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New Market Report on Vinyl Chloride Monomer Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Industry Outlook in India to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of...

From Report Linker 4 Dec 2010

Talison Lithium Commissions Stage 1 Expansion at Greenbushes Lithium Operations

Talison Lithium Limited ("Talison") announces the early commissioning of the Stage 1 expansion at the Greenbushes Lithium Operations and an update on the Stage 2 expansion.

4 Dec 2010

Alexco Resource Signs Agreement with Glencore for Lead, Zinc Concentrate Shipments

Alexco Resource Corp. ("Alexco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into lead and zinc concentrate off-take agreements with Glencore Ltd., Stamford ("Glencore"), a branch of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss-based international natural resources group Glencore International AG.

4 Dec 2010

China Shuangji Cement Starts Ramp Up Production at New Zhaoyuan Cement Plant

China Shuangji Cement, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: CSGJ) ("China Shuangji" or the "Company"), a leading producer of high-quality Portland cement in Shandong and Hainan Provinces in the People's Repu...

3 Dec 2010

UM Research Projects Receive $5.1 Million Funding to Move into Market

Several of the most promising technological research projects at University System of Maryland-related labs are getting a strategic infusion of federal cash to help them through the most difficult phase of development, and move them toward the commercial market.

3 Dec 2010

MFRI Receives $21 Million Orders for Auto-Therm GSPU Thermal Insulation

MFRI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MFRI), announced today that its Perma-Pipe subsidiary has received over $21 million in new orders for its Auto-Therm®, Glass Syntactic Polyurethane, (GSPU) thermal insulation. These new orders ...

3 Dec 2010

GT Solar Wins $84 Million Orders for Sapphire Crystallization Systems

GT Solar International, Inc. a global provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty markets, today announced that it has received its first two orders totaling more than $84 million for sapphire crystallization systems.

3 Dec 2010

Fujifilm Gains Full Operation Control over A CMP Slurry Manufacturer

FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) has acquired, through its semiconductor material manufacturing and marketing subsidiary FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc., 50% membership interests in dedicated CMP slurry manufacturer Planar Solutions, LLC (Headquartered in Michigan, U.S.; “Planar” hereinafter), held by Wacker Chemical Corporation (Headquartered in Munich, Germany; “Wacker” hereinafter).

3 Dec 2010

GlobalData Announces New Report on Russian Polyethylene Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Polyethylene Industry Outlook in Russia to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and...

From Report Linker 3 Dec 2010

Evraz Group to Build Rolling Mills in Southern Russia and Kazakhstan

Evraz Group (“Evraz” or the “Group”) announces that its Board of Directors has approved investment in both the Yuzhny Rolling Mill in the Rostov Region of Southern Russia and the Kostanay Rolling Mill in Kazakhstan.

3 Dec 2010

ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Transfers Production to Krefeld Plant from Benrath Plant

Under its forward strategy ThyssenKrupp Nirosta is working extensively to maintain its international competitiveness. Among other things the strategy calls for the development and optimization of the company’s p...

3 Dec 2010

Alcoa Honored at International CEO Roundtable Conference in China

Alcoa announced that it received the inaugural “Multinational Company with Contribution to Public Welfare in China” award for its corporate social responsibility achievements and commitment to China’s public welfare.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 3 Dec 2010

Researchers Develop New Process to Improve Efficiency of Polymer Solar Cells

Researchers from Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory have developed a process capable of producing a thin and uniform light-absorbing layer on textured substrates that improves the efficiency of polymer solar cells by increasing light absorption.

3 Dec 2010

New Inexpensive Nano-Filtering Technology for Clean Drinking Water

With almost one billion people lacking access to clean, safe drinking water, scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests of an inexpensive new filtering technology that kills up to 98 percent of dis...

3 Dec 2010

MU Researchers Create New Drug Development Company for Cancer Treatment

University of Missouri leaders celebrated a nanomedicine milestone today as they announced the creation of a new drug development company. The new company forms a partnership between university researchers and an inte...

3 Dec 2010