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New Nano Inline Footboard from Heelys Features Eastman Tritan Copolyester

Motivated to expand its brand and increase product offerings for customers, Heelys, the creator of the world’s first shoe with a removable stealth wheel in the heel, has introduced the NANO™ Inline Footboard made with Eastman Tritan™ copolyester.

From Eastman 31 Jul 2010

Sonneborn Acquires Few Product Lines of Chemtura’s Petroleum Additives Business

Chemtura Corporation, debtor-in-possession, today announced that it has completed the sale of the natural sodium sulfonates and oxidized petrolatum product lines of its Petroleum Additives business to Sonneborn Inc., an affiliate of private investment firm Sun Capital Partners, Inc.

31 Jul 2010

Vertec Biosolvents Receives U.S. Patent for Composition of Lactate Esters

Vertec Biosolvents, Inc. is very pleased to announce the recent grant of United States Patent 7,754,104 – Composition of Lactate Esters with Alcohols with Low Odor and Enhanced Performance.

31 Jul 2010

Research Report on Indian Food Packaging Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e0d8f4/food_packaging_in) has announced the addition of the "Food Packaging in India" report to their offering. Indian food packaging witnessed healthy...

31 Jul 2010

New Processing Center of POSCO Helps to Meet Increasing Demand for Steel

POSCO on July 28 completed the construction of POSCO-CLPC, the new processing center at the EU Economic Development Zone in Shenyang, China, and started operations on the same day. The opening ceremony featured POSCO...

31 Jul 2010

Cellect Plastics to Supply Opflex Polymer Foam Sponge to Clearwater

Cellect Plastics LLC, a client of Novak Druce + Quigg LLP attorney William Ramey III, is pleased to announce that it has signed a 5-year $30 million contract for the supply of Opflex(TM) The Green Stuff™ to Clearwa...

31 Jul 2010

Thermo Fisher to Exhibit Material Analysis Systems

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it will showcase its range of instruments for materials analysis at booth #436 at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2010, August 1-5, in Portland, Ore.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific 31 Jul 2010

Qteros’ Senior Vice President to Present on Biomass Conversion Process

Qteros, Inc., the developer of a unique consolidated bioprocessing platform for low-cost production of cellulosic biofuels, today announced that the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Kevin...

31 Jul 2010

Solar Powered Composite Plane Sets Flight Endurance Record

MTM®45-1 epoxy resin based carbon fibre prepregs manufactured by Advanced Composites Group (ACG), have been used in a number of formats by QinetiQ to manufacture the wing and fuselage frames for its record-breaking Zephyr solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

30 Jul 2010

Target Recognizes NewPage as Valued Paper Supplier

NewPage Corporation announced today that it recently received a "Best of the Bullseye" award from Target Corporation.

30 Jul 2010

Fine Chemical Developer Albemarle Becomes Member of CIBO

Albemarle Corporation, a global developer and manufacturer of innovative fine chemicals and sustainable clean energy solutions, announced today it joined the Council of Industrial Boiler Owners (CIBO), further establishing Albemarle's commitment to providing sustainable emission solutions for the industrial boiler market.

30 Jul 2010

Gevo Successfully Produce Isobutanol from Cellulosic Biomass

Gevo, a privately held renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, today announced that it has successfully produced isobutanol from fermentable sugars derived from cellulosic biomass.

30 Jul 2010

Report on Architectural Interior Flat Solvent-Thinned Wall Paint in the U.S.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/def9fd/the_20092014_outl) has announced the addition of the "The 2009-2014 Outlook for Architectural Interior Flat Solvent-Thinned Wall Paint, Tinting...

30 Jul 2010

Skyonic Wins Commercial Carbon Capture Project from DOE

Skyonic Corporation today announced it received $25 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support phase two construction of the Capitol-SkyMine® project, targeted to be the world's first for-profit,...

30 Jul 2010

AV Nackawic Secures Government Funding to Upgrade Pulp Mill in New Brunswick, Canada

The Government of Canada is investing in two capital improvement projects that will support clean energy production and environmental improvements at the AV Nackawic pulp mill in Nackawic, New Brunswick, Mike Allen, Memb...

30 Jul 2010