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CLAYTON, Mo., Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Olin Corporation's (NYSE: OLN) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents on each share of Olin common stock. The dividend is payable on March 11, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 11, 2013. This marks the company's 345(th) consecutive quarterly dividend. Olin Corporation is a manufacturer concentrated in three business segments: Chlor Alkali Products, Chemical Distribution and...
CLAYTON, Mo., Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Olin Corporation's (NYSE: OLN) senior management will make a formal presentation in New York City at the Dahlman Rose & Co. Global Metals, Mining and Materials Conference on November 13(th) at 4:20 P.M. Eastern time and will attend the 2012 Citi Basic Materials Symposium on November 28(th) at Citibank's offices in New York City. Senior management will be available for one-on-one meetings with investors at each of these events. Copies...
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today it has signed an agreement with long-standing partner, K2 Pure Solutions (K2 Pure) to market and distribute hydrochloric acid (HCL). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100630/SF28924LOGO) K2 Pure was one of the first manufacturers to create and deploy the cutting-edge process known as Inherently-Safe Technology (IST). IST enables the manufacture of...
MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Welding & Tank (AWT) announced today that it disputes a recent action brought by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding the manufacture of certain anhydrous ammonia tanks in early 2010. AWT believes it has always followed and met all federal guidelines for the manufacture of anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks and has provided this information to the DOT. AWT is extremely...
PETROLIA, Pa. (AP) -- A corrosive liquid overflowed from a tank at a chemical plant in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, evaporating into a toxic cloud that snaked along the ground and forced about 2,500 to flee. At least three residents were believed to be injured. A material called oleum, similar to sulfuric acid, leaked from a tank at the Indspec Chemical Corp. plant in Petrolia, said plant manager Dave Dorko. Authorities were concerned about the potential for respiratory damage and skin...
By Cha, S C The aim of this work is to investigate the corrosion behaviour of superheater materials below deposited ashes in biomass combusting atmospheres. The materials were exposed in three different settings (without deposits, with filter ash and with cyclone ash). Exposure tests were carried out with variation of water and HCl content for 360 h at 535C. The HCl addition led to higher mass losses of materials than those without HCl addition. The rate of mass loss is proportional to the...
