Marketwire - Petrochemicals

Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. Successfully Proves New Technology to Remediate Cadmium Laced Water

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:24:00 EST

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - November 23, 2009) - Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. (PLANET) (PINKSHEETS: PRRY), developer, manufacturer and marketer of PetroLuxusT and other "Green" technologies for the remediation and recovery of the planet's resources, is pleased to announce the successful remediation of cadmium laced water with its new technology. Utilizing newly developed proprietary compounds and process, the successful proof of concept opens a new environmental remediation market for the company. The company anticipates that this new technology may additionally be used to remediate waters contaminated with mercury, lead and zinc.

CF Stockholder Support for Agrium/CF Combination Significantly Greater Than Terra Stockholder Support for CF/Terra Combination

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:30:00 EST

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2009) - ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN U.S.$ Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU)(NYSE:AGU) today reiterated its appreciation for the strong support it received from the stockholders of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) for Agrium's best and final offer to acquire CF, particularly in comparison to the much weaker results CF received in the proxy contest for Terra Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TRA). Mike Wilson, Agrium's President and CEO, said "Agrium is emboldened by the overwhelming support it received from CF stockholders, with 60 percent of CF shares (excluding Agrium's shares of CF) tendered to our very clear and unambiguous offer. In comparison, we understand that the votes received by CF's nominees for the Terra board represented the votes of only 38 percent of Terra's outstanding shares, after adjusting for the 7 percent of Terra shares purchased by CF ahead of the vote. Furthermore, the Terra vote was about engagement, while Agrium's tender offer re

Methanex Corporation-Notice of Cash Dividend

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 20, 2009) - Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX)(NASDAQ:MEOH)(SANTIAGO:Methanex) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.155 per share that will be payable on December 31, 2009 to holders of common shares of record on December 17, 2009.

Methanex is a Vancouver�based, publicly traded company and is the world's largest supplier of methanol to major international markets. Methanex shares are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada under the trading symbol "MX"; on the NASDAQ Global Market in the United States under the trading symbol "MEOH"; and on the Foreign Securities Market of the Santiago Stock Exchange in Chile under the trading symbol "Methanex". Methanex can be visited online at www.methanex.com.

(OTCBB: GELV) to Introduce Biomass-to-Energy Technology

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:00 EST

Note to Editors, the following is an investment opinion issued by the IO News Wire

AuraSource Reaches Agreement for US Oil Shale Development

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:00 EST

SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - November 20, 2009) - AuraSource, Inc.. (PINKSHEETS: ARAO), a developer of hydrocarbon clean fuel technology, has entered into an agreement with China Chemical Economic Cooperation Center ("CCECC"), a Chinese governmental division which leads China's energy and environmental research and development. Under the agreement, CCECC agreed to license their patented technology to AuraSource in the United States and its territories.

Chemical Processing Spending Projected to Increase in 2010, an Industrial Info News Alert

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:15:00 EST

BATON ROUGE, LA--(Marketwire - November 20, 2009) - Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The U.S. Chemical Processing Industry (CPI) is projected to increase spending for capital projects and maintenance turnarounds in 2010, according to Trey Hamblet, Industrial Info's vice president of research for the Chemical Processing Industry. "This year has been incredibly difficult, but I believe the stage is set for a recovery in 2010," Hamblet said. "The Chemical Processing Industry is expected to benefit from a recovery in consumer demand and expansion of global trade. Although measurable improvements may be slow in coming, we are seeing an increase in plant operating rates and a gradual rebuild of inventories. The current outlook for the CPI is that spending will be restored to a healthy level by late 2010." By segment, OTCBB: FSNR) announced today that Mr. Lawrence Shultz, President of Freestone's subsidiary Earth Oil Services, Inc., was appointed to the board of directors of Bleeding Rock, LLC, a Utah Corporation, in which Freestone is the beneficiary of a 50% member interest.

Bleeding Rock owns 60% of Green River Resources, an Alberta, Canada corporation, which has the exclusive mineral rights to mine oil sand ore and extract bitumen from over 1,800 acres of private property located near Price, Utah, which according to Green River's audited financial statements dated December 31, 2008 contains over 326 million barrels of bitumen reserves (of which Green River has the rights to approximately 210 million barrels), based upon a Resource Report by a global mining engineering and consulting firm that drilled core samples on the property.

CF Industries Stockholders Strongly Support Agrium's Offer With 62% of CF Shares Tendered

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:30:00 EST

Agrium urges CF board to respect clear stockholder mandate and sign merger agreement with Agrium

Agrium Urges CF Stockholders to Tender Into Its Offer Today to Receive a Premium, Not Pay One

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:15:00 EST

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 18, 2009) - ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN U.S.$ Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) (NYSE:AGU) today placed an advertisement in The Wall Street Journal regarding its offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF). The text of the advertisement is as follows: ATTENTION CF INDUSTRIES STOCKHOLDERS: Do You Want to Receive a Premium...or Pay a Premium? Agrium has made a clear offer of $45.00 in cash and one Agrium share: $100.54 per CF share based on yesterday's closing share price. This best and final offer represents a premium of 113% to CF's share price the day before CF first offered to acquire Terra.

Gregg A. Mosley, President of Biotest Laboratories of Minneapolis, MN, to Address Biological Counter-Terrorism Seminar on "Methods of Destruction for the Root Causes of Contamination by Dangerous Pathogens"

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:32:00 EST

MINNEAPOLIS, MN and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Gregg Mosley, President of Biotest Laboratories of Minneapolis, MN (www.biotestlabs.com), a world-renowned expert in sterilization of medical products, will address the Biological Counter-Terrorism Seminar hosted by BioDefense Corporation, November 17, 2009 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY.

According to host John Meyer, President of BioDefense Corporation (NYPD-Retired), "Bioterrorism is an ever-present threat to any entity, public or private. Potential perpetrators such as disgruntled employees and customers, business competitors, activists, extortionists, terrorists, and any others with ill intent will be described and discussed. Special focus will be on understanding how a bio-pathogen attack occurs and what procedures can be employed to mitigate infection and contamination."

Zenergy International, Inc. Announces the Securing of Substantial Feedstock for Production

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:59:00 EST

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Zenergy International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ZENG) is pleased to announce that the Company has secured feedstock from two different suppliers to continue operations and facilitate extensive production in Littlefield, Texas.

Zenergy International has recently embarked on a Biodiesel facility acquisition strategy. Greenlight Biofuels, the first of Zenergy's acquired facilities, is a sizable Texas operation currently capable of producing five million gallons per year, with the potential for substantial expansion.

Enable IPC Corporation's SolRayo Introduces Next Generation Potentiostats -- Exceptional Value Systems Offered a la Carte

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

MADISON, WI--(Marketwire - November 17, 2009) - Enable IPC Corporation (PINKSHEETS: EIPC) today announced that its subsidiary, SolRayo, Inc., is introducing a new line of highly customizable potentiostat systems for use in energy storage characterization and electrochemistry applications. Enable IPC (Intellectual Property Commercialization) focuses on turning technologies into products and bringing them to market.

A potentiostat is a test and measurement system used by electrochemists at universities, research labs and companies worldwide.

RAE Systems Granted United States Patent for Radiation Detector Dosimeter

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:35:00 EST

Detector Deployed in GammaRAE II R Increases Measurement Range and Detects Rate and Dose

Forum Oilfield Technologies Selects Cymphonix's Network Composer to Stop Network Congestion

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:02:00 EST

Ability to Shape and Prioritize Bandwidth Helps International Manufacturer Optimize Network and Improve Productivity

Agrium Signs Consent Agreement With FTC Staff on CF Acquisition

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:15:00 EST

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 17, 2009) - ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN U.S.$ Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) (NYSE:AGU) announced today that it has signed a proposed Consent Agreement with the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission relating to Agrium's proposed acquisition of CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CF). The remedies in the Consent Agreement are not material to the proposed transaction with CF. The Consent Agreement will now be forwarded to the Commission for its review and approval, which is generally concluded in a few weeks.

Riskmetrics Recommends CF Stockholders Tender Their Shares Into Agrium's Best and Final Offer

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

Report criticizes CF board's accountability