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Coffee May Help Prevent Breast Cancer Returning

2013-04-25 19:46:09

Drinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found. Patients who took the pill, along with two or more cups of coffee daily, reported less than half the rate of cancer recurrence, compared with their non-coffee drinking, Tamoxifen-taking counterparts. The team followed over 600 breast cancer patients from southern Sweden for an average of five years. Approximately 300 took...

Researchers Identify New Pathway, Enhancing Tamoxifen To Tame Aggressive Breast Cancer

2013-04-23 18:47:52

Tamoxifen is a time-honored breast cancer drug used to treat millions of women with early-stage and less-aggressive disease, and now a University of Rochester Medical Center team has shown how to exploit tamoxifen’s secondary activities so that it might work on more aggressive breast cancer. The research, published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, is a promising development for women with basal-like breast cancer, sometimes known as triple-negative disease. This subtype has a poor...

World's Leading Automotive Engineering Organization Reconfirms That Honeywell's Low-Global-Warming Refrigerant Is 'Safe and Effective'

2013-04-23 12:21:46

SAE International Cooperative Research Project says updated analysis of HFO-1234yf refrigerant does not change prior findings; Says 'unrealistic' test conducted by one automaker does not represent actual crash conditions MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that SAE International, the world's leading automotive engineering organization, has reconfirmed that Honeywell's new low-global-warming-potential mobile air conditioning...

Honeywell's UOP Wins Fourth License For Its Breakthrough Technology To Convert Methanol From Coal To Plastics

2013-04-18 08:24:54

China petrochemical producer to build world's largest unit using UOP methanol-to-olefin technology DES PLAINES, Ill., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that China's Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Co. Ltd. has licensed Honeywell's UOP advanced methanol-to-olefin (MTO) process to convert methanol from gasified coal into key plastics building blocks. It is the fourth licensing win for Honeywell's UOP advanced MTO process...

Sasol Advances Ethane Cracker and Downstream Derivatives Project with Purchase of Long-Lead Equipment

2013-04-08 16:21:26

JOHANNESBURG and LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasol today announced its placing of a purchase order for the main ethylene compressor trains, a critical long-lead item for the world-scale ethane cracker, from MHI Compressor International Corporation. "The placement of this order has secured vital manufacturing capacity of this specialty equipment before the expected heating of the market. Sasol selected MHI Compressor International Corporation...

Honeywell's UOP Technology Selected By Williams For Petrochemical Production In Canada

2013-03-26 08:23:40

6th win for UOP's Oleflex technology in North America as manufacturers boost production of key petrochemicals to meet growing demand DES PLAINES, Ill., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that its UOP C(3) Oleflex(TM) process technology has been selected by Williams to produce propylene, a valuable petrochemical used in plastics production. The selection is the sixth win for Honeywell's UOP Oleflex process technology in North...

Honeywell's UOP Selected To Provide Technology For Petrochemical Production In China

2013-03-19 08:22:40

Propylene-production technology will be used to meet the growing demand for propylene in China; 12th UOP Oleflex(TM) project win DES PLAINES, Ill., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today it has been selected to provide technology to produce propylene in China. Fujian Meide Petrochemical Co. Ltd. will use Honeywell's UOP C(3 )Oleflex(TM) process technology to convert propane to propylene, a key ingredient in the production of...

Paving The Way For Greater Use Of Ancient Medical Knowledge

2013-03-13 15:42:56

Scientists are reporting an advance toward overcoming a major barrier to tapping the potential of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and India's Ayurvedic medicine in developing new and more effective modern drugs. Their report appears in ACS' Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. Andreas Bender and colleagues explain that TCM has made key contributions to modern medicine. In the world's largest international clinical trial, for instance, scientists concluded that Artesunate, a...

Global Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Market (ABS) - New Industry Research Report Published by Transparency Market Research

2013-03-09 23:04:58

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Market - Applications (Appliances, Electronics, Automotive, Consumer Goods & Construction), Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth And Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global ABS demand was worth USD 16.2 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 26.1 billion in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 7% from 2012 to 2018. Browse the full report at...

U.S. ethylene prices drop seven percent in February after January highs

2013-03-04 12:21:24

HOUSTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Prices for ethylene, the raw material for many consumer goods made from plastic, declined in early February from the eight-month peak reached in late January and then plateaued signaling a potential improvement in profit margins for manufacturers heading into Spring, according to the chemical industry report, PetroChem Wire (PCW). U.S. ethylene prices fell from nearly 68 cents per pound on January 28 to 61.75 cents by February 12 before...