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Agrium to Continue to Execute Integrated Business Strategy 0

CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 08/14/12 — ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN U.S.$ UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATEDAgrium Inc. (TSX: AGU)(NYSE: AGU) today confirmed that it will continue to execute its integrated business strategy, which is delivering record results and creating sustainable shareholder value, and that it will not spin off its Retail operations.Agrium-s statement follows media reports that a hedge fund, JANA Partners, has suggested that Agrium should split the company into separate retai

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Skystar to File Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 0

Conference Call to Follow on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 7:45 AM (ET)

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Latest Market Research Report Offers Insight Into North America-s Polyethylene Industry 0

ROCKVILLE, MD — (Marketwire) — 08/13/12 — MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of "North America Polyethylene Industry Outlook to 2016 – Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants," to their collection of Ploymers market reports. For more information, visitThe market research report presents major market trends affecting Polyethylene in the region. It provides capacity growth and presents installed capacity by key feedstoc

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GelTech Welcomes United States Representative Allen West 0

JUPITER, FL — (Marketwire) — 08/09/12 — GelTech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: GLTC), creators of FireIce, a revolutionary water enhancing fire suppressant that has the potential to change current firefighting techniques globally, welcomed Allen West, US Representative to their corporate headquarters in Jupiter, Florida. During his visit, GelTech officials introduced and demonstrated for the Congressman the superior firefighting capabilities of the Company-s FireIce product and explained other mili

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Global Green Matrix Corp. Amends Private Placement 0

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/09/12 — Global Green Matrix Corp. ("GGX" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: GGX)(OTCBB: GGXCF)(BERLIN: A0LGDN)(FRANKFURT: POZ) announced today that due to current market conditions it has amended the terms of the non-brokered Private Placement previously announced July 24, 2012. The Company will now be issuing 5,555,555 units (the "units") at a price of $0.09 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $500,000. Each unit i

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Global Technologies Group Reports Results of Mercury Capture of 98% After First 16 Hours of the Operational Run at Cement Plant 0

SARASOTA, FL — (Marketwire) — 08/09/12 — Global Technologies Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GTGP) announces that the Mercury removal percentage of 98% after only 16 hours of operation will continue to increase with the continuous insertion of the MBS chemicals to attain full saturation and that data will be available for the full 24 hour period by this evening and will be reported tomorrow. It is being monitored daily and verified by both the plant and MSE Technology Applications, Inc."We exp

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Koppers Holdings Inc. Board Declares Regular Dividend 0

PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 08/07/12 — The Board of Directors of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per common share, payable October 9, 2012, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 20, 2012.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

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Meller Optics- Gugolz Pitch for Polishing Optics Is All-Natural 0

PROVIDENCE, RI — (Marketwire) — 08/07/12 — provides a full line of that is made from all-natural wood resin, rather than petroleum byproducts. It is ready to use and offered in various grades and melting points to precisely match the optics being polished.from Meller is made from all-natural wood resin, instead of petroleum byproducts, and comes in five grades from very-soft to very-hard with melting points from 52 degrees C to 87 degrees C. Allowing users to exactly match pitch hardness t

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Itronics Reports 2012 First Half Revenues 0

RENO, NV — (Marketwire) — 08/07/12 — Itronics Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ITRO) reported today that its total Revenues for the 2012 first half decreased by 14 percent to $1,645,697 from $1,905,919 in 2011. First half GOLD-n GRO Fertilizer Revenue decreased 19 percent and Silver Revenue decreased 10 percent.GOLD-n GRO fertilizer sales in the first half were down due to our distributor-s loss of a large farm customer account caused by a price collapse in one of the farm customer-s crop markets. Itronics

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Propane Dehydrogenation Future Lands in Turkey, an Industrial Info News Alert 0

SUGAR LAND, TX — (Marketwire) — 08/07/12 — Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — Advanced Petrochemical Company (Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia) (2330.SE) signed a memorandum of understanding with Bayegan (Istanbul, Turkey) in May of this year to construct a grassroot site in Adana, Turkey, to produce . The joint venture is composed of Advanced Petrochemical, which holds 70%, and Bayegan, which holds 30%. The memorandum of understanding expires December 31, 2012. The site w

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