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Research reported in The Journal of Chemical Physics, which is published by the American Institute of Physics, provides the first real-time measurements of the time dependence of the individual steps of dissociation of a complex consisting of two rare gas atoms and a halogen molecule."The goal of this work is to provide a test case for quantum dynamics theory," says author Kenneth C. Janda of the University of California, Irvine. "It is a problem that is easy, but not too easy,...
LONDON, July 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - Iodine: Global Industry Markets and Outlook (10th edition, 2010) Global demand for iodine, an essential component in the manufacture of optical polarising film (OPF) for LCD screens, grew by almost 6%py between 2000 and 2008. Recession-proof human health applications, such as X-ray contrast media, biocides, nutrition and pharmaceuticals, provided a buffer against the impact of the global economic downturn on the iodine market, however...
NEW YORK and SHANDONG, China, June 23 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: GFRE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, announced today that on June 22, 2010 the Company completed transfer of ownership of bromine and crude salt manufacturing assets and closed the asset purchase agreement which it entered into on June 8, 2010. On June 21, 2010 the Company paid the remaining 80%...
NEW YORK and SHANDONG, China, June 21 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: GFRE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced that that the Company has completed the construction of its new chemical additives production line for wastewater treatment and started trial production. The Company reaffirms the revenue contribution of approximately $9 to $10 million in...
NEW YORK and SHANDONG, China, June 8 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: GFRE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited ("SCHC") has signed an agreement to acquire manufacturing assets involved in bromine and crude salt production from Jinjin Li and Qiuzhen Wang, two individual...
BATON ROUGE, La., June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that it will increase the base prices on select SAYTEX® brominated flame retardants on or after July 1, 2010, or as contracts allow: SAYTEX® RB-49 (tetrabromophthalic anhydride) by $0.65/kg globallySAYTEX® 8010 (decabromodiphenyl ethane) by $0.60/kg on all Asia shipments About Albemarle Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a leading global developer,...
BEER SHEVA, Israel, May 17, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICL Industrial Products ("ICL-IP"), the world's leading manufacturer of flame retardants, today announced the development of Polyquel(TM) - a series of dust-free, fully-active polymeric flame retardants. These eco-friendly, next-generation products are an early success of ICL-IP's flame retardant development initiative launched in mid-2009 as part of its commitment to develop a broad range of new, innovative and...
NEW YORK and SHANDONG, China, May 11 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: GFRE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. First Quarter 2010 Highlights -- Revenue was $29.7 million, a year-over-year increase of 25.6% -- Gross profit was $13.5 million, a year-over-year increase of 33.3%...
NEW YORK and SHANDONG, China, May 10 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: GFRE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced that the Company's management team will present at the following investor conferences in May 2010: Event: 7th Annual Piper Jaffray China Growth Conference Date: May 13, 2010 Time: 2:30 p.m. ET Venue:...
NEW YORK and SHANDONG, China, May 10 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: GFRE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced that the Company will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 7:00 AM Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for the first quarter 2010 ended March 31, 2010. Hosting the call will be Mr. Xiaobin Liu, CEO of Gulf Resources...
