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Importer of controlled substances: notice of registration (Alcan Packaging-Bethlehem).
January 30, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) By Notice dated 25 Oct 2006 and published in the Federal Register on 1 Nov 2006, (71 FR 64298), Alcan Packaging-Bethlehem, 2400 Baglyos Circle, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18020, made...

Importer of controlled substances: notice of registration (Cerilliant Corp). [1 table in original article].
January 30, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) By Notice dated 24 Oct 2006 and published in the Federal Register on 31 Oct 2006, (71 FR 63781), Cerilliant Corp, 811 Paloma Drive, Suite A, Round Rock, Texas 78664, made application by...

Government-owned inventions: availability for licensing (30 Jan 2007).
January 30, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Federal Register) The inventions listed are owned by an agency of the US Government (National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS) and are available for licensing in the US in accordance...

BASF Coatings taking over R-M marketing activities of Billakksenteret.
January 30, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemie Technik (Heidelberg)) BASF Coatings is taking over major parts of Norwegian company Billakksenteret. The marketing activities for auto refinishes and accessories are being integrated into Coatings...

Starpharma 2006: VivaGel: The product.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Company Reports - CBNB) For its fiscal 2006 (ends 30 Jun 2006), Australian company Starpharma Holdings Ltd has reported on its lead product: VivaGel. Starpharma's aim is for women to be able to use...

Starpharma 2006: Growth strategy.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Company Reports - CBNB) For its fiscal 2006 (ends 30 Jun 2006), Australian company Starpharma Holdings Ltd has reported on its growth strategy. Platforms and products: Starpharma has created a number of...

Starpharma 2006: VivaGel: Progress to market.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Company Reports - CBNB) For its fiscal 2006 (ends 30 Jun 2006), Australian company Starpharma Holdings Ltd has reported on progress to market for its lead product VivaGel. The VivaGel (SPL7013 Gel)...

Starpharma 2006: Dendritic Nanotechnologies Inc.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Company Reports - CBNB) For its fiscal 2006 (ends 30 Jun 2006), Australian company Starpharma Holdings Ltd has reported on Dendritic Nanotechnologies Inc (DNT). The company is a US based company founded...

Starpharma 2006: Income statements.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Company Reports - CBNB) For its fiscal 2006 (year ends 30 Jun 2006), Australian company Starpharma Holdings Ltd has reported revenue from continuing operations of A$571,837 (A$639,454 for its fiscal...

Starpharma 2006: Patent report. [1 table in original article].
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Company Reports - CBNB) A multi-page table shows a summary of patents and patent applications assigned to Starpharma Pty Ltd, as at 7 Sep 2006. Data are tabulated as: title, priority date & PCT number,...

Lenzing takes over Hahl Group.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemie Technik (Heidelberg)) Lenzing Plastics is taking over 100% of the Hahl Group, which manufactures cut plastic filaments for synthetic bristles, brushes and fabrics. Hahl employs 240 and had sales...

Coloplast negatively affected by change in German subsidies.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Net Posten) On 1 Jan 2007 a new set of national price subsidies for incontinence products were introduced in Germany which for Coloplast will mean an average 10% reduction of subsidies for its...

Auriga cuts results forecast for 2006: optimistic for 2007.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Net Posten) Auriga is forecasting a pretax loss of DKR 100 M for 2006 along with a turnover of around DKR 5200 M. A loss of around DKR 75 M is now forecast for daughter company Cheminova in 2006,...

SHIPMENT Group increases stake in TPI Polytechniek to 70%.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Net Posten) On 1 Jan 2007 SP Group A/S, Denmark, increased ownership in its Dutch daughter company TPI Polytechniek BV from 60% to 70% for an undisclosed sum. The Dutch firm is one of Europe's leading...

Rheologics announces Phase I clinical study on blood viscosity and peripheral vascular disease.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Rheologics Inc announced the initiation of a Phase I study to explore the effect of lowering blood viscosity in patients with critical limb ischemia and end-stage peripheral vascular...

Brazil exports grow in all 3 sub-categories during 4th week of Jan 2007.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) In the fourth week of Jan 2007, Brazil's exports grew in all three sub-categories compared with Jan 2006, according to figures from Brazil's Development, Industry and Foreign Trade...

Brazil's import growth outstrips export growth Jan 2007.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Brazil's imports, with only three working days until the end of Jan 2007, grew at a faster rate than exports, according to figures from Brazil's Development Industry and Foreign Trade...

Virabiotics MolluscuDerm topical antiviral therapy receives the BIO Innovation Award.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Virabiotics Inc announced that their new topical antiviral therapy, MolluscuDerm, received the BIO Innovation Award at the BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization) 2006 annual meeting....

Introgen's INGN 225 molecular cancer vaccine demonstrates promising results in Phase II trial.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Approximately half of patients with advanced small cell lung cancer responded to Introgen Therapeutics Inc's INGN 225 molecular cancer vaccine in combination with subsequent chemotherapy....

Research by Tissera sponsored scientific team at the Weizmann Institute of Science, published in the PNAS, holds hope for treating genetic disease Herzliya.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Tissera Inc reports that Prof Yair Reisner and his research team from the Weizmann Institute of Science published an article in the 12 Dec 2006 issue of PNAS (Proceedings of the National...

Advanced Viral begins Phase II dermatological study.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Advanced Viral Research Corp (ADVR) announced that the company has begun a Phase II study using a topically applied spray formulation of AVR 118 as a wound healing agent. Based upon the...

ReceptoPharm begins Phase IIb human clinical trial for the treatment of adrenomyeloneuropathy.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Nutra Pharma Corp announced that ReceptoPharm had commenced its Phase IIb clinical trial in subjects with Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN). RPI-78M is ReceptoPharm's lead drug candidate for the...

Researchers at the University of Utah and Brigham Young University to collaborate with Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals to test novel approach in effort to reduce risk of serious infections among veterans who require artificial limbs.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) The University of Utah, Brigham Young University and Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (Ceragenix) announced that researchers at the University of Utah have selected Ceragenix's Cerashield as...

Icagen announces $22 M financing.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Icagen Inc has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with institutional and other accredited investors, including both new and existing investors, for the private...

BioE and MD Anderson Cancer Centre form research partnership to evaluate cord blood stem cell's ability to help treat cancer.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) BioE Inc and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre (MD Anderson) announced a research partnership to evaluate the potential of BioE's cord blood stem cell - the Multi-Lineage...

OSI Pharmaceuticals announces European regulatory approval of Tarceva for treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc and Roche, its international partner for Tarceva (erlotinib), announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Tarceva in combination...

ArQule announces $5 M sponsored research agreement with Boston Biomedical Inc.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) ArQule Inc and the chairman of its scientific advisory board, Dr Chiang J Li, announced a $5 M sponsored research agreement with the newly established Boston Biomedical Inc (BBI), an...

Compugen to present experimental data of its MCP-1 antagonist candidate at GTCBio's Cytokines and Inflammation Conference.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Compugen Ltd will present experimental results for its previously disclosed CGEN-54, an MCP-1 antagonist therapeutic candidate, at GTCBio's 5th Cytokines and Inflammation Conference...

Unigene enters supply agreement to manufacture osteoporosis peptide.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Unigene Laboratories Inc (Ungene) will receive a $2.5 M payment to supply Novartis with specified quantities of a bulk peptide necessary to support Novartis' development programme for a...

Pluristem announces evidence that PLX-I cells are immune privileged.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Pluristem Life Systems Inc (Pluristem) announced evidence that its PLX-I cells have proven to be immune privileged. PLX-I cells are Pluristem's first potential product dedicated to...

NPRA reports 4Q 2006 US petrochemical production jumps 14% from 4Q 2005, edges down 3% from 3Q 2006, 4Q 2006 inventories drop 3% from 4Q 2005, a 6% increase over 3Q 2006.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, released the results of its 4Q 2006 petrochemical production and inventory surveys. Veris Consulting LLC conducts the survey for...

Beijing Med-Pharm Corp to acquire stake in Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Corp through joint venture with Alliance Boots plc.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Beijing Med-Pharm Corp announced that an entity formed by it and Alliance Boots plc, Europe's leading pharmacy-led health and beauty group, has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in...

Crane Co announces 1Q 2007 dividend payable on 8 Mar 2007.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Crane Co announced its regular quarterly dividend of $0.15/share for 1Q 2007. The dividend is payable on 8 Mar 2007 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on 28 Feb 2007....

KBR and SK Corp to commercialise and market new catalytic process for olefins production from paraffinic feeds.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) KBR has reached an agreement with Korea's SK Corp regarding the development, commercialisation, marketing and licensing of a new technology for olefins production, named Advanced Catalytic...

Tesoro Corp announces agreements to purchase Shell's Los Angeles refinery and about 250 Southern California retail sites.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Tesoro Corp announced that the Board has approved agreements for the company to purchase the Los Angeles refinery (Wilmington), Wilmington Products Terminal, and about 250 Southern...

Obagi Medical Products Inc launches CLENZIderm MD penetrating Acne Therapeutic System.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Obagi Medical Products Inc (Obagi) announced the launch of a new acne therapy - CLENZIderm MD Acne Therapeutic System. The new physician dispensed acne system boasts an advanced,...

Renhuang Pharmaceuticals announces second multi-million dollar order [RMB Yuan 18 M ($2.3 M)] within two weeks from 29 Jan 2007.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Renhuang Pharmaceuticals Inc (Renhuang) announced a RMB Yuan 18 M ($2.3 M) order from Sichuan Hongji Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, which is a major pharmaceutical distribution company in China....

Rechling Engineering Plastics acquires Glastic Corp.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Rechling Engineering Plastics has acquired Glastic Corp from Cignet LLC for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Cleveland, Glastic Corp is a leading global supplier of highly...

BioProgress plc and FMC Corp complete NRobe oral dose system restructuring agreement.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Biorogress plc and Magenta Oral Dose Design, a business unit of FMC Corp confirmed the finalization of the restructuring agreements regarding the licensing of NRobe technology. BioProgress...

Shell regains top position in global lubricants market with China acquisition.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) In a reversal of ExxonMobil's ascendancy in 2005, Shell Oil Co has reclaimed the title of the largest global lubricants marketer for 2006. A newly proposed update to a study by Kline & Co...

Oryx GTL Plant - first product produced.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) The Oryx GTL plant has successfully completed the start-up of the final process unit and has produced final GTL product.

Malden Mills announces all Polartec fabrics now recyclable.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Malden Mills Industries Inc (Malden Mills) announces that all Polartec fabrics produced over the past sixteen years are now recyclable through Patagonia's expanded Common Threads Recycling...

FDA approves new indication for Yaz to treat acne.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Berlex Inc announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for Yaz (3 mg drospirenone/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol) to treat moderate acne vulgaris in...

TyRx Pharma Inc announces strategic alliance.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) TyRx Pharma Inc (TyRx) has entered into a strategic alliance with CR Bard Inc (Bard) for certain TyRx technologies. The alliance, among other things, involves consideration to TyRx Pharma...

iCardiac Technologies enters into cardiac safety alliance with Pfizer.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) iCardiac Technologies Inc (iCardiac) has entered into a multi-year research alliance with Pfizer Inc to develop and validate advanced ECG-based cardiac safety biomarkers utilizing the...

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals reports positive initial results from Phase II small cell lung cancer trial with SNS-595.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc (Sunesis) will advance the small-cell lung cancer trial in treatment-sensitive patients to Stage 2. The company reported initial results from the first stages...

GlaxoSmithKline files its new pre-pandemic influenza vaccine in Europe.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that its new generation H5N1 split antigen pre-pandemic influenza vaccine has been accepted for review by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use...

Genelabs Technologies announces sale of equity in Taiwan-based biotechnology company.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Genelabs Technologies Inc (Genelabs) has sold substantially all of its remaining equity in Genovate Biotechnology Co Ltd (Genovate), a leading Taiwan-based speciality pharmaceutical...

Varian Medical Systems completes acquisition of Accel Instruments GmbH.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Varian Medical Systems Inc (Varian) has successfully completed the acquisition of Accel Instruments GmbH (Accel), a privately-held supplier of scientific research instruments and proton...

Par Pharmaceutical receives approval of generic Inderal-LA.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration of its Abbreviated New Drug Application for propranolol hydrochloride (HCl) extended...

Medical Nutrition USA announces Veterans Affairs formulary contract.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Medical Nutrition USA Inc announced that its Pro-Stat 64 modular liquid protein supplement has been selected by the US Department of Veterans Affairs as the exclusive product on its...

AlphaVax announces clinical trials for influenza and CMV.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) AlphaVax has been given approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin clinical trials evaluating vaccines for influenza and cytomegalovirus (CMV) developed with the company's...

Pharmion Corp announces FDA approval of Vidaza NDA supplement for IV administration.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Pharmion Corp has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new drug application (NDA) supplement to add intravenous (IV) use as a new route of...

Sanaria Inc receives multi-year $3.47 M NIH Phase I and Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Grants to enhance development of its malaria vaccine.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Sanaria Inc announced the receipt of two multi-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National...

Flu patients recover twice as fast by taking elderberry extract.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Millions of Americans who will get the flu this season can shorten its duration with the help of clinically proven Sambucol black elderberry extract. Sambucol black elderberry extract is...

Genstar portfolio company OnCURE Medical expands its California network with add-on acquisition of Santa Cruz Radiation.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) OnCURE Medical Corp (OnCURE) announced that it has acquired Santa Cruz Radiation Oncology Medical Group Inc, which has owned and operated a radiation centre in Santa Cruz, CA since 1978....

US joins suit against pharmaceutical manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc; firm allegedly overcharged Medicare, Medicaid.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) The US has intervened in a suit filed in the District of Massachusetts against Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc (Roxane) and various related entities, alleging that Roxane violated the...

Warner Chilcott and Watson Pharmaceuticals announce launch of Zenchent.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Warner Chilcott Co Inc and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc announced that under a supply agreement between Warner Chilcott and Watson Pharma Inc (Watson), Watson has launched Zenchent...

Threshold Pharmaceuticals initiates Phase II clinical trial evaluating glufosfamide in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc announced that it has initiated patient enrollment for a Phase II clinical trial evaluating the dosing, safety and activity of glufosfamide in patients with...

Gen-Probe reports positive regulatory progress for Procleix Ultrio Blood Screening Assay on the TIGRIS system; company submits application to run triplex blood screening test on fully automated system in US; expects to begin post-marketing yield study in.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Gen-Probe Inc announced that the company has submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a regulatory application to run the Procleix Ultrio blood screening assay on the fully...

Lilly announces completion of Icos Corp acquisition.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Eli Lilly and Co (Lilly) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Icos Corp. As a result of closing the transaction, Lilly has acquired all of the outstanding shares of Icos...

Lexicon Genetics changing name, refocusing business to achieve goal of advancing ten drug candidates into human clinical trials by 2010.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Lexicon Genetics Inc (Lexicon) is changing its name to Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc to reflect that it is focusing its operations on drug discovery and development activities related to its...

LCT to start clinical trial of Type 1 diabetes treatment.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Living Cell Technologies Ltd (LCT) announced its DiabeCell Type 1 diabetes treatment has been approved for a Phase I/IIA clinical trial in Russia designed according to FDA guidelines and...

Mining commences in joint operations area.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Diamond Fields International Ltd (DFI) is pleased to announce that diamond production has commenced in the indicated resource areas defined under the previously announced joint operations...

Avebury Nickel Project: quarterly report for Dec 2006.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Avebury Nickel Project construction continues at full pace and all long-lead items and critical-path components have been ordered in a timely manner by the EPCM Engineering firm, Metplant...

Shell signs agreements to sell Los Angeles refinery and related assets to Tesoro.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Shell Oil Products US (Shell) has signed agreements to sell its Los Angeles Refinery, Wilmington Products Terminal and approximately 250 retail sites and supply agreements in and around...

Marathon Oil Corp announces 4Q 2006 dividend payable on 12 Mar 2007 and increases share repurchase programme.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Marathon Oil Corp (Marathon) board of directors has declared a 4Q 2006 dividend of 40 cts/share on Marathon Oil Corp common stock. The dividend is payable 12 Mar 2007, to stockholders of...

Russia's Polimetal sells shares to Black Rock.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business Newsbase - Kommerstat) Polimetal (Russia) is the largest domestic silver and third gold producer. Within an IPO, Polimetal is selling shares valued at $600 M. Black Rock (UK) plans to buy Polimetall's share in...

Foreign pharmaceutical distributors are losing profit.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business Newsbase - Kommerstat) Problems with financing of the DLO Russian program on pharmaceuticals distribution have affected financial indexes of the largest foreign pharmaceuticals companies' activities in Russia....

Wacker uses cyclodextrin complexes to develop novel method of stabilising fragrances in construction applications.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Wacker Chemie has developed novel cyclodextrin/fragrance complexes for innovative construction industry applications. Molecular inclusion in cyclodextrin stabilises essential oils and...

Genencor launches Primafast Luna, a new cellulose product line for efficient biofinishing of fabrics and garments.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Genencor, a division of Danisco, has launched Primafast Luna, a new product line for the textile biofinishing market. The product range offers an advantage in terms of fabric surface...

Value verification process between Hydro and Statoil completed.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) Hydro and Statoil have completed a value verification process following the agreement between the companies' Board of Directors to merge Hydro's oil and gas activities with Statoil. Hydro...

DSM publishes DNA sequence of Aspergillus niger genome in 'Nature Biotechnology'.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Press Release) In the Feb 2007 issue of 'Nature Biotechnology', DSM is publishing a paper announcing the release of the DNA sequence of the Aspergillus niger fungus. The article is the result of a...

Pfizer unveils big revamping, job cuts.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) Pfizer will eliminate 10,000 employees and shut down production and research facilities worldwide, under a restructuring project designed to generate savings of $1.5-2 bn/y...

Bush proposes cut in gas use.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) US President George W Bush, in his State of the Union address on 23 Jan 2007, declared his commitment to pursue a 20% reduction in projected gasoline consumption by 2017....

Earnings look good so far: 4Q 2006 financial results. [1 table in original article].
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) DuPont registered the highest increase in earnings and sales among the nine chemical companies that have published their financial outcome for 4Q 2006. The company's...

Air Products hikes tungsten chemical.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) Air Products & Chemicals will boost tungsten hexafluoride capacity by 60% at its Hometown, PA, USA plant. Project completion is expected in 1H 2007. Tungsten hexafluoride...

Biodiesel expansion is called off.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) FutureFuel has dropped plans to raise biodiesel capacity at its Batesville, AR, USA plant from 24 M gallons/y to 40 M gallons/y by May 2007 and 160 M gallons by Nov 2007....

Diversa joins with New Zealand groups.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) Diversa, an enzyme developer, has formed a research partnership with AgResearch and Scion, two government-owned institutes in New Zealand. Diversa's enzymes will be...

Newcomer plans polysilicon facility.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) Graeber Engineering Consultants, MSA Apparatus Construction and Hoku Scientific, a Kapolei, Hawaii based specialist in fuel-cell and solar energy, have established a $27 M...

Coley halts work on hepatitis drug.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) Coley Pharmaceutical will cease development of Actilon, a treatment for hepatitic C virus infection, following unsatisfactory results of two clinical trials. The move will...

Kuraray further ups capacity.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) Kuraray will further boost polyvinyl alcohol films capacity at its facility in Saijio in Shikoku, Japan. The move will cost $33 M. The site is currently doubling its...

Dow Chemical to close PS plant in Australia.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) Dow Chemical will cease operations at its 35,000 tonne/y polystyrene facility in Altona, Australia due to a rise in styrene feedstock costs. The facility has a workforce of...

Arkema to restructure site in France.
January 29, 2007... (From Chemical Business NewsBase - Chemical and Engineering News) Arkema intends to reorganize its LacqMourenx site in France to concentrate on hydrogen sulfide derivatives, especially dimethyl disulfide. The move will eliminate 48...