor’s Safety Award
5/10/2013 11:42:48 AM
JACKSON, Minn., – The Minnesota Safety Council has awarded a Governor’s Meritorious Achievement Award to the DuPont Pioneer Jackson soybean production plant for superior performance in workplace safet...