WILMINGTON, Del., – Seisco International is introducing the next generation Supercharger tankless water heater unit, which uses DuPont engineering polymers in several components. The units can help homeowners meet National Appliance Energy Conservation Act (NAECA) requirements, which were updated in April. The new standards, according to Seisco President David Seitz, could drive up the cost […]
A new agreement between the United States and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) signed today will pave the way for renewed collaboration in particle physics, promising to yield new insights into fundamental particles and the nature of matter and our universe. The agreement, signed in a White House ceremony by the U.S. Department […]
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced a series of actions to further streamline the organization and optimize its footprint as a result of the Company’s pending separation of a significant portion of its chlorine value chain. Dow has shifted its portfolio toward targeted, integrated high-value markets, and as a result the Company is […]
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement under which AgroFresh, its post-harvest specialty chemical business, will be acquired by Boulevard Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BLVD, BLVDU, BLVDW), a public investment vehicle, formed by Avenue Capital Group, for $860 million, or 9.2x EBITDA multiple based on 2014 earnings. The […]
HOUSTON– Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) today announced that it has received all required approvals for and has now closed on the previously announced acquisition of the outstanding stock of Deffenbaugh Disposal, Inc. (“Deffenbaugh”). “The acquisition of the Deffenbaugh assets aligns perfectly with our stated goal of driving shareholder value by maximizing our focus on […]
Dow Microbial Control, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) and the manufacturer of SILVADUR™ Antimicrobial, has announced that Pulcra Chemicals has been added to its global distributor network for SILVADUR Antimicrobial. Pulcra Chemicals, headquartered in Geretsried, Germany, is a leading global supplier of innovative specialty chemicals and systems solutions for increasing the […]
MIDLAND, Mich. & CLAYTON, Mo. -The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW): Dow to separate a significant portion of its chlor-alkali and downstream derivatives businesses and merge them with Olin in a tax-efficient Reverse Morris Trust transaction that creates an industry leader with revenues approaching $7 billion; Dow shareholder value will be further enhanced through the […]
A primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth’s Arctic Ocean, according to NASA scientists who, using ground-based observatories, measured water signatures in the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Scientists have been searching for answers to why this vast water supply left the surface. Details of the observations and computations appear in Thursday’s edition of Science […]
AL KHOBAR, SAUDI ARABIA —GE (NYSE: GE) will unveil an industry white paper on “Addressing Water Scarcity in Saudi Arabia: Policy Options for Continued Success,” at the Water Arabia 2015 Conference & Exhibition being held at Le Meridien Hotel in Al Khobar, February 17-19, 2015. The white paper highlights four major water reuse policy options […]
