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Hercules Inc., a special chemicals corporation headquartered in Wilmington, Del., has established a scholarship at Clemson University in memory of a student killed in a December motorcycle accident.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's long-awaited plan to make its Internet site more user-friendly by employing interactive, computer-readable digital tags is getting good reviews from Maryland ...

The failure to publish clinical studies demonstrating the effectiveness of certain probiotic strains to reduce the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis is bordering on scientific negligence, according to Gregor ...

LANSING, Mich. - Dow Chemical Co. will talk with the Environmental Protection Agency about how to conduct a cleanup of dioxin-contaminated soil around 10 homes near the Tittabawassee River in Saginaw.

Imaging products company Eastman Kodak said Friday that it will raise prices on a "select range of consumable products" across its business lines, by as much as 20%. The company said the worldwide price ...

Dow Chemical Co , the biggest U.S. chemical manufacturer, said on Wednesday it would raise prices for all products by up to 20 percent, the latest signal that escalating energy prices were stoking inflation.

Main Category: Dermatology Also Included In: Seniors / Aging ; Diabetes ; Pain / Anesthetics Article Date: 30 May 2008 - 5:00 PDT In Germany alone, about three million - mostly elderly - patients suffer from ...

A natural gas "bullet line" from the foothills of the Brooks Range to Cook Inlet could breathe new life into Kenai Peninsula industries, according to a spokesman for Enstar Natural Gas Co.

INDIA is to set up a panel to help victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak, which killed more than 15,000 people, a minister said today after meeting survivors of the tragedy.

New Delhi, May 29: After a long wait, victims of Bhopal Gas Tragedy, got some relief on Thursday, when the Central government decided to grant their demand of setting up a special commission that would take ...

Firefighters and a hazardous materials team were on the scene of a nitrogen gas leak in an industrial area of San Jose Thursday morning, a fire captain said.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. workers responding to a natural gas leak in the area of Tasman Drive and North First Street around 12:30 a.m. drilled into a large nitrogen gas line, Capt. Barry Stallard said.

PG&E called the fire department around 4 a.m., and a full team responded, Stallard said.

The nitrogen gas is not flammable, but can asphyxiate those who breathe it, according to Stallard. The gas is commonly used to clean out other gas lines, according to Stallard.

Ominous comparisons are being made to the devastating oil jolts of the 1970s. And a global economy that once seemed immune to expensive oil is getting antsy.

Lawyers for W.R. Grace & Co. last month asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appellate court's decision that restored key charges to the government's criminal case against the chemical manufacturer.

CALGARY, May 28 /CNW/ - The Westaim Corporation today updated shareholders regarding its consideration of strategic alternatives.

Dow Chemical Co said on Wednesday it would hike prices on all its products by up to 20 percent starting June 1 because of the sharp rise in the costs of energy, raw materials and transportation.

From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 06:14 AM IST Supreme Petrochem Ltd and NOVA Chemicals S.A. announced Tuesday an exclusive distribution agreement for ARCEL advanced foam resin in India.

Chr Hansen is stepping up its probiotic research programme in a quest to find new functionalities and competencies for some of the 100s of strains of probiotics it has in its possession.

Nhon Trach facility will serve fast-growing decorative coatings market here Company to spend US$10 million for around 25,000 metric ton facility New site to join network of 11 plants across Asia-Pacific Region ...

Houston Business Journal - by Mary Ann Azevedo Houston Business Journal A $2 billion joint venture between Dow Chemical Co.

A federal judge has upheld a jury verdict of $350 million against the former operators of the defunct Rocky Flats nuclear plant in a class-action lawsuit brought by the plant's neighbors.

The sound of air wrenches is like that at any auto dealership service department.

Air Products today announced the signing of a new long-term supply contract between its subsidiary, Air Products Canada, Ltd., and U. S. Steel Canada, Inc., in Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada.

For 20 years, Earl "Picky" Shifflett never gave up hope that police would arrest someone in the execution-style killing of his brother.

Oil's relentless price rise has pushed drivers off the road, curbed consumers' appetite for expensive goods, forced airlines into their deepest cuts in years and threatened car makers with a flood of red ink.

Come the day you're mine/I'm gonna teach you to fly/ We've only tasted the wine/We're gonna drain the cup dry." - "The Best is Yet to Come" by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh.

Zacks.com releases the latest list of Zacks Rank Buy Stocks. Every day on Zacks.com, four stock picks are made based on criteria for the each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & ...

PPG Industries Inc. plans to build its first manufacturing plant in Russia. The Pittsburgh-based paints, glass and chemicals maker said Thursday it has signed an agreement with the administration of the Kaluga ...

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. and a partner will expand production at East Coast Oxygen, the Lehigh Valley company's joint venture with Linde North America.

The agreement gives Syngenta enhanced flexibility in serving its customers and will expand the technology choices available to growers.

The Sherwin-Williams Company Founded in 1866, The Sherwin-Williams Company is a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution, and sale of coatings and related products to professional, ...

PPG Industries said today it plans to build an automotive coatings and industrial coatings plant near Moscow, its first manufacturing plant in Russia.

A federal judge has upheld a $350 million verdict against the former operators of the now-closed Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant in Colorado.

Shareholders in Dyno Nobel, the world's No. 2 supplier of explosives, have overwhelmingly approved a $2.6 billion takeover by fertiliser group Incitec Pivot on Thursday.

Indian police detained 62 protesters calling for a cleanup of the 1984 Bhopal industrial disaster as they demonstrated near the prime minister's official residence, an organizer said.

Ninety-two area WWII veterans are traveling to Washington, D.C., on the "Honor Flight" to see the memorial built in their honor.

New York- DuPont Group Vice President James C. Borel told a special United Nations meeting on the global food crisis here May 20 that providing farmers in developing countries access to improved agricultural ...

SAP AG today announced that Bayer MaterialScience, a division of Bayer AG and one of the world's largest producers of high-performance plastics, has selected the latest version of the SAP Customer Relationship ...

Editors' note: This is the second in a series of articles on the link between biofuels and the food crisis.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. : FMC Corporation announced Tuesday that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire the hydrocolloids ingredients business of International Specialty Products.

Quaker Chemical Corp. officials announced at the Butler County Port Authority meeting Tuesday, May 20, that they are ready to move on the $19 million expansion project at the Middletown facility, which has been ...

Tyne Morgan, left, talks with friends while preparing for graduation exercises for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources yesterday in the Hearnes Center at the University of Missouri.

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The cancer drug Nexavar is showed promise in a small study of people with pulmonary hypertension, a debilitating condition marked by high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Made by Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc, Nexavar is approved in the United States for kidney and liver cancer.

Eight out of the first nine patients who took the drug saw improvements in their ability to exercise, and six out of nine had significant improvement in their right ventricular ejection fraction, which measures the heart's ability to pump blood to the lungs.

Solutia Inc. 's Saflex unit broke ground Monday on an expansion to its polyvinyl butyral resin manufacturing facility in Springfield, Mass., that is expected to add 12,000 metric tons of annual capacity.

Computer maker Dell says Don Carty, the chief financial officer hired a year and a half ago to help lead the company's turnaround plan, has resigned.

Plane maker Airbus and diversified manufacturer Honeywell International on Thursday said they are developing a biofuel that by 2030 could satisfy nearly a third of the worldwide demand from commercial aircraft, ...

Clean Diesel Technologies Announces Record Sales for the First Quarter of 2008 Comtex STAMFORD, Conn., May 13, 2008 ----Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 16 May 2008 - 4:00 PDT Cytopia Limited announced that the abstract for its ...

Methanex New Zealand is to spend $70 million restarting one of its methanol units at Motunui in Taranaki.

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Human rights activists 'ethically and morally' condemned 24 European corporations on Friday, accusing them of environmental contamination, labor exploitation and selling dangerous pesticides in Latin America.

The panel, known as the Permanent People's Tribunal, accused 24 companies _ including Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Spanish oil company Repsol YPF and German pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer AG _ at a symbolic trial held on the sidelines of a biennial Latin America-European Union summit.

DES PLAINES, Ill. & PHOENIX-- --May 15, 2008--Honeywell announced today that UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, and Honeywell Aerospace will partner with Airbus, JetBlue Airways, and International Aero Engines to ...

In a joint statement, the companies said the licensing deal covers prismatic films for use in making liquid-crystal display panels.

The state of Iowa awards $7.5 million in incentives to Monsanto Co. for a new seed corn plant in Independence, Iowa.

“This is the largest investment Ashland is making in all of North America. This is where Ashland has decided to put its home money”

Chemicals maker Ashland Inc. has announced a $12 million expansion of its Valvoline blending plant in Hernando in north Mississippi. via The Mississippi Press

Albemarle Corporation plans to form a joint venture with China's Weigan Sinobrom Import and Export Company to make bromines. via KATC-TV Lafayette

Three former lead paint companies found liable for creating a public nuisance argued to Rhode Island's highest court today that the verdict should be overturned. via WDTN-TV Dayton

ST. PAUL, Minn. - 3M announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IMTEC Corp., a manufacturer of dental implants and cone beam computed tomography scanning equipment for dental and ... via Earth Times

Three companies -- BASF of Germany, Syngenta of Switzerland and Monsanto of St. Louis -- have filed applications to control nearly two-thirds of the climate-related gene families submitted to patent offices ... via KNEB-AM Scottsbluff

Thursday, May 15, 2008 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Livestock and Monsanto Company have signed a Letter of Intent for using collective expertise to expand cotton ... via The News

“PPG looks forward to an exciting future as a business partner in Northern Nevada”

PPG Industries' new facility in Reno will improve the company's ability to serve paint stores and dealers in the Western states, the company says. via Aftermarket Business

The chairman and CEO of tape and Post-it maker 3M Co. says it will aim to get more growth in the U.S. even as the economy slows down.

George Buckley told shareholders at the company's annual meeting that the weaker U.S. economy will require more effort than usual to be successful.

3M is a diversified manufacturer that makes Scotch tape, furnace filters, Post-it notes, and power lines. Sixty-three percent of its sales came from outside the U.S. last year. But the U.S. remains its single biggest market. Read more

“In all likelihood, this is the end of the aprotinin story”

Bayer AG, the maker of the drug Trasylol, said it is still deciding what to do and is awaiting details from the Canadian study. via 2NEWS.TV

“By integrating our companies' strengths and expertise in this new venture, we are significantly increasing the potential to make cellulosic ethanol from multiple non-food sources an economic reality around the world.”

US chemicals giant DuPont and Danish group Danisco said Wednesday they are creating a global company to produce cellulosic ethanol, a renewable biofuel produced from non-food sources. via Maktoob Business

The chemicals business has gone through massive shifts in the past, and it's high time for another one, according to Christopher Gann, the CEO of Genomatica, who recently left a cushy position at industry giant ... via Local Tech Wire

“We saw Sasol breaking records yesterday on the back of firmer oil prices, but the rally seems to have ended for the oil price and that has a negative effect on the gold price”

South African stocks remained weak at midday on Tuesday with miners the worst causalities on easing metal prices, while falling overseas markets added to selling pressures. via Mail & Guardian

WASHINGTON - Two lawmakers pressured the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday for information surrounding the resignation of a top EPA administrator in the Midwest. via Palladium-Item

“The safety curriculum gives students a foundation in chemical process safety that they wouldn't necessarily have had otherwise. This translates into a safer workplace for the students, employees, and residents living near facilities”

Rohm and Haas Company awarded a four-year, $60,000 grant to The American Institute of Chemical Engineers in support of ScaleUp, the Student Membership Initiative, specifically for the expansion of the Safety ... via Happy News

“If we can't do it there, it starts to look a lot worse for our side”

Three companies that once made lead paint have spent nearly a decade fighting off a lawsuit that could force them to pay billions to clean up contaminated properties. via Cleveland.com

The State of Michigan issued this advisory about wild game in the Tittabawassee River flood plain: Three state agencies recently announced their response and concerns regarding Dow Chemical Company study ... via NewsCenter 25

Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal - by Carissa Wyant Staff Writer 3M Co. announced it would acquire Quest Technologies Inc., for an undislosed sum. via Minneapolis/St Paul City Business

High prescription drug co-payments are associated with lower medication adherence and higher total healthcare costs, according to a new study published this month in the Journal of Occupational and ... via KEYT

Victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy on Monday urged US-based Dow Chemicals, to pay up for the liabilities of Union Carbide which it has acquired. via AndhraNews

“Our packaging, coil and general industrial coatings product lines performed well. New business and pricing helped to partially offset the impact of rising raw material costs and a weak U.S. economy.”

Paint maker Valspar Corp. announced Monday second-quarter profits grew 4 percent. via Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

David Berges, Chairman of the Board of Hexcel Corporation, said, "We would like to thank our shareholders for their strong show of support of our nominees to the Board of Directors. via PR-inside.com

“Despite all of our cynicism, we should recognize that the concept of 'A Different Middle East' is within our grasp.”

JERUSALEM : Benny Gaon, a prominent Israeli industrialist and advocate of economic ties with Israel's Arab neighbors, has died. via International Herald Tribune

“Flatly, we never asked or implied that Ms. Gade be removed from her post”

The top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator in the Midwest resigned Thursday amid internal fights over dioxin contamination near Dow Chemical Co.'s world headquarters in Michigan, according to a ... via People's Daily Online

If you bought a recalled fertilizer made by Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., the company will sent you a special package to mail the plant food back. via WBNS-TV Columbus

Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. First Quarter 2008 Results and Conference Call to be Held May 13 Comtex May 08, 2008 ----Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin ASA. via Fox News

“Greens, browns and the colors of stone are responses to the environmental movement. Punch colors such as red and oranges are going on front doors.”

If there is one simple way to bring your house into the 21st century, it is with paint. via Yuma Sun

Sun Chemical has launched a dedicated microsite to give customers and visitors a unique insight into the products and services it is showing at drupa 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany, from May 29 to June 11. via Wide-Format Imaging

Fifty years ago, almost all paint contained high levels of organic solvents. You could easily tell by the strong odor when you opened the can and as you applied the paint. via Earth Times

“Despite softness in U.S. automotive and housing markets, our first quarter results reflect strong volume gains across most businesses which demonstrates the improved geographic and end use diversity of the company's portfolio”

Comtex May 7, 2008 ---- Highlights * Net sales increased to $985 million from $702 million over the same period last year; -- Strategic investments enabled strong volume gains over prior year * Adjusted EBITDAR ... via Fox News

Federal environmental regulators say a paint and stain manufacturer in Newburyport has paid a $266,800 penalty for selling products containing chemicals that had not been properly registered. via Boston.com