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Former Sumitomo Chemicals and BASF executive to oversee entire operations in Japan for Asia's largest specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor San Francisco, CA, Apr 17, 2013 - (JCN Newswire) - Connell Brothers, a division of Wilbur-Ellis Company, and the largest marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and industrial ingredients in Asia-Pacific, has appointed Mr. Iguchi Shinichi, former head of marketing and business...
LONDON, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Edison Investment Research, a leading international investment research firm, announces the initiation of coverage of Cytec Industries, a US specialty chemicals and engineered materials company. Edison has recently published a comprehensive report examining the investment merits of Cytec Industries, focusing on the group's potential to benefit from its growing exposure to structural growth markets, following completion of the...
Retailers Have Market Power to Protect Customers, Say Health Leaders of The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of health and environmental organizations from around the nation launched a campaign today to enlist nation's top 10 retailers in removing toxic chemicals from consumer products. Called Mind the Store, the campaign asks retailers to identify whether a specific list of hazardous chemicals are in the...
Organic skin care expert, Dr. Sarah Villafranco, offers advice on the natural bath, and explains the benefits of choosing nature over chemicals when bathing. Carbondale, CO (PRWEB) April 02, 2013 Osmia Organics, a new line of natural and organic soap, skin care, and perfumery, has published an article about natural bath enhancements. The company, founded by Dr. Sarah Villafranco, is focused on bridging luxury skin care with environmentally-conscious ingredients and packaging. Dr....
80% of French people familiar with shale gas say they would be in favor of experimenting with an alternative technology to hydraulic fracturing PARIS, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- While the French debate on the energy transition is in full swing and controversy lingers over the extraction of shale gas, a new IFOP poll reveals that 80% of those who are aware of shale gas would be in favor of experimenting with an alternative technology to hydraulic fracturing that does not require...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation (BEARHFTI) held a public hearing to hear comments on a new furniture flammability rule, replacing an outdated regulation that has caused global chemical contamination with chemicals linked to lower IQs in children, infertility and cancer. "There's no reason to delay improved fire safety without toxic chemicals," comments Ana...
Industrial cleaning chemical provider, ChemStation, has three new products and is in the process of getting three new products approved for use by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Dayton, OH (PRWEB) March 20, 2013 ChemStation, a leading provider of industrial, environmentally friendly cleaning chemicals, is excited to announce that they now have three new products and they are awaiting approval from the DOT for these new chemicals. Currently each State has its own criteria for...
Strong demographics, rising middle class and growth in various investment across industries expected to drive the consumption and production of chemicals in Asia SINGAPORE, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The global chemical industry grew from USD 1.8 trillion in 2001 to about USD 3.7 trillion in 2012. This growth has largely been driven by Asia with chemical sales expected to grow at CAGR of approximately 4% to 5% from 2009 to 2020. Conversely, European chemical sales are looking...
The pale cyst nematode, Globodera pallida, is one bad roundworm. Unchecked, the pest burrows into potato roots to feed, obstructing nutrients and causing stunted growth, wilted leaves and other symptoms that can eventually kill the plant. Severe infestations can cause tuber yield losses of up to 80 percent. Now, however, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and cooperating scientists are evaluating new ways to control G. pallida using naturally occurring chemicals called egg-hatching...
Rapid depletion and ageing of crude oil reserves are pushing the demand in the United States and Europe LONDON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The rapid depletion and ageing of existing crude oil reserves are set to fuel the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) chemicals market. The market will develop rapidly on a platform of innovative, sustainable and economically viable offerings. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.chemicals.frost.com), Analysis of Enhanced Oil Recovery...
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Potato virus Y (PVY) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Potyviridae. It is one of the most important plant viruses affecting potatoes. Infection results in various symptoms depending on the strain. Production loss is the most mild of the symptoms and "˜potato tuber necrotic ringspot disease' is the worst. Ringspot renders potatoes unmarketable and can therefore result in a major loss of income. Aphid vectors transmit PVY but it can also remain dormant in seed potatoes. The South...
The ants, one of the most successful groups of insects, are of particular interest because they form advanced colonies, and can constitute up to 15 percent of the total animal biomass of a tropical rainforest. They belong to the order Hymenoptera and are close relatives of the vespoid wasps. Ants appear in amber, found in central New Jersey, believed to be from the Cretaceous period. It is thought that they evolved from the wasps that had appeared during the Jurassic period. They are...
Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, are nocturnal, luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae. These names come from the fact that some species as adults emit flashes of light to attract mates, using special light-emitting organs in the abdomen. The enzyme luciferase acts on luciferin to stimulate light emission. This reaction is of scientific interest, and genes coding for these substances have been spliced into many different organisms. Many species, especially in the genus Photinus,...
