Oslo, 10 August 2016: Yara International ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire the Tata Chemicals Ltd (“TCL”) Babrala urea plant and distribution business in Uttar Pradesh for USD 400 million on a debt and cash free basis, including normalized net working capital. “This acquisition represents another significant step in our growth strategy, creating […]
WILMINGTON, Del., Today, DuPont Industrial Biosciences announced the launch of its DuPont™ SYNERXIA® Fermentation System, a ground-breaking approach to fermentation that will help ethanol producers improve their yields by up to 2 percent, while lowering total sugar levels at drop by up to 25 percent. “We believe that the best technology delivers performance and is […]
WALTHAM, Mass. & HILLSBORO, Ore.– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, and FEI Company (NASDAQ:FEIC), the leader in high-performance electron microscopy, today announced that their boards of directors have unanimously approved Thermo Fisher’s acquisition of FEI for $107.50 per share in cash. The transaction represents a purchase price of approximately […]
Mountain View, CA, – Nestlé Research is on board today as Solar Impulse, the world’s first attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a solar powered aircraft began its first U.S. leg from Honolulu to Mountain View. Nestlé Research is working hand in hand with pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, to ensure that they have […]
Research Triangle Park, N.C., – DuPont Advanced Materials (DuPont) is launching a new electronic ink for inkjet printing that offers the high conductivity and strong adhesion required for rapid digital design, prototyping and full-scale manufacturing. The technology will enable digital printing for electronic components and circuits in applications where extremely fine lines are required, such […]
NASA astronaut and Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth Tuesday after a historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station. They landed in Kazakhstan at 11:26 p.m. EST (10:26 a.m. March 2 Kazakhstan time). Joining their return trip aboard a Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft was Sergey Volkov, also […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its seven National Enforcement Initiatives for fiscal years 2017-2019, which focus on national pollution challenges where EPA’s enforcement efforts will protect public health. For the next cycle starting on October 1, 2016, EPA will retain four of its current National Enforcement Initiatives, add two new […]
WILMINGTON, Del., – DuPont Protection Solutions today announced it will add two new DuPont™ Thermo-Man® testing facilities in Brazil and Singapore in 2016, increasing its capacity to test and analyze the performance of protective apparel exposed to sudden fire, an ever-present risk in multiple industries the company serves. The new facilities bring the total number […]
6 January 2016 – The United Nations at all levels today deplored the underground nuclear test announced by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling it “deeply troubling” and the UN Security Council vowing to immediately begin considering the “significant measures” it had vowed to take in the event of […]
Under two settlements with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), three Puerto Rico government agencies have agreed to upgrade portions of storm water systems they own within the Municipality of San Juan. These upgrades, which will be performed by the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Department of Transportation […]
