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Oil Refineries Announces Outline to Ensure Stability of Carmel Olefins

2013-05-20 08:21:57

HAIFA, Israel, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (hereinafter "the Company,""ORL"), Israel's largest integrated refining and petrochemical group, announced on May 16, 2013 that it has presented an outline to ensure the stability of its subsidiary, Carmel Olefins (CAOL). The published outline, which will be put to the vote at a meeting of ORL and CAOL debenture holders, is intended to ensure both stability and control during the subsidiary's...

IBM Analytics Help Arad Group Manage Big Data for Water Meter Solutions

2013-05-20 00:21:09

Analytics technology from IBM Research helps reduce water loss, cut costs, and gain insight into water consumption HAIFA, Israel, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As water increasingly becomes one of the world's most precious resources, IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists are working with Arad Group, a world leader in reliable water meter systems, to help water companies and utilities around the globe provide more effective and efficient management of drinking water through the use of Big Data...

Oil Refineries Schedules First Quarter 2013 Earnings Call for May 20, 2013

2013-05-17 04:20:19

HAIFA, Israel, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Conference Call Scheduled for May 20, 2013 at 14:00 UK Time, 9:00 ET Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the "Company"), Israel's largest integrated refining and petrochemical group, announced today that it will be hosting its earnings call for the first quarter 2013 on Monday, May 20, 2013. The conference call will take place at 14:00 UK (9:00 ET, 16:00 Israel time). On the call, management will review and...

Hemaclear Announces First Annual Italian Distributor and User Conference: May 22, 2013 in Rome, Italy

2013-05-15 23:29:42

OHK Medical Devices Ltd., manufacturer of the HemaClear® single-use, sterile, exsanguinating tourniquet device, announced today that it will hold its first annual Italian distributor and user conference; May 22, 2013 in Rome, Italy. Haifa, Israel (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 OHK Medical Devices Ltd., manufacturer of the HemaClear® single-use, sterile exsanguinating tourniquet device, announced today that it will hold its first annual Italian distributor and user conference; May 22, 2013...

Physical Therapist to Receive Humanitarian Award

2013-04-20 23:00:33

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Rehabilitation Department at the Bnai Zion Medical Center in Haifa, Israel as well as the Hellenic Relief Foundation that feeds the less fortunate children and families of Greece. Astoria, NY (PRWEB) April 20, 2013 A prominent Greek-American Physical Therapist Dr. Dimitrios Kostopoulos will receive the distinguished Humanitarian Award from the Bnai Zion Foundation at a Tribute Dinner that is scheduled to take place on Thursday May 9th, 2013 at the...

Scientists Develop First Photonic Topological Insulators To Provide Protection For Transport Of Light

2013-04-10 12:31:56

NEW YORK, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed and successfully demonstrated a photonic Floquet topological insulator, a new device used to protect the transport of light through a unique, lattice of 'waveguides.' The advancement may play a key role in the photonics industry. A description is published in the current issue of NATURE (11 April 2013). The photonics industry is at the heart of modern...

EU Awards EUR4.3 million to Mare Nostrum Project to Explore Ways to Preserve the Mediterranean Coastline

2013-02-28 08:22:04

The new collaborative international project, headed by Technion Professor Rachelle Alterman, aims to bridge the legal-institutional gap in Mediterranean coastline management HAIFA, Israel, February 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Union (EU) has awarded the international Mare Nostrum [http://marenostrumproject.eu ] consortium EUR4.3 million to explore new ways of preserving the Mediterranean Sea and its coastline. The three-year project is aimed at bridging the...

Oil Refineries Announces Departure of CEO Pinhas Buchris

2013-02-27 08:23:07

HAIFA, Israel, February 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (hereinafter "the Company,""ORL"), Israel's largest integrated refining and petrochemical group, announced that on February 26, 2013 the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Pinhas Buchris, requested of the Chairman of the Board, Akiva Mozes, to begin a search for a new CEO. During his tenure as CEO, Mr. Buchris initiated a far reaching organizational restructuring and efficiency strategy,...

Oil Refineries Announces Receipt of a Claim and Petition to Recognize the Claim as a Class Action

2013-02-20 12:23:01

HAIFA, Israel, February 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (hereinafter "the Company,""ORL"), Israel's largest integrated refining and petrochemical group, announced that on February 19, 2013 the Tel-Aviv-Jaffa District Court ruled that the Company, the directors and the CEO serving prior to the publication of the Sales Prospectus (dated February 2007) as well as the directors serving on August 31, 2011 (during which the Company published for the...

Gas Leak Detection Technology Becomes Increasingly Important to Sustaining Environmentally Clean Energy

2013-01-29 00:21:17

KARMIEL, Israel, January 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Opgal [http://www.opgal.com ], a world leader in thermal imaging technology, answers the needs of the petro and drilling industry's gas leak detection requirements with its EyeCGas(TM) Camera System. EyeCGas, an innovative, unique gas detection camera, has already achieved worldwide success for remotely detecting gas in the industrial environmental market. The oil & gas industry continues to face increasing safety...