Wall Street up on energy shares after Japan quake

Stocks rose on Friday, led by gains in energy shares after Japan’s biggest earthquake on record hurt the country’s oil refining capacity, but trade was choppy as investors tried to weigh the quake’s economic impact. The 8.9 magnitude quake that struck the northeast coast of Japan, the world’s third largest economy, triggered... 

Frost and Sullivan: South Korean Industrial APCE Market to Earn $221 Million by 2016

As most industries, such as power plants and steel mills, in South Korea have already installed air pollution control equipment (APCE), the growth of the market is expected to be limited between 2 and 3 percent for the next five years until 2016. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.environmental.frost.com), Industrial Air Pollution Controls... 

High-Temperature Ceramic Coating Protection, by Furnace Mineral Products Incorporated, a Feature of “Industry Today” on Industrialinfo.com

Industrial Info Resources will host special guest Furnace Mineral Products (Stouffville, Ontario) as part of this week’s “Industry Today” webcast. Furnace Mineral Products is a recognized global leader in advanced high-temperature ceramic coatings for the power generation industry. The high-temperature ceramic coatings offered by Furnace... 

Progress Energy CEO Johnson Urges Flexibility and Customer Protection in Implementing EPA Rules

The U.S. electric utility industry faces an “unprecedented convergence of new federal environmental rules – unprecedented in scope of change and compression of deadlines,” Progress Energy Chairman, President and CEO Bill Johnson told utility regulators Monday in Washington. And the “current fragmented approach, coupled with rapid-compliance... 

Universal Lubricants Expands to Meet Growing Demand for Cleaner, Greener Re-Refined Oil

One of the country’s oldest lubricant manufacturing and distribution companies, Wichita’s Universal Lubricants (UL) established in 1929, is poised for double-digit growth for the foreseeable future thanks to a technologically advanced and highly capable re-refinery, and efficiencies gained through its environmentally-friendly closed-loop... 

OriginOil Lands First Order for Industrial Scale Algae Oil Extraction System

OriginOil, Inc. the developer of breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced it has received the first commercial order to deploy its algae oil extraction system in an industrial setting. MBD Energy (MBD) recently committed to purchase an initial OriginOil... 

Savage to Construct, Own and Operate a Multi-User Railport at Trenton, North Dakota

Savage Companies (Savage) announced its plans to construct, own and operate a large multi-user rail terminal in Trenton, North Dakota. The terminal, to be known as Trenton Railport, will be served by the BNSF Railway, and will be designed to bring large-scale rail service to the Bakken Formation (the Bakken) with oil-field related materials such as... 

Philadelphia University and MAG Establish New Composites Institute to Develop Textile-Based Composites for Industrial Applications

Philadelphia University and MAG are establishing the Philadelphia University MAG Composites Institute for research and development of new textile-based composites that could have wide application in industry, including the aerospace, automotive and energy sectors. The new research institute will be funded in part by $1.1 million from MAG, whose chairman... 

MagneGas Gains Legislative Exposure With Congressman’s Visit, Subsequent Announcement

MagneGas Corporation the producer of a technology that converts liquid waste into a hydrogen-based metal working fuel and natural gas alternative, announced today that Florida Congressman Gus Bilirakis visited the Company during the week of January 5th. After receiving a tour and comprehensive demonstration of the Company’s newest Refinery, Congressman... 

Varel International Announces the Acquisition of the Patented “Rotary Percussion System” from Renegade Tools LLC

Varel International, a leading manufacturer of drill bits and global supplier to the drilling industry, announces it has completed the acquisition of the Rotary Percussion System (RPS) product line and assets of Renegade Tools LLC. The line of high frequency, low impact percussion hammer tools complements the already robust suite of tools Varel supplies...