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Methanex Announces Sale of US$350 Million of 7 Year Notes 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 12/12/12 — Methanex Corporation (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ: MEOH)(SANTIAGO: Methanex) announced today that it has priced an offering of senior unsecured notes. Methanex will issue US$350 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.25% senior notes due December 15, 2019. The notes were issued at a price of 99.098% of the aggregate principal amount, with an effective yield to maturity of 3.396%. The offering is expected to close on or about December 17, 2012,

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Canexus Appoints Richard A. Ott to Its Board of Directors 0

CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 12/12/12 — Dennis Flanagan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canexus Corporation (TSX: CUS) (the "Corporation" or "Canexus") is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard A. Ott to its Board of Directors on December 12, 2012.Mr. Ott is a retired chemical industry executive with 36 years of experience in the industrial and specialty chemical businesses, both regionally and internationally. He retired from Kraton Performance Polym

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SEACOR to Adjust Conversion Rate of Its 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2027 for Special Cash Dividend 0

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — (Marketwire) — 12/12/12 — As a result of the $5.00 per share Special Dividend SEACOR Holdings Inc.-s (NYSE: CKH) ("SEACOR") Board of Directors declared on December 7, 2012, payable to holders of its common stock, SEACOR will adjust the conversion rate applicable to its 2.50% convertible senior notes due 2027 (the "notes"). Notice of the adjustment to the conversion rate will be sent to holders of the notes shortly after the ex-dividend date for the S

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Global Technologies Group, Inc. Results of Last Meeting at Oak Ridge National Laboratory 0

SARASOTA, FL — (Marketwire) — 12/12/12 — Global Technologies Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GTGP) reports results of the last meeting held at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) on September 12, which discussed the MBS technology for use at the Y12 complex. Present at the meeting were James Fallacaro, Global Technologies Group, Inc., Martin Matushek, M2 Polymer and J. Bickford, MSE Technology Applications, Inc. Those attending the meeting were representatives from the US Department of Energy (DOE

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PureCircle and Unipex Solutions Canada Welcome Health Canada-s Approval of Stevia as a Sweetener and are Ready to Supply Market 0

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 12/12/12 — PureCircle and Unipex Solutions Canada are pleased to announce that they are ready to supply stevia (steviol glycosides) to the Canadian market, where the no calorie, natural sweetener was recently approved for use as a food additive in certain foods and beverages by Health Canada pursuant a Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Sweeteners issued on November 30, 2012.PureCircle is the world-s leading producer of high purity stevia pr

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Apprion Congratulates Chris Witte of BASF on Receiving Chemical Engineering-s Plant Manager of the Year Award 0

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — (Marketwire) — 12/12/12 — Apprion, the leader of Industrial Wireless Application Systems and Services for the process manufacturing industry, announced that Chris Witte, Site Manager at BASF, Freeport, TX, is the winner of Chemical Engineering-s Plant Manager of the Year Award which honors one outstanding plant manager who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in running his/her site. Apprion nominated Witte for the Chemical Engineering Award. Apprion and BASF Freeport

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Stag Energy Services Responds to Fracking Concerns With Hope for Development 0

In Response to the Increased Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques Adopted by Natural Gas Drilling Companies, Many Have Raised Concerns About the Potential of Water Contamination; In an Effort to Promote Environmental Wellness, Stag Energy Services Notes That These Issues Can Be Repaired

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Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas Using Intergraph(R) CADWorx(R) Plant and P&ID and CAESAR II(R) for Student Training in Design and Engineering 0

HOUSTON, TX — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas has joined the Intergraph Education Grant Program, with the university selecting Intergraph CADWorx Plant Professional as its 3D design and modeling software, CADWorx P&ID Professional for process and instrument diagrams, and CAESAR II for pipe stress analysis, with the three products being used for training students in intelligent 3D plant design and engineering analysis.Located in the southwest of Mo

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ARCO & ampm Launch New Franchise Development Website 0

LA PALMA, CA — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — have recently launched a new franchise development website entirely redesigned. The new site is revamped to help potential franchisees progress easily and efficiently to learn more about the brands. All of this was redesigned without compromising any of the vital information necessary for potential franchisees interested learning more about the ARCO gasoline and ampm convenience store franchises.In conjunction with the new layout, video testimonials

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Abakan Inc. to Start Engaging Investors on BoardVote 0

MIAMI, FL — (Marketwire) — 12/11/12 — Abakan Inc. (OTCQB: ABKI) ("Abakan" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that they are now available for engagement on BoardVote, an online platform that connects investors, analysts, and industry specialists to small and mid-cap public companies.On BoardVote, investors will be able to directly ask the company questions and access valuable company information via rich content options such as webcasts, videos, and slideshows, SEC f

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