Marketwire - Specialty Chemicals

Koppers Holdings Inc. Board Declares Regular Dividend

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:59:00 EST

PITTSBURGH, PA--(Marketwire - November 4, 2009) - The Board of Directors of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share, payable January 8, 2010, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 16, 2009.

About Koppers

Koppers, with corporate headquarters and a research center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global integrated producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products. Including its joint ventures, Koppers operates facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia and China. The stock of Koppers Holdings Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KOP." For more information, visit us on the Web: www.koppers.com. Questions concerning investor relations should be directed to Brian H. McCurrie at 412 227 2153 or Michael W. Snyder at 412 227 2131.

BMTS Announces the Introduction of the Demolizer II System Into the Geisinger Health System

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:53:00 EST

ENGLEWOOD, CO--(Marketwire - November 4, 2009) - Biomedical Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. ("BMTS" or the "Company"; www.bmtscorp.com) (OTCBB: BMTL) is pleased to announce the introduction of the Demolizer� II System into the Geisinger Health organization for the onsite treatment of biomedical waste.

The Geisinger Health System is one of the nation's leading fully integrated health services organizations. Founded in 1915, Geisinger is a physician-led health care system, dedicated to health care, education, research and service spanning 43 counties in Pennsylvania and serving over 2.6 million people in primarily rural communities.

InFusion SCADA 2.0 Offering From Invensys Delivers New Functionality, Flexibility and Security for Remote Operations

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Comprehensive Solution Has RTUs for Oil & Gas, Water & Wastewater Applications

MorphoSys to Present at Two Upcoming Investor Conferences

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:05:00 EST

MUNICH, GERMANY--(Marketwire - November 4, 2009) -

MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) announced today that its management will give company presentations at two upcoming investor conferences.

Deutsche B�rse Group - German Equity Forum
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Time: 03:00 pm CET (02:00 pm GMT, 09:00 am ET)
Venue: Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Presenter: Dave Lemus, CFO of MorphoSys AG

WestLB Germany Conference
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 12:30 pm CET (11:30 am GMT, 06:30 am ET)
Venue: Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Presenter: Dr. Simon Moroney, CEO of MorphoSys AG

Advanced Clean Technologies Retains WorldMarketMedia.com to Design and Implement Their Social Media Marketing Campaign

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - November 4, 2009) - Advanced Clean Technologies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ACTH) announces the retention of World Market Media, Inc. to lead the Company's Social Media Marketing efforts.

Ronald P. Russo, Jr., Founder & Social Equity Officer, states, "We are delighted that the Advanced Clean Technologies management team has engaged World Market Media to design and implement their Social Media Distribution Plan and Platform."

Agrium Reports Third Quarter Results

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 4, 2009) - ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN U.S.$ Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) (NYSE:AGU) announced today net earnings of $26-million ($0.16 diluted earnings per share) for the third quarter of 2009, compared with the net earnings of $367-million in the third quarter of 2008 ($2.31 diluted earnings per share). The 2009 third quarter results included gains of $5-million ($0.02 diluted earnings per share) on derivative financial instruments and a $25-million expense ($0.11 decrease in diluted earnings per share) in stock-based compensation. It also included an inventory write-down of $9-million (a $0.04 decrease in diluted earnings per share) primarily associated with our Wholesale purchase for resale business. Excluding these items, our net earnings would have been $46-million ($0.29 diluted earnings per share) for the third quarter of 2009.

The Clorox Company Joins the Business Coalition for Workplace Fairness

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

Supports Employment Nondiscrimination Act

Yasheng Group Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:56:00 EST

REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - November 3, 2009) - Yasheng Group (PINKSHEETS: YHGG), a leading agriculture company focused on the China market, today reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2009.

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, gross profit increased to $20,989,622, compared to $19,791,614 for the second quarter of 2008. Net income was $19,687,110, or $0.13 per share, for the second quarter of 2009, compared with net income of $18,258,441, or $0.12 per share, for the second quarter of 2008.

Alta funcionalidad a su alcance: Las balanzas Serie FZ-i de A&D Weighing

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - November 3, 2009) - A&D Weighing se enorgullece en anunciar la introducci�n de la Serie FZ-i de balanzas de precisi�n, con calibraci�n interna. La FZ-i tiene todas las caracter�sticas de alto rendimiento que los usuarios han llegado a esperar de la Serie FX-i, m�s la adici�n de calibraci�n de un solo paso. Con solo presionar una tecla, usted puede asegurar la precisi�n de su balanza.

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NanoMarkets Announces New Upcoming Report on Silver Inks and Pastes for Printed Electronics

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:42:00 EST

GLEN ALLEN, VA--(Marketwire - November 3, 2009) - NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based in Virginia, today announced a new upcoming report that continues the firm's coverage of emerging electronic materials markets. The report, " Silver Inks and Pastes: 2009 to 2016-Nano-151" is scheduled to release the week of November 9th of 2009. Details about the report including a table of contents and excerpt are available at www.nanomarkets.net. Members of the press may request an executive summary of the report.

Itronics Obtains GOLD'n GRO Fertilizer Inventory Funding

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:10:00 EST

Strong Growth Being Driven by Environmentally Green Fertilizer Technology

Sigma(R) Life Science Appoints Impress Public Relations as Agency of Record

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwire - November 3, 2009) - Impress Public Relations, Inc. today announced that it has been appointed as public relations agency of record by Sigma Life Science, part of the Sigma-Aldrich Corporation and a world leader in innovative products and services serving the global Life Science market.

With a global customer base covering pharmaceutical companies, university and government institutions, hospitals and industrial accounts, Sigma Life Science offers an array of biological-based chemicals and reagents used by research scientists in the investigation of new or enhanced methods in therapeutic areas. The company also offers a comprehensive range of media, reagents and serum products for Cell Culture, as well as a wide range of market-leading kits for use in Cell Biology, Proteomics, Genomics and Functional Genomics, and is a leading supplier of custom peptid

Bio-Clean International Enters Into Letter of Intent to Acquire Clean Energy Company

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - November 3, 2009) - Bio-Clean International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BCLE) announced today that, through its newly established subsidiary, Bio-Clean Energy, Inc., it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire all of the capital stock of Nipatech Energy, Inc., a California-based company, which is involved in the development of ethanol production facilities in the Philippines.

James E. Shipley, President of Bio-Clean International, stated, "We are excited about this new opportunity. It takes Bio-Clean into a new realm of eco-friendly business opportunities and we expect it to bring significant revenues to the company. In light of our outreach into this new business segment, our Board of Directors intends to change the name of the company to Global Planet Services, Inc. Effectiveness of the change of name will follow shareholder, governmental and regulatory approval of this action

DSM delivers strong result improvement in Q3

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:08:00 EST

HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - November 3, 2009) -

* Q3 operating profit from continuing operations EUR 139 million, more than double Q2 2009 (EUR 58 million)

* Strong Life Sciences performance due to robust Nutrition business

* Materials Sciences continued strong recovery

* Cost savings and efficiency improvements on track to achieve EUR 150 - 200 million on yearly basis by 2010

* Cash flow from operating activities again very strong (Q3 EUR 517 million)

Crucell Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:57:00 EST

LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - November 3, 2009) -

Total revenues and other operating income increased by 15% to EUR 94.3
million.
Operating profit of EUR 15.5 million versus EUR 9.6 million in Q3 2008.
Quarter-end cash and short-term liquidities of EUR 411.9 million.
Undiluted EPS of EUR 0.15 for the quarter.

2009 full year guidance reiterated: total revenues and other operating income expected to grow 20% in constant currencies ; operating profit for 2009 expected to improve significantly compared to 2008; strong cash position.

HydroGenetics, Inc. Announces Update

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST

MIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - November 2, 2009) - HydroGenetics, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HYGN) and its subsidiary Buffalo BioDiesel, Inc., jointly announced today that they agreed to unwind their share exchange agreement entered into in December 2008. Charles Hansen, III, the current CEO of HydroGenetics, Inc., explained that, "My vision for the future of our company is to focus on hydrogen on demand cell technology for the internal combustion engine and working with inventors of breakthrough alternative energy technology. In order to accomplish this, we will divest our holdings of companies that are in other business lines and continue our development of hydrogen cell technology. Sumit [Majumdar, CEO of Buffalo BioDiesel, Inc.] agreed that an unwind at this time would be best for both companies." Sumit Majumdar stated that, "Buffalo BioDiesel, Inc. believed in 2008 that our roll-up into a broadly focused green energy congl

Clorox Delivers 23 Percent Earnings Growth in Q1, Driven by Robust Gross Margin Expansion

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST

OAKLAND, CA--(Marketwire - November 2, 2009) - The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) today reported strong earnings growth, driven by robust gross margin expansion and modest volume growth, for its first quarter, which ended Sept. 30.

"We had a great first quarter, especially given the continued challenging economic environment and the impact of weaker foreign currencies," said Chairman and CEO Don Knauss. "Most of our businesses performed well, and we exceeded our earnings expectations due to strong sales of disinfecting products related to the H1N1 flu pandemic. We also delivered our third consecutive quarter of significant gross margin improvement."

Clorox Announces Plans to Begin Transitioning U.S. Operations to High-Strength Bleach

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:29:00 EST

OAKLAND, CA--(Marketwire - November 2, 2009) - The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) today announced that it plans to begin modifying manufacturing processes in its U.S. bleach operations. The initiative calls for Clorox to begin transitioning from chlorine to high-strength bleach as a raw material for making its namesake bleach.

"This decision was driven by our commitment to strengthen our operations and add another layer of security," said Chairman and CEO Don Knauss.

Locus Offers Free GHG Calculator for CA Mandatory Reporting

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

Industry Leader Takes Action to Help With GHG Reporting

Tesco Teams Up With BatteryBack

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:39:00 EST

LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Nov. 2, 2009) - Tesco is the latest major retailer to join the BatteryBack producer compliance scheme, which is on target to be the largest of the recently approved schemes. With only one week to go before the deadline for producers, retailers appreciate the strengths of the BatteryBack scheme.

BatteryBack has been able to guarantee low collection fees for the next three years by utilising the existing infrastructure managed by Veolia Environmental Services and WasteCare. BatteryBack has also announced a recent partnership with PHS which will expand the potential collection network to over 200,000 sites throughout Britain.

ABLYNX ANNOUNCES WARRANT EXERCISE

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:10:00 EDT

GHENT, BELGIUM--(Marketwire - October 30, 2009) - Ablynx [Euronext Brussels: ABLX] today announced that an additional 4,407 common shares have been issued by the Company in exchange for EUR 6,732.60 as the result of the exercise of warrants by some employees and consultants of the Company.

As a result of this transaction, Ablynx now has 36,889,789 shares outstanding.

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About Ablynx [Euronext Brussels: ABLX] - http://www.ablynx.com Founded in 2001 in Ghent, Belgium, Ablynx is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of Nanobodies�, a novel class of therapeutic proteins based on single-domain antibody fragments, for a range of serious and life-threatening human diseases. The Company currently has over 220 employees. Ablynx completed a successful IPO on Euronext Brussels [ABLX] on 7 November 2007.

DSM to further explore growth opportunities in China

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:28:00 EDT

HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - October 30, 2009) -

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that the contracts to establish nutrition and anti-infectives joint ventures in China with North China Pharmaceutical Group Corporation Ltd. (NCPC) are suspended. DSM will continue its search for partners in China as the company prepares for further growth in the country, which in 2008 represented 8% of DSM's net sales.

Monsanto Canada Launches 2010 "Imagine a Better House" Community Curling Club Improvement Program

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:23:00 EDT

$31,000 in cash awards available to clubs in need

Itronics Announces Contractor Begins Staking Mineral Lode Claims for Auric Gold

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Itronics Expanding as a "Green" Natural Resources Company

Bio-Clean International, Inc. to Receive Additional 1,000,000 Shares for Selling Name of "Bio Clean"

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EDT

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - October 29, 2009) - Bio-Clean International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BCLE) (www.biocleaninternational.com) announced today the results of the further negotiations with Bio Clean Inc., regarding the non-binding letter of intent between the companies. In addition to the company's potential sale of its subsidiary, American Bio-Tech Cleaning, Inc., to BOCL, the company has also agreed to the potential sale of the rights to the name "Bio-Clean." As a result, the revised non-binding letter of intent now provides that Bio-Clean International, Inc., will receive an additional 1,000,000 shares of BOCL common stock for a total of 15,000,000 shares upon the closing. The current aggregate market price for 15,000,000 shares of BOCL is approximately $7,000,000. The shares will be held in the company's name on behalf of its stockholders, as of the

Despite the Buzz, Nano Is Not Always Best

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:23:00 EDT

FT. WAYNE, IN--(Marketwire - October 28, 2009) - Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a worldwide leading supplier of high-quality sealing and bearing systems, today announces its research proves that the traditional fillers used in the majority of its Turcon� polytetrafluoroethylene-based sealing materials as additives to improve wear reduction outperform nanoparticles as additives.

Current industry buzz is all about the enhancement of seal performance by using nanoparticles as fillers for polytetrafluoroethylene-based sealing materials. Responding to this, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions researched and compared the wear reducing ability of its traditional Turcon� additives to nanoparticles as additives. In these tests the optimized Turcon� additives outperformed the nanoparticles.