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Americas Watchdog's Homeowners Consumer Center Takes Chinese Dry Walling Investigation National

Because of consumer horror stories, Americas Watchdog's Homeowners Consumer
Center is expanding its Florida investigation of possibly toxic Chinese imported
Chinese dry wall, used in Florida, into a national investigation of all new
homes built in 2005 and 2006, that may also have the imported Chinese dry wall.

2 Feb 2009

Report Predicts EU Steel Prices to Continue to Drop over The Next Few Months

Alloy surcharges charged by most stainless steel mills in the EU will decline over the March/April period. This will be the result of lower ferro-chrome contract prices. We estimate that the figures used by the majority ...

2 Feb 2009

3M Forms Renewable Energy Division

3M has announced the formation
of its new Renewable Energy Division. This organization will enable 3M to maximize
the company's technologies, products and responsiveness to the fast-changing
renewable energy industry. The products within the new division will include
products currently sold to the industry, new-to-the-world products invented
for the renewable energy market, and products adapted from existing technologies.

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 2 Feb 2009

Polymer Group Reinforce Committment to Sustainability

PGI (OTC Bulletin Board: POLGA/POLGB) today announced it is strengthening its corporate sustainability program with a focused and expanded initiative in this area led by the company's first chief sustainability offic...

2 Feb 2009

Celanese to Receive Advance Payment for Ticona Relocation

Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a leading global chemical company, today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Frankfurt, Germany, Airport (Fraport AG) to receive an advance payment of €323 million ass...

From Celanese Corporation 2 Feb 2009

Universal Stainless to Invest 13 Million in a New Melt Shop

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:USAP) announced today that it will invest $13 million in its Bridgeville melt shop over the next 15 months. The capital improvement will include major upgrades in eq...

2 Feb 2009

Bio-Energy Power Plants to Tackle Energy Poverty in Rural India

Aston University and
the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi have secured a £3m grant to
build bio-energy power plants, which will tackle energy poverty in rural India
and promote renewable energy in the United Kingdom.

From 3M Ceramic Textiles and Composites 2 Feb 2009

Consumers Prefer Clear Plastic Food Storage Containers

There's no haze of doubt - consumer test groups overwhelmingly
prefer clearer, safer and eco-progressive food storage containers made of polypropylene
(PP) clarified with Millad NX8000 from Milliken
Chemical. Clarity is equated to cleanliness,
purity and aesthetic appeal in the view of consumers in a recent TNS study.

From Milliken & Company 2 Feb 2009

Veeco Release the Latest Version of the Popular Dimension Range of AFM's

Veeco
Instruments Inc., the leading provider of atomic force microscopes
(AFMs) to the nanoscience community, announced today the release of its Dimension
Icon AFM.

From Veeco 2 Feb 2009

New Web Site for Discerning Trends, Patterns and Subject Experts in Scientific Research

Science+Business Media has launched the website www.AuthorMapper.com, a free analytical online tool for discerning trends, patterns and subject experts within scientific research. Currently, AuthorMapper.com searches ov...

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 2 Feb 2009

Korean Steel Maker to Expand Coke Production

POSCO Group of Seoul in South Korea, the worlds's fourth biggest steel producer, has commissioned Uhde to provide extensive services for the construction of four new coke oven batteries to expand their coke productio...

2 Feb 2009

Benteler-SGL-Automotive-Composite Acquires Additional Carbon Fiber Production Capacity

Benteler-SGL-Automotive-Composite GmbH & Co. KG, Paderborn, a joint venture
between Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH, Paderborn,
and the SGL Group, Wiesbaden, has acquired the Austrian company Composite Technology
GmbH (FCT), Ried im Innkreis. The acquisition is subject to the approval of
the relevant
antitrust authorities.

From SGL CARBON SE 2 Feb 2009

Thermo Add Another Distributor for Rheometers and Viscometers in India

Thermo
Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, announced
that it has signed an agreement with TTL Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a pioneer in
instrumentation solutions, to distribute Thermo Scientific rheometers and viscometers
in India.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific 1 Feb 2009

Nano-Composite Arsenic Sorbent Technology for Purifying Contaminated Water Licensed

The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory and Water Technology Group Inc., (WTG) Harvard, Mass., today signed a licensing agreement that provides exclusive rights to commercialize the Nano-Composite A...

1 Feb 2009

New Class of Transparent Ceramics Developed

To most people, the word "ceramics," refers to opaque clay flower
pots or translucent porcelain tea cups. But not all ceramics block or scatter
light. Gary L. Messing, distinguished professor of ceramic science and engineering,
and his group at Pennsylvania State University, are developing a brand new class
of ceramics that are so pure and perfectly transparent.

1 Feb 2009