"Clariant had a promising start to the year with good volume growth and an increase in operating profitability," said CEO Hariolf Kottmann. "Overall, our businesses performed well in an improving but still mixed economic environment. The ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, economy
As the global population expands, so will the demand for food and fresh water. The challenge becomes producing more food while using our resources efficiently. "Agriculture is at the intersection of many major challenges today – ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized an agreement with Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB) in Guam requiring the base to update its oil spill prevention plan and address other spill prevention deficiencies at the base to better ...
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Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, QuÉbec, Canada has appointed Bertrand Lessard as chief operating officer, effective 28 April. 5N Plus provides specialty purified metals such as bismuth, gallium, ...
Tags: 5N Plus, Electrical, Electronics
General Mills released its annual Global Responsibility Report today, outlining its approach to creating economic, environmental and social value in the countries where it operates. The company reported progress in the areas most material ...
Lowe's Home Centers, one of the nation's largest home improvement retailers, has agreed to implement a comprehensive, corporate-wide compliance program at its over 1,700 stores nationwide to ensure that the contractors it hires to perform ...
Tags: EPA, certification, Construction
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chairman and ranking member have asked the Energy Information Administration to analyze the impact of lifting restrictions on US crude oil exports. "This is a complex puzzle that is best ...
Tags: Crude Export, EIA Study
North America Western Asia Holdings, US Steel Tubular Products, a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation, and MRC Global Inc. announced Thursday an alliance to bring critical oil well equipment into the natural resources-rich region ...
Tags: Oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, gas
PPG Industries' industrial coatings business recently held a successful seminar on DURANAR coatings at the Hong Kong International Commerce Centre (ICC), highlighting its fluoropolymer coatings and introducing a new product under the ...
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In an historic action that will protect people's health and the environment, and benefit riverfront communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a plan to remove 4.3 million cubic yards of highly contaminated ...
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March coal exports from Virginia's Hampton Roads region totaled 4.35 million st, up 1.4% from February but down 23.7% from the year-ago month, the Virginia Maritime Association said Monday. Neither the association nor the individual ...
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Mohawk is one of three finalists for the Clean Tech Innovation Award in the Metro Atlanta Chamber's E3 Environmental Awards for Atlanta area businesses. The E3 Awards highlight the companies, organizations and individuals working to ...
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A World Trade Organization panel ruled that China violated the organization's membership obligations by restricting exports of rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum, the WTO said Wednesday. The ruling is expected to increase the ...
Tags: Rare Earths, Export Restrictions, tungsten
Democratic Republic of Congo aims to double tax revenues from minerals but investors warned that an overhaul of the mining code could remove incentives to invest there. Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo told a mining conference in the ...
Tags: DRC Mining, Mining Tax
While China continues to be the rare earth industry leader, producing about 92% of the global output, its share in global production has decreased steadily in recent years, a study by Germany's Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural ...
Tags: Rare Earths, mining, industry leader