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Agrium Adopts Advance Notice By-Law 0

CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwired) — 12/12/13 — Agrium Inc. (TSX: AGU) (NYSE: AGU) ("Agrium" or the "Corporation") today announced the adoption by its Board of Directors of By-law No. 2 of the Corporation (the "Advance Notice By-law"), a by-law establishing a framework for advance notice of nominations of directors by shareholders of Agrium. Among other things, the Advance Notice By-law fixes a deadline by which shareholders must submit a notice of director nomin

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Kuwait Sees Fastest Growth of GCC Countries in Obtaining U.S. Patents 0

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwired) — 12/12/13 — A new Global Academic Innovation Network (GAIN) report shows that so far in 2013 Kuwaiti inventors achieved the country-s best-ever rate of annual growth in U.S. patents, obtaining more than double the number of patents in 2013 than in 2012. Kuwait far surpasses Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Qatar, Bahrain and Oman in its speed in implementing programs which foster innovation resulting in U.S. patent rights.The dramatic increase is a result of the Sabah Al

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Miller Energy Resources Announces Updated Reserve Report 0

Proved Developed Reserves PV-10 Increased From $32.8 Million to $297.8 Million; Expected to Increase to Over $350 Million Following Acquisition of North Fork

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The Clorox Company Earns 100 Percent Rating on Human Rights Campaign-s Corporate Equality Index 0

OAKLAND, CA — (Marketwired) — 12/11/13 — The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) has earned a top rating of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign-s 2014 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The CEI is a nationally recognized measure of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) equality in the workplace.Since 2006, Clorox has earned a perfect rating on the CEI and has been named one of the "Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality."The CEI rates companies on 40 specific policies and practices

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Miller Energy Resources Reports Second Quarter Results 0

Reports 74% Increase in Revenues to $18.8 Million and 147% Increase in Production

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Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures LLC Announces an Equity Investment Into Novomer Inc. 0

DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA and WALTHAM, MA — (Marketwired) — 12/10/13 — Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures LLC ("SAEV"), the corporate venturing subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, has led an investment into Novomer Inc., an emerging sustainable chemistry company pioneering a family of high performance, environmentally responsible polymers and chemical intermediates. All existing Novomer investors also participated in the financing.Novomer Inc. has developed two platform chemical technologies based o

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BASF Earns Top Score in 2014 Corporate Equality Index 0

Human Rights Campaign Names BASF One of "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality"

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PCI Launches Innovative Product Line: Phosphonic Acids, Used in a Wide Variety of Commercial Applications 0

NEWBURYPORT, MA — (Marketwired) — 12/05/13 — PCI (), a Boston-based Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO) that manufacturers new chemical entities (NCEs), generic active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and complex specialty chemicals, today announced the general availability of phosphonic acids, widely used by researchers and developers of nano-particle technology applications around the world, and the launch of its new web page .Ed Price, president of PCI, said, "More than 200 o

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Canexus Corporation Announces Signing of Long-Term, Take-or-Pay Unit Train Contract 0

CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwired) — 12/05/13 — Canexus Corporation (TSX: CUS) (the "Corporation" or "Canexus") today announced that it has entered into a long-term, take-or-pay agreement with a midstream logistics and marketing company and leader in transporting crude oil by rail. The agreement for pipeline receipt of bitumen blend to Canexus- Bruderheim Terminal provides for a minimum volume commitment of two unit trains per week commencing mid-2014 with a short-term opt

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Amazonica Corp. Announces R&D Facility Is Setup at The Institute of Plasma Physics of The National Science Centre of The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 0

LAS VEGAS, NV — (Marketwired) — 12/05/13 — Amazonica Corp. (OTCQB: AMZZ) (OTCBB: AMZZ) ("Amazonica Corp." or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it-s project manager, Dr. Gennadiy Glazunov, has established a research and development facility at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the National Science Center of the National Academy of Science, Ukraine. The existing facility in Kharkov will become the company-s center for developing its low cost, ultra pure hydrogen

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