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Indian Court Gives Boost To Access To Medicines As Latest Appeal By Bayer Is Rejected

In a welcome move for access to medicines, the Delhi High Court has rejected the appeal filed by the German pharmaceutical company Bayer Corporation against an earlier court order which had rejected the implementation of a drug regulatory system which essentially linked registration of medicines to their patent status.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Marketing, Health

Tue Feb 09, 2010

CBC News

Stocks surge on conviction EU will step in to help Greece deal with debt crisis

The Toronto stock market closed sharply higher Tuesday with investors growing convinced that European leaders will move by the end of the week to fix the debt crisis that has been simmering in Greece.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Canada, Canadian Natural Resources, Energy, Oil & Gas, Agrium, Business News

WNOL-TV New Orleans

Airgas board snubs Air Products' buyout offer, calls $60 a share bid 'bargain basement' price

Industrial gas supplier Airgas Inc. on Tuesday rejected the unsolicited $5 billion buyout bid from larger rival Air Products and Chemicals Inc., calling it a "bargain basement price." In a letter to Air Products CEO John McGlade, Airgas said the $60 per share offer, as well as an earlier bid of $62 per share, "grossly" undervalues the company.

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Related Topix: Airgas Online, Air Products and Chemicals

PR-inside.com

Mann Assumes Leadership of Spartech's Sheet Business

Ms. Mann has more than 30 years of in-depth management experience in the specialty chemicals and plastics industries.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Spartech Corporation, Marketing

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

India halts release of world's first genetically modified eggplant

India halted the release of the world's first genetically modified eggplant today, saying further study needed to be done to guarantee consumer safety before it would allow cultivation of GM food in the country.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, St. Louis, MO Metro, Monsanto, Offbeat

The Globe and Mail

Agrium profit, revenue fall

Calgary - The Canadian Press Published on Tuesday, Feb. 09, 2010 7:54AM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Feb.

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Related Topix: Agrium, Agriculture, Science

Tonawanda News

CONFER: Water: The key to Western New Yorka s past and future

If any one thing could account for the past successes of the Western New York economy, it's water.

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Related Topix: New York, Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, Buffalo Metro, Buffalo, NY, Niagara Falls, NY, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Opinion

Mon Feb 08, 2010

GlobeNewswire

Zoltek Reports First Quarter Results

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8, 2010 -- Zoltek Companies, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter of its 2010 fiscal year.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Zoltek Companies, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

The Winnipeg Free Press

Canadian potash partnership announces sale to China's Sinofert

The Canpotex fertilizer marketing partnership has agreed to sell 350,000 tonnes of Canadian potash to China's Sinofert.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Agrium, Travel

Local Tech Wire

USDA photo of ripening rice

A federal court jury has ordered the German conglomerate Bayer Crop Science to pay $1.5 million to farmers in Arkansas and Mississippi whose rice seed was contaminated with a genetically altered strain.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Biotech, Bayer AG, Agriculture, Science, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Arkansas, Arkansas Government, Science / Technology, Missouri

AME Info

Dow Wire and Cable showcases advanced solutions at the 2010 Middle East Electricity Exhibition

United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 40 minutes ago Dow Wire and Cable, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, announced that it will showcase its leading portfolio of materials and technology solutions for medium, high and extra-high voltage power cables at the 2010 Middle East Electricity Exhibition , scheduled to be held from February 9 - 11, ...

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, World News, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Sun Feb 07, 2010

AME Info

Dow reports fourth quarter and full-year 2009 results

United Arab Emirates: 25 minutes ago The Dow Chemical Company , a leading science and technology company, reported sales of $12.5bn for the fourth quarter 2009, an increase of 15% compared to reported sales in the same period last year.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, World News, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Rohm and Haas, Saudi Arabia

Earth Times

Robbins Umeda LLP Announces an Investigation of the Acquisition of...

Robbins Umeda LLP has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the Board of Directors of Airgas, Inc.

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Related Topix: Airgas Online, Air Products and Chemicals

Plastics News

Dow CEO predicts better prospects ahead

Dow Chemical Co. has made it through a challenging 2009 and is looking forward to better days in 2010.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Saginaw Metro, Midland, MI

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

Cottage Grove gives 3M its OK on waste burning plan

Cottage Grove officials are supporting a 3M Co. plan to burn additional waste in an incinerator, and a new anti-3M group is not happy about it.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Cottage Grove, MN, Schroeder, MN

MLive.com

Dow picks Midland for new solar shingle production plant

A worker installs Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingles on a roof. About 1,200 new jobs are riding on a decision by the Dow Chemical Co .

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Saginaw Metro, Midland, MI, Marketing

Zacks Analyst Blog

FMC Beats Zacks Consensus

FMC Corp. reported results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal 2009. FMC's quarterly income stood at $68.9 million or 94 cents per share, from $75.4 million or $1.02 in the prior-year quarter.

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Related Topix: FMC, 9, Agriculture, Science

Sat Feb 06, 2010

GuruFocus.com

SurModics Inc. Reports Operating Results

SurModics Inc. filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-12-31. Surmodics Inc.

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Related Topix: SurModics, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, 9

Business Wire

New Solventless, Fast-cure Adhesive from Dow Improves Productivity and Lowers Laminating Costs

The Adhesives and Functional Polymers business unit of The Dow Chemical Company today announced the availability of its new Mor-Free L75-173/C-145 solvent-free, 100 percent solids, polyurethane adhesive system for flexible packaging.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical

WaterWorld

Dow Venture Capital invests in Clean Filtration Technologies

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, MIDLAND, MI, REDWOOD CITY, CA, Feb. 3, 2010 -- Clean Filtration Technologies Inc.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Saginaw Metro, Midland, MI, Agriculture, Science

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