LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY — (Marketwire) — 07/26/12 –BASF-s business performed solidly in the second quarter. The company improved sales by 6% to EUR19.5 billion and income from operations (EBIT) before special items increased by EUR253 million to EUR2.5 billion. While sales volumes declined in the chemicals business, which comprises the Chemicals, Plastics, Performance Products and Functional Solutions segments, the main contribution came from the strong performance of the Agricultural Solutions
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OAKVILLE, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 07/18/12 — KmX Corporation, a private Cleantech Corporation is setting up a one-ton pilot plant in Sarnia, Ontario to demonstrate how its membrane aided pathways to biofuels (cellulosic ethanol and biobutanol) and green chemicals can reduce operational costs and complexity for any manufacturer of fermented chemical products.The pilot will show how KmX-s hydrophobic and hydrophilic membranes can cost effectively capture and dehydrate the small volume of pos
THOROLD, ON — (Marketwire) — 07/13/12 — JBI, Inc. ("JBI" or the "Company") (OTCQB: JBII) announces plans to close its subsidiary Javaco, Inc. ("JAVACO") over the next several weeks, as part of the Company-s strategic plan to focus on its core business, Plastic2Oil® ("P2O").The Company acquired JAVACO, a retail and wholesale distributor of equipment, hardware and tools for maintenance and construction in 2009. JAVACO has not been profitable since 2
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/12/12 — Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ: MEOH)(SANTIAGO: Methanex) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.185 per share that will be payable on September 30, 2012 to holders of common shares of record on September 16, 2012.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 tradi
MUNICH, GERMANY and BOSTON, MA — (Marketwire) — 07/06/12 — To further strengthen its Chemicals & Oil practice, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has appointed Robert Henske, Vijay Sarathy and Jonathon Wright as new Partners in the firm-s Boston office."We are happy to welcome Robert Henske, Vijay Sarathy and Jonathon Wright as new Partners to our Chemicals & Oil practice and US operations. With their extensive expertise in those fields, they will strongly contribute to develop
OAKLAND, CA — (Marketwire) — 07/02/12 — The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) today announced that, on Aug. 2, it plans to host a live audio webcast of a discussion with the investment community about the company-s fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2012 results. The webcast is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. ET) and can be accessed at . A replay of the webcast will be available for two weeks on the company-s website.The Clorox Company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer
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Uniting With Existing BP Clients, BP Texas City Chemical Joins PICS
CHICAGO, IL and PARIS and PITTSBURGH, PA and BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — (Marketwire) — 06/27/12 — Enablon, the world-s leading Sustainability & EHS Management software provider, and ChemADVISOR, the world-s leading source of chemical regulatory information, today announced a strategic partnership that will combine Enablon-s QEHS performance management software with ChemADVISOR-s LOLI Database, the largest chemical-specific regulatory database available on the market.The LOLI Database contains
