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Huntsman to Use Proceeds from Failed Sale to Reduce Debt

On December 30, 2008, Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) announced receipt of the final payment of the $1 billion in payments made in December by affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P. ("Apollo") pursuant to a set...

7 Jan 2009

BOC Sign Long Term Supply Contract with Steel Manufacturer

BOC India Limited, a member of The Linde Group, has signed a 15-year long term contract with Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) for supply of gases to meet the requirements of the planned expansion of their steel works. It propo...

7 Jan 2009

High Performance Rollerblades get Kevlar Reinforcement

Twenty years after they were first introduced, Rollerblade skates are still
breaking new boundaries - this time with the choice of tough DuPont
materials for the company’s newly introduced high-end Point 8 aggressive
inline skates. For the first time, Rollerblade has adopted DuPont Delrin
acetal resin reinforced with DuPont Kevlar aramid for the inline
skate's frame.

7 Jan 2009

Brookhaven Lab Wins Electronics Recycling Award

The U.S. Department of Energy’s
Brookhaven National Laboratory was named a winner in the Office of the Federal
Environmental Executive’s third annual Electronics Reuse and Recycling
Campaign at a White House ceremony on December 16. The Laboratory reused or
recycled 143,600 pounds of electronics during fiscal year (FY) 2008.

7 Jan 2009

Airbus Completes Aerostructures Reorganisation

With GKN Aerospace's recent acquisition of the Airbus wing component and assemblies manufacturing unit at Filton, UK, EADS/Airbus has accomplished its aerostructures reorganisation strategy. This initiative combines ...

7 Jan 2009

Air Products and Showa Denko Extend Relationship and Build New Gas Plant

Air Products (NYSE:APD) and Showa Denko will extend their 10-year production joint venture (Showa Denko Air Products Co. Ltd.) for etch and chamber cleaning products such as tetrafluoromethane (CF4) and hexafluoroethane ...

7 Jan 2009

Antique Pine Salvaged from a Demolition Site Becomes Eco-Flooring

Pioneer Millworks recently salvaged 50,000 board feet of antique heart pine and white pine timbers from the old Delaware & Hudson Rail Car Maintenance Shop in Oneonta, NY -- part of the railroad yard that was once ho...

7 Jan 2009

The Benefits of Concrete Drieways Explained on New Site

Considering replacing or pouring a new concrete driveway? Recently launched
website, Concrete-Driveway.org
offers a multitude of in-depth articles and photos covering everything there
is to know about researching, choosing and installing a concrete driveway.

7 Jan 2009

Reducing Radon Gas in Homes Improves Life Prospects

Did you know that radon gas is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in non-smokers? Nearly 50 people a day will die from indoor exposure to radon – that’s equal to about 20,000 people each year. The good news? ...

7 Jan 2009

New Pharmaceuticals May Benefit from Crystallization Behaviour of Pyridine

The nuclei of ordinary hydrogen atoms contain only a single proton. If a neutron is added, the hydrogen becomes deuterium. In principle, molecules that contain deuterium in place of hydrogen atoms are chemically identica...

7 Jan 2009

Navitar Release 2009 Machine Vision Product Catalog

Navitar, a global leader of imaging optics technology announces the release
of its new 2009 product catalog featuring a full line of optical solutions for
Machine Vision, Automation, Assembly, Imaging, Measuring, Inspection and Biomedical
Sciences.

From Navitar Inc. 7 Jan 2009

PANalytical to Showcase Latest X-Ray Analytical Offerings for Petroleum-Based Products

PANalytical,
the world's leading supplier of instrumentation and software for X-ray
fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry and X-ray diffraction (XRD), will contribute
to the 104th Gulf Coast Conference, Galveston, Texas on 20-21 January 2009.
The company will exhibit the latest additions to its range of systems designed
for the analysis of petroleum-based products.

7 Jan 2009

Malvern In-Line Particle Sizer Proves Invaluable for Monitoring Spray Drying of Pharmaceuticals

New pilot-scale research in the Pharmacy Department of the National University
of Singapore is demonstrating the value of the Insitec in-line particle size
analyzer from Malvern Panalytical, for monitoring and control of spray drying processes. Process
Analytical Technology (PAT) options, such as the Insitec, are used increasingly
in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry at the pilot plant stage to enable
Quality by Design.

From Malvern Panalytical 7 Jan 2009

Filtration System Combats Formaldehyde Outgassing in Automotive Environments

With detectable levels of outgassed formaldehyde well above levels recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in such mass-produced environments as mobile homes, R.V.s and trailers, one Indianapolis-based compa...

6 Jan 2009

Alcoa Outline Plan to Overcome Economic Downturn

Alcoa today detailed a series of specific actions to conserve cash, reduce costs and
strengthen the Company's competitiveness during the current economic downturn.
Building on the Company's commitment from October, these actions address
additional production curtailments, cost and procurement efficiencies, portfolio
streamlining and reduction of capital expenditures and other liquidity enhancements.

6 Jan 2009