Agresti Biofuels Gets Okay for First ‘Trash to Gas’ Facility in the U.S.

Agresti Biofuels announced that it will begin contract negotiations with Pike County, Ky. for the first commercial municipal solid waste (MSW) to cellulosic ethanol production facility in the United States. The facility and process are completely clean — air and water will not be polluted — and waste materials like plastics, rubber and metal... 

CEMEX Acknowledges Implementation of Nationalization Decree in Venezuela

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. announced today that, according to a press release issued by Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), PDVSA will proceed to take operational control of the plants of CEMEX Venezuela on Monday, August 18, 2008, on behalf of the Government of Venezuela. CEMEX is a growing global building materials company that provides high quality products... 

First LEED CI Certification in Colorado Springs Goes to First Affirmative Financial Network

First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC, a leading provider of investment management and consulting services to financial advisers and their socially conscious clients, has built the first office in Colorado Springs to achieve a LEED® for Commercial Interiors (CI) certification. First Affirmative’s 4,400 square foot office provides numerous... 

Northrop Grumman Announces Leadership Appointments Supporting Department of Energy Work

Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed four vice presidents to key positions with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, a joint venture with Fluor and Honeywell Corporations, that recently won the contract to manage and operate the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC. Veasey Wilson has been appointed vice president of... 

Ener1 Announces Headquarter Transition to New York

Ener1, Inc., maker of advanced battery technology to power the next generation of hybrid, electric and plug-in vehicles, today announced that it has officially moved its world headquarters to New York City. The Company’s New York office address is 1540 Broadway, Suite 25C, New York, NY 10036. Ener1 moved to its new offices in New York in May in... 

Odersun Solar-Circles Successfully Generate Power for the Olympic Park in China

Odersun AG, a developer and manufacturer of solar cells, modules and applications, has completed the delivery of customized thin-film solar modules for a building integrated photovoltaic (BiPV) project in Beijing, China. The trapezoidal modules form concentric rings on the roofs of four circular buildings belonging to the visitor center of the Olympic... 

BIO Supports EPA Denial of Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) provides crucial support and incentives for companies to invest in new biorefineries to bring advanced biofuels to the pump. Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President & CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement expressing the industry’s support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s... 

China’s Growing Acceptance of Water-based Acrylic Coatings Energized by Rohm and Haas Innovation and Support

As China achieves greater world prominence and visibility from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, businesses throughout the country are making their own gains by embracing global standards of quality, safety and sustainability. Specialty materials company Rohm and Haas, the world’s leader in acrylic technology for nearly a century, is helping many Chinese... 

DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces a Price Increase for Titanium Dioxide Products in Western and Central European and North Africa Markets

DuPont Titanium Technologies today announced a price increase for DuPont(TM) Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide grades sold in Western and Central Europe, Turkey, Greece and North Africa (Maghreb countries). Effective Aug. 15, prices for DuPont coatings, plastics, specialty, paper and laminate titanium dioxide grades will increase by 50 Euros per tonne in all... 

Nansulate(R) Energy Saving Coatings Used for Government Sponsored Alternative Energy Efficient Housing Project in Western Australia

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, today announced that the Company’s patented Nansulate® PT thermal insulation and corrosion resistance coating has been incorporated into the first display home of a LandCorp alternative housing project in Seville Grove, Western Australia. The deal was finalized by the Company’s...