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Alcoa Becomes First Aluminum Firm to Earn Cradle to Cradle Certification

Alcoa announced today that it is has received Cradle to Cradle® Certification – Silver for its primary aluminum. Cradle to Cradle® Certification is an independent environmental certification process for materials and products that assesses the total impact of a product on human health and the environment.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 16 Sep 2010

New Report on Asphalt Felts and Coatings Market in the U.S.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [Q3 2010 Edition]&...

16 Sep 2010

Sono-Tek Delivers Presentation on Advanced Coating Processes

Sono-Tek Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SOTK), Sono-Tek delivered a key address at the symposium of advanced coating technologies, whose aim is to present a program of cutting edge presentations on coating science and ...

From Sono-Tek Corporation 16 Sep 2010

Axion International Receives Order for Composite Railroad Ties in North America

Axion International (OTCBB: AXIH) producer of the world’s strongest recycled plastic, building materials, announced today one of the largest railroads in North America has placed the first purchase order, under a l...

16 Sep 2010

Report Shows Substantial Cost Savings by 38 Companies Using Fuel Cells

Thirty-eight nationally recognized companies, including eleven Fortune 500 corporations, are collectively saving millions of dollars in electricity costs while reducing carbon emissions by tens of thousands of tons per year by using fuel cells, according to a new report by Fuel Cells 2000, a non-profit education and outreach organization.

16 Sep 2010

Burtin Polymer Laboratories Launches New Bullet Liner for Trucks

Burtin Polymer Laboratories (BPL) a manufacturer and supplier of polyurethane insulation and spray coatings for residential and commercial structures has gone back to its roots by introducing Bullet Liner® for pickup truck beds, tailgates, wheel wells and similar applications.

16 Sep 2010

Bing Energy, FSU to Bring Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Market

A Florida State University engineering professor’s innovative research with nanomaterials could one day lead to a new generation of hydrogen fuel cells that are less expensive, smaller, lighter and more durable &md...

16 Sep 2010

New CS Energy Materials JV to be Formed

H.C. Starck GmbH, Goslar and the Japanese chemical company Chisso Corporation, Tokyo announced that they will establish a joint venture with the aim to develop and produce lithium mixed oxides for high-performance batteries used to power electric cars.

From H.C. Starck Inc 16 Sep 2010

Cereplast Partners with Sezersan to Develop Bio Twist Film for Food Packaging

Cereplast, Inc., a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, compostable and sustainable plastics, announced today that it has partnered with Sezersan Ambalaj (Sezersan), a subsidiary of Aþcý Group in Turkey, to produce bio twist films made from Cereplast Compostables® resins.

16 Sep 2010