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WASHINGTON, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the US-Ukraine Observer: Long-time senior advisor to President Ronald Reagan, Peter Hannaford has called on opposing political forces in Ukraine to find common ground on important issues. Writing for the leading conservative publication, The American Spectator, Hannaford writes: "For Ukraine to move forward with its democracy, the time has come for opposing forces on important issues to find a...
KYIV, Ukraine, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A social campaign to end violence against women, Stop Violence, received the X-Change Award for Outstanding Government Communication from the Avon Foundation. A prominent actress and Avon Foundation for Women Ambassador, Salma Hayek Pinault, presented the award at the United Nations Headquarters in New York during the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women....
KYIV, Ukraine, September 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Creating favorable conditions for the development of the freedom of press in Ukraine is the main task of the state government as far as national media is concerned. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych in his speech at the 64th World Newspaper Congress and 19th World Forum of Editors in Kyiv (September 2-5, 2012). "The development of free press should be efficient, independent of any kinds of control,"...
KYIV, Ukraine, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Council of Europe welcomed Ukraine's July 7, 2012 ratification of the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. Such statement was released during the round table chaired by Yuriy Pavlenko, Children's Ombudsman under the President of Ukraine, and Regina Jensdottir, the Head of the Children's Rights Policy Division, Council of Europe. "I am very pleased that we have become partners...
NORTHFIELD, Ill., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) announced that on March 22, 2012, it increased its controlling interest in Stepan Philippines Inc from 89 percent to 100 percent. Stepan Philippines operates a surfactant manufacturing plant, south of Manila, which began as a joint venture. Stepan Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Stepan Philippines Inc., are committed to meeting surfactant customer needs in the Philippines as well as Southeast Asia....
NEW YORK and NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J., Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Provid Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a drug discovery company, and Fast Forward, LLC, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's subsidiary devoted to bridging the gap between research and drug development, today announced an expansion of their partnership to support Provid's preclinical studies of their candidate MS drug, PV-267. This novel, highly selective small molecule is designed to block a critical step in the autoimmune...
NORTHFIELD, Ill., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Stepan Europe S.A.S., has acquired all of the shares of Alfa Systems Sp. z o.o. from its shareholders, Chemitex Holding Limited and Chemovil Holdings Limited. The purchase includes Alfa Systems' new plant located in Brzeg Dolny, just outside of Wroclaw, Poland with 25,000 metric tons of polyester polyol capacity and 15,000 metric tons of polyurethane systems...
KIEV, Ukraine, May 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A new non-political Democracy Foundation called 'People First' is being launched today in Ukraine's capital. Its organisers aim to involve the Ukrainian people in shaping the country's future democratic development through a series of national internet and postal referenda. Ukrainians living in the country and abroad will be encouraged to participate in a series of referenda, the results of which will form the basis of a 'People's...
NORTHFIELD, Ill., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL), a global manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals, today announced the election of Gary E. Hendrickson to its Board of Directors. He succeeds Robert D. Cadieux, who retired from the Board after 17 years of dedicated service to the Company. Hendrickson is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Valspar Corporation, a global leader in the paint and coatings industry. Hendrickson has worked for...
Acesys Pharmatech and Provid Pharmaceuticals have announced a strategic alliance, combining the drug discovery expertise and project management capabilities of Provid in the US with the medicinal chemistry resources and favorable cost structure of Acesys in China. The combined services available through the alliance will encompass all aspects of medicinal chemistry for clients in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. An experienced team at Provid will be involved in the design of...
