As of October 1, 2008, BASF will be cutting back its production of polystyrene in Europe by 25 percent. The reason for this step is the diminished demand for the standard plastic polystyrene, a development that can be ascribed to the current economic downturn.
Growing concern around the environmental impacts of climate change and rising energy costs has prompted many to question what they can do to take action in their daily lives.
WIFAG has expanded its product portfolio of newspaper printing presses to better meet customer demand for greater productivity, flexibility and semi-commercial capabilities.
With their launch of the ArchivistaBox 2008/IX, Archivista, a Swiss open source software company, has released the only open source text recognition software worldwide that can create searchable PDF files.
CLEARLY CANADIAN BRANDS (OTCBB:CCBEF) today announced that in the upcoming 4th quarter it will be launching its revamped line-up of Clearly Canadian sparkling flavored waters in 20 oz and 1 Liter PET, which will be produced under their new bottling agreement with Cott Corporation.
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The Board of Directors of Alcoa (NYSE:AA) declared (a) a quarterly common stock dividend of 17 cents per share payable November 25, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 7, 2008 and (b) a quarterly dividend of 93.75 cents per share on Alcoas $3.75 cumulative preferred stock payable January 1, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 12, 2008.
