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CGGVeritas: General Meeting of Shareholders and Five-for-One Stock Split

Thu, 15 May 2008 01:00:00 0500

PARIS, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — CGGVeritas (ISIN: 0000120164 - NYSE: CGV) reports that shareholders voted in favor of all resolutions during the Annual Meeting of shareholders (AGM) that was held April 29th 2008. 54.3% of...

Eucatex Announces 1Q08 Results: Net Income is R$ 18.9 Million (+83% over 1Q07) and EBITDA is R$ 36.1 Million (+37% over 1Q07)

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:37:00 0500

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Eucatex (Bovespa: EUCA3 and EUCA4), one of the largest manufacturers of hardboard and medium density particleboard (MDP) in Brazil, with operations also in the paint and varnish...

Tronox Incorporated Suspends Quarterly Dividend

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:30:00 0500

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The Tronox Incorporated (NYSE: TRX; TRX.B) board of directors announced today that the company is suspending its quarterly dividend effective immediately as part of its ongoing efforts to improve...

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. Announces First Quarter 2008 Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:42:00 0500

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (BOVESPA: UGPA4 / NYSE: UGP), a company engaged in the distribution of fuels (Ultragaz/Ipiranga), the production of chemicals (Oxiteno), as well as integrated solutions...

Chicago Fuels National Bag Recycling Movement

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:09:00 0500

CHICAGO, May 14 PRNewswire-USNewswire — The Progressive Bag Affiliates (PBA) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) applaud the Chicago City Council for passing legislation that requires the establishment of in-store recycling programs for plastic...

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Declares Third Quarter Dividend

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:06:00 0500

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world's leading marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a cash...

Applied Industrial Technologies to Acquire Suministros Industriales Enol, S.A. de C.V.

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:03:00 0500

CLEVELAND, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) today announced it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Suministros Industriales Enol, S.A. de C.V. and its group of companies. The transaction is...

FMC Increases Soda Ash Prices

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:30:00 0500

PHILADELPHIA, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — FMC Wyoming Corporation announced today that effective July 1, 2008, or as contract terms permit, it will increase list and off-list prices by $50.00/short ton for all grades...

OM Group Shareholders Approve Increase in Authorized Shares

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:30:00 0500

CLEVELAND, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — OM Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMG) today announced that shareholders at its 2008 annual meeting approved an amendment to the company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized...

ShengdaTech Announces Proposed Offering of $100 Million Convertible Senior Notes

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:07:00 0500

TAI'AN CITY, Shandong, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — ShengdaTech Inc. (''ShengdaTech'') (Nasdaq: SDTH) a leading manufacturer of nano precipitated calcium carbonate (NPCC) in the People's Republic of...

Tronox Stockholders Elect Directors and Approve Ernst & Young LLP as Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:00:00 0500

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Stockholders of Tronox Incorporated (NYSE: TRX; TRX.B) elected David G. Birney and Bradley C. Richardson to the company's board of directors during Tronox's Annual...

China Agritech to Present at Brean Murray Carret & Co. All-Cap All-China Conference in New York May 19, 2008 at 4:15pm. EDT

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:17:00 0500

BEIJING, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Agritech, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CAGC) ("China Agritech"), a leading liquid fertilizer manufacturer in China, announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Mr...

Exousia to Host National Investor Conference Call Today

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:23:00 0500

SUGAR LAND, Texas, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EXOU) announces that the company will host a National Investor Conference Call today, Wednesday, May 14, at 4:05 pm...

New Conductive Polymer Thick Films From Five Star Technologies Enable Fine Line Screen Printing

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 0500

CLEVELAND, May 14 PRNewswire — Five Star Technologies announced that it will introduce ElectroSperse(TM) P-series silver-based conductor pastes at Display Week 2008 in Los Angeles on May 18-23. The new pastes are...

Shell Rotella(R) T Synthetic 5W-40 Motor Oil Offers Improved Engine Protection

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:42:00 0500

HOUSTON, May 14 PRNewswire — Shell Lubricants has introduced Shell Rotella(R) T Synthetic 5W-40 heavy-duty motor oil, which meets or exceeds API CJ-4 specifications. The motor oil offers significant improvements in wear protection, soot control...

CMAI Outlines Chevron Phillips Chemical Strategic Business Position

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:00:00 0500

HOUSTON, May 14 PRNewswire — Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) recently completed the Chemical Company Analysis (CCA) on Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC. The report includes strategic direction, financial overviews, global chemical...

Holcim to Sponsor Welcome Reception at AIA Convention

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:46:00 0500

BOSTON, May 14 PRNewswire — Holcim (US) Inc. will be the principal sponsor of the "Welcome to Boston" reception at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) annual convention, which runs from May 15-17 at the...

Resin Systems Announces First Quarter 2008 Results

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:10:00 0500

CALGARY, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall - Resin Systems Inc. ("RS"), (RS - TSX / RSSYF - OTCBB), a technology innovator that develops advanced composite material products for infrastructure markets today announced its financial and operating results for the...

Exousia Receives Import Approval from Chinese Government to Begin Shipping Coatings

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:30:00 0500

SUGAR LAND, Texas, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Exousia Advanced Materials, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EXOU) announces that the company has passed its Importation Tests with the National Commodity Testing Bureau of China

BASF Podcast: Hydrophobin - The Raincoat of the Fungi

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:13:00 0500

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, May 14 PRNewswire — In this Podcast of "Chemistry of Innovations" you will learn how a fungi-protein called "Hydrophobin" can make surfaces water-repellent.

The raincoat on a fungus is not a garment, it is a...

BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What's a Bullet-Proof Vest Made of?

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:10:00 0500

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, May 14 PRNewswire — To protect themselves from the swords and arrows of their enemies, soldiers throughout the ages have used armor made of different types of material: leather, bronze or iron. Nowadays there are more...

Shiner International to Present at Brean Murray, Carret & Co. All-Cap All- China Conference in New York

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 0500

HAINAN, China, May 14 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Shiner International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEST), an emerging global leader in the anti- counterfeiting and advanced packaging industry, today announced President Qingtao Xing will present at the Brean...

Deere Second-Quarter Earnings Reach Record $763 Million

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 0500

MOLINE, Ill., May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Deere & Company today announced worldwide net income of $763.5 million, or $1.74 per share, for the second quarter ended April 30, compared with...

DuPont and Genencor Create World-Leading Cellulosic Ethanol Company

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:00:00 0500

WILMINGTON, Del., and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 14 /PRNewswire- FirstCall/ — DuPont (NYSE: DD) and Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, today announced an agreement to form DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC, a 50/50 global joint...

Horsepower Secrets from Professional Engine Builders: Get more out of your car for less than $100

Wed, 14 May 2008 05:20:00 0500

NEW YORK, May 14 PRNewswire — MS — Want more horsepower without paying much to get it? Here are three ways today's top engine builders get more power from their racing engines and their personal cars, without spending a lot of money to do...

System That Eliminates Aerosol Cans as Hazardous Waste in High Demand as Businesses Yield to 'Green' Mandates

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:17:00 0500

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., May 13 PRNewswire — Demand for Aerosolv(R), a cost-saving aerosol-can puncturing and draining system that neutralizes leftover gasses and liquids in spent spray cans — thus preventing harm to the environment &mdash...

United Steelworkers Ratify New Contract with OMNOVA Solutions' Jeannette, Pennsylvania Facility

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:00:00 0500

FAIRLAWN, Ohio, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — OMNOVA Solutions (NYSE: OMN) today announced that members of United Steelworkers Local 22L have ratified a new labor agreement covering the Company's Jeannette, Pennsylvania plant...

RPM's Senior Convertible Notes Due 2033 to Accrue Contingent Cash Interest

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:13:00 0500

MEDINA, Ohio, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) announced today that for the period of May 14, 2008 to November 13, 2008, its Convertible Notes due 2033 (Securities) will, subject to...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- MSA/

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:44:00 0500

In the news release, MSA Increases Second Quarter Dividend, issued earlier today by MSA (NYSE: MSA) over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the following sentence should be added to the end of the first paragraph: "This represents a 9% increase from the previous quarterly dividend of...

ForeverLawn Natural-Looking, Low-Maintenance Artificial Grass Featured Again at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival

Tue, 13 May 2008 15:09:00 0500

ORLANDO, Fla., May 13 PRNewswire — Visitors to the Fifteenth Annual EPCOT International Flower & Garden Show, which continues to June 1, will be able to see ForeverLawn(R) natural-looking synthetic grass products, including the...

NanoMarkets Releases White Paper on Materials for Thin Film and Organic Photovoltaics

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:07:00 0500

GLEN ALLEN, Va., May 13 PRNewswire — NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm here, has released a new white paper that addresses the opportunities for materials suppliers for thin film and organic photovoltaics. The paper was drawn from a...

William M. Lambert Elected CEO of MSA

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:28:00 0500

PITTSBURGH, May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The Board of Directors of MSA (NYSE: MSA), the global leader in sophisticated safety products, today announced the election of William M. Lambert to the position of President and Chief...

Kiwa Bio-Tech Confirms Joint Venture Agreement With Shijiazhuang Huaxing Animal Medicine Co., Ltd.

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:20:00 0500

BEIJING and CLAREMONT, Calif., May 13 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: KWBT) announced finalization of an agreement establishing a joint venture company capable of...

Leading U.S. Export, Chemicals Continue Gains PIERS Trade Data Shows

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:00 0500

NEWARK, N.J., May 13 PRNewswire — PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions, a Commonwealth Business Media company, reported today that U.S. containerized exports of chemicals on the rebound since 2006, should continue to see volume gains at an annual...

Bio-Clean International, Inc. Reports on Its Favorable Appearance at the Joint Services Environmental Management Training Conference & Exposition

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:00 0500

COSTA MESA, Calif., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Bio-Clean International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BCLN) along with its subsidiary company, American Bio-Clean Corporation (

China Agritech Schedules Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter 2008 Results

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

BEIJING, May 13 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Agritech, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CAGC) ("China Agritech"), a leading liquid fertilizer manufacturer in China, will host a conference call at 8:00 am EDT on...

Ashland Inc. Chairman and CEO O'Brien Speaks at Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

COVINGTON, Ky., May 13 PRNewswire-FirstCall — James J. O'Brien, chairman and chief executive officer, Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), will make a presentation at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference in New York...

Rubbermaid Commercial Products Expands Core Business With Entry Into Powered Equipment Category

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

ATLANTA, May 13, 2008 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL) today announced that its Commercial Products business unit is expanding its core business into a significant near-neighbor category with the launch of two...

Shiner International Announces Promotion of Qingtao Xing to President

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:00:00 0500

HAINAN, China, May 13 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — Shiner International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEST), an emerging global leader in the anti- counterfeiting and advanced packaging industry, today announced it has promoted Qingtao Xing to the position of...