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Market Research Forecasts Gas-to-Liquids Processes Market at $6.8 Billion by 2017 0

ROCKVILLE, MD — (Marketwire) — 05/08/12 — MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report "Gas-to-Liquids Processes for Chemicals and Energy Production," to their collection of Energy market reports. For more information, visitThe total market value of products produced using GTL (gas-to-liquids), CTL (coal-to-liquids), and BTL (biomass-to-liquids) was $4.4 billion in 2010 and $4.5 billion in 2011. BCC projects this market will increase from $4.6 billion in 2012 to

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Intergraph(R) CAESAR II(R) Training Course on Static Piping Analysis Scheduled for June 18-22 in Houston, Texas 0

HOUSTON, TX — (Marketwire) — 05/04/12 — Intergraph has scheduled a CAESAR II Productivity Training course on static analysis for June 18-22, 2012, hosted at the Intergraph training facility in Houston, Texas, USA. The training provides managers, engineers, and designers involved in piping design and pipe stress analysis with knowledge about static considerations based on case studies developed from helping thousands of users solve real-world problems. Course contents cover piping code requi

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BASF to Build New Formic Acid Plant in Geismar, Louisiana 0

FLORHAM PARK, NJ — (Marketwire) — 05/04/12 — BASF today announced its plans to build a state-of-the-art production plant for formic acid at its integrated "Verbund" site in Geismar, Louisiana. The new plant will create 20 new jobs and have an annual capacity of more than 50,000 tons.It will be the only formic acid plant in North America and will allow BASF to serve strategic markets in North and South America better, including applications for pharmaceuticals, energy, animal nutri

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CD International Enterprises Announces Conference Call to Discuss Financial Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2012 Ended March 31, 2012 0

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL — (Marketwire) — 05/03/12 — CD International Enterprises, Inc. ("CD International") (NASDAQ: CDII), a U.S.-based company that produces, sources, and distributes industrial commodities in China and the Americas and provides cross border corporate advisory services, announced today that Hernan Welch, Chief Financial Officer, and Richard Galterio, Vice President, will host a conference call to discuss the Company-s financial results for the second quarter of fisca

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PetroChoice Completes the Acquisition of Lorenz Lubricant Company, Inc. 0

SUPERIOR, WI — (Marketwire) — 04/30/12 — PetroChoice, a leading provider of lubrication solutions, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Lorenz Lubricant Company, Inc. ("Lorenz"). PetroChoice is focused on acquiring best-in-class lubricant distributors to expand both its product and service offering to customers and its geographic footprint. "Lorenz brings a group of very talented people with deep expertise to PetroChoice," said Steve King, President of Petr

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Intergraph(R) CADWorx(R) & Analysis Discovery Tour Event in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 29th to Feature Solutions for Success in Plant Design and Analysis 0

HOUSTON, TX — (Marketwire) — 04/27/12 — Intergraph has scheduled a Discovery Tour event in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 29, 2012 that will include demonstrations of the analysis tools CAESAR II® for pipe stress analysis and PV Elite® for pressure vessel and heat exchanger design. In addition, they will present the CADWorx Design Suite featuring the new release, CADWorx 2013.Attendees can learn how to save time, improve quality, and work safer to outsmart their competition. The session

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Market Research Projects North American High-Performance Ceramic Coatings Market at $2 Billion by 2016 0

ROCKVILLE, MD — (Marketwire) — 04/25/12 — MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report "High-Performance Ceramic Coatings: Markets and Technologies," to their collection of Chemicals market reports. For more information, visitThe North American market for high-performance ceramic coatings was worth $1.3 billion in 2010 and $1.4 billion in 2011. It is expected to grow to more than $2.0 billion by 2016, a projected five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7

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Applied Minerals, Inc. Enters Into Agreement to Supply Samsung Cheil Industries, Inc. With Its Dragonite-XR:LBV(TM) Flame Retardant Additive 0

NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 04/24/12 — Applied Minerals, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCQB: AMNL) (OTCBB: AMNL), the leading global producer of Halloysite Clay solutions, today announced that it has entered into a supply agreement with Samsung Cheil Industries ("Samsung"), an affiliate business of Samsung Group, for its Dragonite-XR:LBV product. Samsung, a respected global leader in the development and manufacturing of advanced chemicals and electronic materials, will initia

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Methanex and OCI Enter Into Methanol Offtake Agreement 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 04/23/12 — Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ: MEOH)(SANTIAGO: Methanex) has entered into a long-term offtake agreement with Orascom Construction Industries ("OCI") for a significant portion of the production from its methanol plant in Beaumont, Texas, which is expected to commence commercial production in June 2012.Methanex-s Vice-President, Marketing and Logistics, North America, Vanessa James, commented, "We are pleased to be

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