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Dow Buildings Solutions Wins Two Green Product Awards
11/20/2009 3:22:08 PM
Building Products Magazine Recognizes the Role of Insulation in Green Building Midland, MI. * Insulation is one of the most important elements of green homes and buildings. * STYROFOAM ...
LA Testing Torrance, CA Testing Lab NVLAP and CA ELAP Accreditation for PLM Asbestos Analysis, AIHA EMLAP Accredited for Mold Analysis.
11/20/2009 1:53:32 PM
Torrance, CA Three AIHA and NVLAP Accredited Labs now serving greater Los Angeles... LA Testing has continued to make strides to satisfy their client base with the recent acquisition of a labora...
BTEX Contamination of Soil and Water
11/19/2009 11:00:00 AM
LA Testing offers testing solutions to detect BTEX problems. Los Alamitos, CA BTEX is an acronym for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. They are all volatile organic compounds (VOCs) fou...
Mediterráneo. The New Collection for Exteriors by Levantina
11/18/2009 12:51:02 PM
Natural Stone solidifies its position as one of the most utilized materials in the construction of homes and buildings due to its beauty, uniqueness and durability over time. Thanks to important R&D w...
Dow Announces Availability of New Company Databook - The Elements of Success
11/18/2009 9:44:03 AM
Midland, MI - The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced today that it has published a new Company Databook: The Elements of Success. This inaugural edition provides comprehensive insight into Dow...
Ten Years of Wacker Metroark Chemicals in Kolkata
11/18/2009 9:21:27 AM
Munich / Kolkata, Wacker Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. The Kolkata-based company was set up in 1998 as a joint venture between the Munich chemical company WAC...
Aesthetic, airy and warm
11/17/2009 12:09:31 PM
* Neopor now also for back-ventilated curtain facades Back-ventilated curtain facades extending to the high-rise building limit can now be efficiently thermally insulated with expandable polystyre...
Sound Seal and Regupol America announce the development of the Impacta-Regupol brand
11/17/2009 12:06:04 PM
Agawam, MA – Nov. 17, 2009 – Sound Seal, leading manufacturer of commercial and architectural acoustic noise control products offering the widest product selection in the soundproofing industry, annou...
Peter Veloz Named President and CEO of UltraViolet Devices, Inc.
11/17/2009 11:53:05 AM
UltraViolet Devices, Inc. (UVDI), a leading manufacturer of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection and advanced molecular filtration products, announced today that Peter Veloz has been named President and Chie...
Mold Exposure Results in Social Security Disability Benefits
11/17/2009 11:00:00 AM
LA Testing offers testing solutions to people suffering from indoor air quality problems. Los Alamitos, CA In a landmark case a woman has been granted disability benefits for mold-related injuri...
WACKER starts production at China´s largest dispersible polymer powder plant in Nanjing
11/16/2009 11:28:18 AM
Munich / Nanjing, Today, WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, officially opened its new dispersible powder and vinyl acetate ethylene dispersion plant in Nanjing, China. With an annual capacity of...
Vistamatic Supplies Vision Panels For Six-Story Patient Bed Tower At Doctors Community Hospital, Maryland
11/13/2009 12:06:54 PM
Vistamatic, an international designer and manufacturer of observation window systems, has partnered with Doctors Community Hospital, Maryland, supplying over 100 custom, oversized and standard vision...
AMG options listed on the NYSE LIFFE
11/12/2009 11:52:57 AM
Amsterdam - AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. ("AMG", EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: "AMG") announces that options in its common shares will be listed on the NYSE Liffe options exchange. The NYSE LIFFE is l...
AkzoNobel to acquire Dow powder coatings activities
11/12/2009 11:48:08 AM
AkzoNobel is to enhance its portfolio of sustainable technologies after signing an agreement with The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) to acquire its powder coatings activities. Financial details were not d...
Thyssen Krupp speeds up steel transport with T-Systems
11/12/2009 11:37:11 AM
* High cost savings due to shorter loading times in ports * International RFID project with central data processing * Internet portal provides information T-Systems has dev...
Exposure to Soot Particles May Increase Premature Death Rates
11/12/2009 11:00:00 AM
LA Testing provides soot, carbon black and combustible by-product analysis to ensure safe breathing environments. Pasadena, CA An extended epidemiological analysis was recently released by the n...
Hays reports energy and sustainably skills required for building services
11/12/2009 7:01:01 AM
Hays, the world’s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people, is reporting that despite difficult trading conditions employers’ confidence is improving with positive sign...
Saudi Arabia: start-up of the world’s largest carbon monoxide unit
11/11/2009 2:54:46 PM
The unit designed and built by the Engineering and Construction teams of Air Liquide, will have a production capacity of 335,000 tonnes per year Worldwide carbon monoxide demand is estimated to be ...
AES Wind announces the first installation of its new “AES WindJet 5™” Wind Turbine in North America
11/11/2009 1:35:38 PM
New, revolutionary design offers all of the efficiency of propellers without the drawbacks. Kansas City, November 11, 2009 – AES Wind today installed and commissioned its first demonstration “AES W...
Property Buyers Beware: Mold, PCBs and Other Dangerous Contaminants May Lurk in Foreclosed Properties
11/10/2009 12:00:00 PM
The laboratories at EMSL Analytical provide affordable mold, lead, asbestos and other contaminant testing solutions. Westmont, NJ As the economy shows signs that the country is over the worst of...