Chemical Business Newsbase articles from January 2007, page 10

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India Cements: Results for 3Q 2006-2007. [1 table in original article].
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Cement manufacturer The India Cements Ltd has recorded a net profit of Rup 797.8 M on net sales/income from operations of Rup 5422.1 M for 3Q ended Dec 2006 (net profit of Rup 72.2 M on...

Elder Pharmaceuticals: Results for 3Q 2006-2007. [1 table in original article].
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd has posted a net profit of Rup 145.66 M on net sales/income from operations of Rup 1189.275 M for 3Q ended Dec 2006 (net profit of Rup 107.355 M on net...

Asahi India: Results for 3Q 2006-2007. [2 tables in original article].
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Asahi India Glass Ltd (Asahi India) has reported a net profit of Rup 133.557 M on a net turnover of Rup 1853.154 M for 3Q ended Dec 2006 on a standalone basis (net profit of Rup 24.842 M...

Cadila Healthcare: Results for 3Q 2006-2007. [2 tables in original article].
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Business Line) Pharma firm Cadila Healthcare Ltd has reported a net profit of Rup 525 M on net sales of Rup 3.544 bn for 3Q ended Dec 2006 on a standalone basis (net profit of Rup 429 M on net sales of...

Hameln Pharmaceuticals erects new production plant.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemie Technik (Heidelberg)) Hameln Pharmaceuticals is to double its production with the construction of a new production building in Hameln. The investment will not only secure the existing 350 jobs...

Pfizer to axe 8000 jobs and close more plants.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - The Independent) Pfizer, the giant drug maker being buffeted by the loss of patent protection on its leading medicines, is to embark on another round of deep cost cuts, which will include axeing...

The investment column: hold on tight for the pharmaceuticals roller-coaster.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - The Independent) AstraZeneca was hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons towards the end of 2006. Negative data on its proposed stroke drug, NXY-059, along with patent challenges involving its...

Textile and apparel products from Vietnam: import monitoring program; request for comments.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) As a follow-up to its 4 Dec 2006 request for public comment, the US Department of Commerce is providing an additional opportunity for the public to comment on the development and...

Carbazole violet pigment 23 from the People's Republic of China: notice of extension of time limit for final results of the antidumping duty administrative review.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) On 7 Nov 2006, the US Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the first antidumping duty administrative review of carbazole violet pigment 23...

Certain tissue paper products from the People's Republic of China: extension of time limit for preliminary results of the first administrative review.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) On 28 Apr 2006, the Department of Commerce initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain tissue paper from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the...

Hydrogen peroxide solution for control of various fungal and bacterial diseases in fish; availability of data.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of effectiveness, target animal safety, and environmental data that may be used in support of a new animal drug...

Food labelling: gluten-free labelling of foods.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to define the term "gluten-free" for voluntary use in the labelling of foods, to mean that the food does not contain any of the...

Manufacturer of controlled substances: notice of application (Organix Inc).
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) On 20 Sep 2006, Organix Inc, 240 Salem Street, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, made application by letter to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be registered as a bulk...

Manufacturer of controlled substances: notice of application (Cedarburg Pharmaceuticals).
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) On 21 Aug 2006, Cedarburg Pharmaceuticals Inc, 870 Badger Circle, Grafton, Wisconsin 53024, made application by renewal to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to be registered...

National emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for area sources: polyvinyl chloride and copolymers production, primary copper smelting, secondary copper smelting, and primary nonferrous metals: zinc, cadmium, and beryllium; final rule.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for four area source categories (polyvinyl chloride and...

Hambro shares rise after Russian gold row resolved.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - The Independent) Russia's third-largest gold producer provided some reassurance to investors made skittish by a nasty brush with the authorities in Moscow on 22 Jan 2007. Peter Hambro Mining said total...

Viagra lawsuit looms over 'party drug' adverts.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - The Independent) Pfizer's marketing campaign for Viagra has turned the impotence pill into a "party drug" whose use is fuelling the Aids epidemic, according to a campaign group that is suing the...

Codelco authorizes creation of company to finance LNG expenses: Chile.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Mining News) Chilean state copper company Codelco has informed securities regulator SVS that its board approved the formation of a new company that will handle the expenses related to the...

Cerro Colorado union likely to shoot down pay offer: Chile.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Mining News) BHP Billiton's contract renewal bid may not be accepted by union workers of its Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile's Region I. A union official claimed that the company's offer,...

Gold production during Jan-Nov 2006 up 14.6%: Bolivia.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Mining News) Bolivia's national statistics institute INE reported that gold production in the country rose 14.6% to 8929 kg (287,000 ounces) during Jan-Nov 2006 from 7798 kg during Jan-Nov...

Landslide cuts off access to Simsa's San Vicente: Peru.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Mining News) Compania Minera San Ignacio de Morococha (Simsa) has reported that access to its San Vicente division in the Junin department in Peru has been cut off due to a landslide on 22 Jan...

CBA investing in bauxite production: Brazil.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Mining News) Brazilian aluminium company CBA is reportedly set to spend R$93 M ($43 M) in 2007 to start up a mine and explore for new bauxite deposits. The company, which invested an...

CVRD unveils 2007 dividend plans: Brazil.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Mining News) The senior management of CVRD, a mining and metals company based in Brazil, has authorized the proposed $1.65 bn dividend payment to shareholders in 2007. The dividend payment...

Press: study finds Yanacocha acid water spill caused by arson - Peru.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Mining News) The acid water spill at the Yanacocha gold mine in northern Peru in Oct 2006 was caused by a fire stirred up by gasoline, according to a study by consultancy firm Control Risks....

Alcoa opens note exchange offers: regional.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Metals News) US aluminium producer Alcoa has launched a tender to buy back its old notes in exchange for newly issued notes. The company is offering a maximum of $1.50 bn worth of new notes...

Government aiming for at least 51% natural gas control: Venezuela.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Oil & Gas News) In line with its nationalization programme, the Venezuelan government seeks to control no less than 51% interest in private natural gas projects in the country. The government...

Government: biodiesel competitive if oil hits $72/bbl - Chile.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Oil & Gas News) The agrarian studies and policies (Odepa) of Chile's agriculture ministry projects that biodiesel will only become a competitive alternative to diesel in Chile if oil prices...

Ancap to invest $100 M in 2007: Uruguay.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Oil & Gas News) Uruguay's state oil firm Ancap plans to spend $100 M for its 2007 projects. One of the company's initiatives is to reduce the sulfur content of its naphtha and gasoline to...

Codelco authorizes creation of company to finance LNG expenses: Chile.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Oil & Gas News) The board of Chilean state copper firm Codelco has endorsed the establishment of a new entity to handle the funding of a new LNG facility to be built in the country' north. The...

Petrobras 2006 output up 3.95% to 1.92 M bbls/day: Brazil.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Oil & Gas News) The average domestic and international output of Brazilian federal energy firm Petrobras in 2006 increased by 3.95% year-on-year to 1.92 M bbls/day. The company's local...

Government growth plan includes 183 Petrobras projects: Brazil.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Oil & Gas News) The 183 strategic projects initiated by federal energy firm Petrobras and its partners are included in the growth acceleration plan (PAC) that the Brazilian government unveiled...

Pemex posts $27.6 bn trade surplus in 2006: Mexico.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - BNAmericas Oil & Gas News) The trade surplus of Mexican state oil firm Pemex in 2006 increased by 24% year-on-year to $27.6 bn. The company exported $38.7 bn worth of crude oil, oil products,...

Pfizer cuts quarter of jobs in Denmark.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Dagbladet Borsen) The number of employees of Pfizer in Denmark will be reduced from 201 to 155 before 1 Mar 2007. This is part of Pfizer's plan cut the number of its jobs globally by up to 10,000, with...

Novo Nordisk's US Levemir sales below expectations 6-12 Jan 2007.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Dagbladet Borsen) According to IMS Health the share of Novo Nordisk's insulin analogue Levemir of the US market for new insulin analogue prescriptions fell to 6.3% in the week ending 12 Jan 2007. At the...

Forecast for Novozymes' sales growth in 2007.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Net Posten) Jyske Bank is forecasting that Novozymes will achieve a 7.7% growth in turnover to DKR 7.3 bn in 2007, which is lower than the consensus prediction of a 9.2% growth to DKR 7.41 bn. The...

Novo Nordisk results forecast for 2007.
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Net Posten) Novo Nordisk is forecasting a growth in turnover of at least 10% on a year-to-year basis for Novo Nordisk in fiscal 2007, with a growth in operating results of 10-15%. However, it has been...

Pharmaceuticals market in Switzerland is stagnating. First price drop in 10 years. [1 table in original article].
January 23, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Neue Zuercher Zeitung) The pharmaceuticals market in Switzerland is expanding slowly. According to statistics by the Association for Swiss Pharmaceuticals Companies (Visp) and Interpharma, the number of...

Sales forecast for Lundbeck's Gaboxadol.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Dagbladet Borsen) Together with Merck, Lundbeck has the sales rights for the insomnia drug Gaboxadol in the US and Japan and investment bank UBS predicts that the agent will generate earnings of DKR 182...

Major growth expected for Novozymes in 2006.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Dagbladet Borsen) Analysts are forecasting a net turnover of DKR 6775 M for Novozymes, Denmark, in 2006, compared with DKR 6281 M in 2005, equivalent to a growth of 7.9%. Sydbank Markets has a slightly...

Lundbeck still highly dependent on Cipralex in 2007.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Net Posten) The Swiss investment bank UBS predicts that Cipralex will account for 64% of Lundbeck's turnover in 2007, equivalent to 75% of share value. Patent protection for the product in the US will...

Russian drug market crisis hits Nycomed and Novo Nordisk.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Net Posten) Citibank has reduced from 28% to 14% its 2007 prediction for pharmaceuticals market growth for Russia which accounts for a large part of Nycomed's sales. This reduction has been attributed...

BioMS Medical completes patient recruitment in MAESTRO-01 pivotal phase II/III multiple sclerosis trial of MBP8298.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) BioMS Medical Corp, a leading developer of products for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), announced that it has completed patient recruitment in its pivotal phase II/III clinical...

Neurocrine announces plans to resubmit NDA for Indiplon Capsules in 2Q 2007.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Neurocrine Biosciences Inc announced that the company plans to resubmit its New Drug Application (NDA) for indiplon capsules by the end of 2nd Quarter 2007. The decision to accelerate the...

New data support Novavax's pandemic flu vaccines.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Novavax Inc novel virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines have been shown to be effective in generating protection against pandemic influenza as well as cross protection against different...

Shire licences the North American rights for SPD754 (apricitabine) to Avexa Ltd.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Shire plc announced that it licenced the North America (US and Canada) rights for the investigational HIV compound, SPD754 (also known as apricitabine), to the Australian biotechnology...

Warner Chilcott and Foamix collaborate on gynecologic foam product.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Warner Chilcott Co Inc and Foamix Ltd announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to jointly develop a gynecologic foam. Under the terms of this agreement, Foamix will be...

iCo Therapeutics receives FDA clearance to initiate clinical trial in diabetic macular oedema.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) iCo Therapeutics Inc announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for iCo-007 to treat diabetic macular edema....

Pharmaxis appoints Spanish distributor for Aridol.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Pharmaxis announced the appointment of Aldo-Union SA to market and distribute its asthma diagnostic and management tool, Aridol, in Spain. Spain is among the first group of countries...

Neuroscience Therapy Corp of Nevada rescinds share purchase agreement.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Neuroscience Therapy Corp announced that, effective immediately, it has rescinded a share purchase agreement by which it was to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of...

CPCL: Results for 3Q 2006-2007. [1 table in original article].
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - The Hindu) Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) has recorded a net profit of Rup 243.5 M on net sales/income from operations of Rup 58.98 bn for 3Q ended Dec 2006 (net profit of Rup 212.8 M on...

GE taking over Abbott's diagnostics business for $8.13 bn.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Nachrichten fuer Aussenhandel) General Electric is to acquire Abbott Laboratories' diagnostics business for $8.13 bn. The molecular diagnostics and diabetes sectors are not included in the deal, which is...

Ukraine: difficult financial position threatens fertilizers plants.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Nachrichten fuer Aussenhandel) Increases in the price of natural gas, electricity, and rail freight charges have meant worsening profits for the Ukrainian fertilizers industry in 2005 and 2006. The...

Next Pharmaceuticals signs exclusive supply agreement with Kelatron for its new patented, Chromulin.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Next Pharmaceuticals has signed an exclusive supply agreement with Kelatron for its patented Chromulin (US Patent No 6,689,383), an exciting breakthrough in chromium nutrition. Chromulin...

Natrol adds Acai antioxidant to its nutritional product line.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Natrol Inc announced the launch of Natrol Acai dietary supplement in the US, providing a daily serving of 1000 mg of this natural antioxidant. Acai (Euterpe oleracea) is a fruit that is...

Renhuang announces the inclusion of its seventh R&D project into the Sparks Programme.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Renhuang Pharmaceuticals Inc (Renhuang) announced that its seventh R&D project has been included into the Spark Programme sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the...

J&J increases Canadian OTC market dominance with Pfizer deal, according to Kline.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) acquisition of Pfizer's Consumer Healthcare unit in 2006 has created a behemoth in the Canadian non prescription drug market. As a result of the acquisition, J&J...

PharmAthene and Healthcare Acquisition Corp announce definitive merger agreement.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) PharmAthene Inc and Healthcare Acquisition Corp have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Annapolis-based PharmAthene will become a public company through a merger with...

Quigley QR-443 cachexia compound demonstrates dose response effectiveness in second preliminary animal model study; oral dosing of QR-443 equally effective to intra-peritoneal administration in delaying the progression of cachexia in preliminary tumour bu.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Quigley Pharma (Quigley) has completed a preliminary follow up Cachexia study, evaluating weight loss in mice. The tumour burden Cachexia model study concluded that QR-443 was as effective...

MaxCyte Technology licenced for use in Geron's cancer vaccines.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) MaxCyte Inc announced that Geron Corp has exercised an option for a clinical and commercial licence to use MaxCyte's proprietary cell loading system in the manufacture of mRNA-loaded...

Astrazeneca makes $100 M research investment in Boston.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) AstraZeneca announces a $100 M research investment to strategically boost work in the infectious disease area and continue its incremental growth in cancer research at its R&D centre near...

Ortho Biotech seeks FDA approval for DOXIL in combination with VELCADE to treat relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Ortho Biotech Products LP announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted an application for DOXIL (doxorubicin HCl liposome injection) as combination therapy with...

Napo enters plant screening agreement with Nicholas Piramal India Limited for diabetes.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Napo Pharmaceuticals Inc which focuses on the development and commercialisation of proprietary pharmaceuticals for the global marketplace in collaboration with local partners, and Nicholas...

Chinalco has expanded alumina production.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Nachrichten fuer Aussenhandel) Chinalco produced 9.62 M tonnes of alumina in 2006, a rise of 59% on 2005. Aluminium output trebled to 2.97 M tonnes. Chinalco posted profits of Renminbi Yuan 22.5 bn in...

Russia: chemical industry to supply the solar industry.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Nachrichten fuer Aussenhandel) Russia's chemical industry wants to profit from the worldwide boom in solar energy. Three companies are planning production of polycrystalline silicon, which is needed for...

Dade Behring signs licence and research agreements related to development of new coagulation test.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Dade Behring Inc has signed a licence agreement with Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (RUNMC) granting Dade Behring with the exclusive rights for a new coagulation test called...

Nutrition 21's Selenomax suppresses progression of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) according to study results published in archives of internal medicine.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Nutrition 21 Inc announced that daily supplementation with Selenomax, the company's high selenium yeast product, suppressed progression of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) and...

Introgen's Advexin clinical biomarker data presented at conference on licensure of cell and gene therapy products.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Introgen Therapeutics Inc's (Introgen) reported the application of regulatory biomarker initiatives to advance the global licensure of Advexin by identifying patient populations most...

Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc announces milestone achievement in collaboration with Merck & Co Inc.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc announced that its collaboration with Merck & Co Inc has achieved a $5 M milestone in the antibody programme. The milestone was triggered by certain development...

HepaLife surpasses major milestone in cell-based vaccine development for avian influenza.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) HepaLife Technologies Inc (HepaLife) announced that the company's patented PBS-1 cells, under development for avian influenza vaccines, have actively grown and replicated several human...

Celsion reports on ThermoDox at American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Symposium.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Celsion Corp reported that Dr Bradford J Wood, Chief, Interventional Radiology Research at the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute presented the progress of a Phase...

NAACP-New England Area Conference commends Prescription Pathway Medicare prescription drug plan on availability of BiDil for plan members.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Prescription Pathway, one of the nation's leading Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, and the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), New England Area...

Alcoa announces commencement of tender offer for 4.25% Notes due 2007.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Alcoa Inc has commenced a tender offer (the Offer) to purchase for cash any and all of its 4.25% Notes due 2007 (the 2007 Notes). The Offer is being made upon and is subject to the terms...

Plaintiff drops Vioxx suit against Merck five weeks before first trial in Philadelphia State Court.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Just five weeks before trial was set to begin in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Angela McCool voluntarily dismissed with prejudice her lawsuit against Merck & Co Inc in...

Advanced Diamond Technologies receives third SBIR grant from National Science Foundation for mechanical seals.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Advanced Diamond Technologies Inc (ADT) received a $500,000 Phase IIB Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the continued...

FDA approves Orthovita's PMA supplement for the Cellpaker Plasma.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Orthovita Inc reported that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its Pre-Market Approval (PMA) Supplement for the Cellpaker plasma collection system. The new approval permits...

Repros Therapeutics announces public offering of common stock.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Repros Therapeutics Inc (Repros) plans to publicly offer 2.5 M shares of its common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange...

Bavarian Nordic still awaiting US decision on smallpox order.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Dagbladet Borsen) Bavarian Nordic, Denmark, is still waiting for the America government to approve the order for 20 M doses of smallpox vaccine which was submitted in 2005 but has not allowed itself to...

ITC reassesses Bavarian Nordic patent case against Acambis.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Dagbladet Borsen) It is positive news for Bavarian Nordic that the American authorities, under the US International Trade Commission (ITC), are considering whether to abandon the patent case brought by...

Pharmexa hopes for new partner in breast cancer research.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Dagbladet Borsen) According to Pharmexa major pharmaceutical companies are now showing interest in its breast cancer project despite the fact that it was halted in Aug 2006. Results were obtained which...

New business launch: Tier One Interface Sealing Solutions (ISS) offers affordable durability for automotive and H D diesel applications.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) A new Tier One business called Interface Sealing Solutions (ISS) was launched by parent company Interface Solutions Inc (ISI). The business enters the marketplace with sterling...

Martin Midstream Partners announces increase in quarterly distribution to be paid on 14 Feb 2007.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Martin Midstream Partners L P (MMLP) announced that is has declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.62/unit for the quarter ended 31 Dec 2006. The Feb 2007 distribution reflects an...

Albemarle introduces higher purity decabromodiphenyl ether flame retardant, Saytex 102HP.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Albemarle Corp, the world leader in flame retardant solutions for polymers, has developed and is commercialising Saytex 102HP flame retardant, a new, high- assay form of decabromodiphenyl...

Diversa Corp joins forces with New Zealand Crown Research Institutes to develop New Zealand biofuels industry.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Diversa Corp, a leader in the development of high-performance speciality enzymes, announced that it has formed a research programme with New Zealand Crown Research Institutes Scion and...

Results show Xelox (Xeloda plus oxaliplatin) provides equivalent overall patient survival compared to Folfox in advanced colorectal cancer.
January 22, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Overall survival results from an international, Phase III study (NO16966) suggest that Xelox (Xeloda plus oxaliplatin) is an effective alternative to the current standard treatment,...