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Orica has welcomed the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) announcement of revised results of swab samples taken by the EPA after the 8 August 2011 release of hexavalent chromium in Stockton.

The revised swab results and resultant estimates of Chromium VI emission off the Kooragang...

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Kao Corporation announces that PT. Kao Indonesia Chemicals will construct a new plant at Karawan International Industry City (KIIC), located in the suburbs of Jakarta, Indonesia, and expand its production facilities. This plan aims at meeting increased demand for industrial products in Asia. The new...

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Eastman Chemical Company announced a strategic collaboration in the form of a significant license agreement with Balcas, Ltd., a leading manufacturer of millwork in Ireland and the United Kingdom.  The agreement gives Balcas the exclusive use of Eastman Cerfis™ technology to manufacture moulding...

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BASF announced that it has acquired Ovonic Battery Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER).

Based in Rochester Hills, Mich., Ovonic is the global leader in Nickel-Metalhydride (NiMH) battery technology, including the production of cathode active...

Cabot Corp.’s Cabot Elastomer Composites business unit has launched a new class of materials aimed at dramatically improving the durability and performance of elastomers. Called Transfinity elastomer composites, the products are created by mixing reinforcing particles, such as carbon black, with...

BASF announced a USD 33 million investment to expand its facilities in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina. Nearly 80,000 sq. ft. of office, laboratory and greenhouse facilities will support the company’s plant biotechnology and insect control research. This is the first in a series of...

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PolyOne GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers, a global leader in high-performance, custom-formulated thermoplastic elastomer solutions, announced the addition of three new materials to its Versalloy™ HC TPV (thermoplastic vulcanizate) alloy offering: Versalloy™ HC 9220-70, Versalloy™ HC 9220-80,...

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Great Wall Motors and Total Lubrifiants, a France based world class lubricants company, entered into a three-year international cooperation agreement at a signing ceremony held on February 9, 2012 at Great Wall Motor Company Limited global headquarter in Baoding, China. Under the terms of the agreement,...

DSM Engineering Plastics announces that its global headquarters have moved to Singapore. The Company, which has development, sales and manufacturing facilities located in The Netherlands, USA, Japan, China, Taiwan, India, Belgium and Russia has moved a number of its key functions to Asia in order to...

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Teknor Apex Company introduce the innovative vinyl compounds made flexible with plasticizers from renewable resources will provide the performance advantages of conventional vinyl, have a smaller carbon footprint than alternative plastics like polyolefins or polyurethanes, and may be more cost-efficient...

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BASF SE, a leader in sustainable animal nutrition based in Ludwigshafen, Germany and Direvo, an industrial biotechnology expert from Cologne, Germany, announce the recent sale of Direvo’s novel feed enzyme to BASF. Direvo applied its expertise in industrial biotechnology to discover, develop and optimize...

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Michelin reported sales volumes was up 6.7% in 2011 thanks to a very strong first half. The company had an operating income of €1,945 million, or 9.4% of net sales, and a 39% increase in net income. Proposed dividend of €2.10 per share has been declared, subject to approval at the annual shareholders...

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Rio Tinto has approved US$1.4 billion for two projects to support higher production at the Escondida copper mine in Chile. Rio Tinto holds a 30 per cent interest in Escondida. The Organic Growth 1 Project (OGP 1) replaces the Los Colorados concentrator with a new 152,000 tonnes per day plant. It also...

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Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (DFPCL) announced that for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, Total Revenues  had grown 60% to Rs. 601.49 crores from Rs. 375.03 crores from Q3, 2010-11. This was driven by the strong increase in both own manufactured Fertilisers and Chemicals. Operating...

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BP announced that it intends to sell its LPG bottles and tank filling operations in Portugal, UK, Austria, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Turkey, China and South Africa, as well as its non refinery-integrated wholesale business. Also included in the sale are LPG storage terminals, bottle filling plants,...

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