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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Robins & Morton's Power and Industrial Division has been awarded an $80 million membrane conversion project by Olin Chlor Alkali Products located in Charleston, Tennessee. Gary Martin, Robins & Morton senior program manager, said the project will begin immediately and at its peak will employ an estimated 400 construction workers. The project is part of a $160 million technology update of Olin's Charleston, TN plant announced in...

ASHTABULA, Ohio, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Baxter Associates, Inc. (BAI) announced today the sale of ASHTA Chemicals Inc. (ASHTA), a leading producer of potassium related products and chlorine, to Bigshire Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Bigshire), a company incorporated in Mexico. Terms were not disclosed. ASHTA is a manufacturer and marketer of: 45% and 50% Liquid Potassium Hydroxide47% Liquid Potassium CarbonateAnhydrous Potassium Hydroxide, Flake and BriquetteAnhydrous Potassium...

 By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a far more effective decontaminant with a shelf life superior to products currently on the market.Sandia has applied for a patent on the material, which removes bacterial, viral and other organic and inorganic contaminants from river water destined for human consumption, and from wastewater treatment plants prior to returning water to the environment."Human...

Olin Corporation's (NYSE:OLN) senior management will make presentations at the KeyBanc Capital Markets' Basic Materials & Packaging Conference on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at noon Eastern Time in Boston, MA; the Credit Suisse Chemical and Ag Science Conference on Thursday, September 18, at 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time in New York, NY; and the Oppenheimer Industrials Conference on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time in New York, NY. Copies of the presentation slides for all...