Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The five stages of RFID

据 IW jan 2009 报导. As manufacturers come to accept the inevitability of RFID,they are also discovering some tangible benefits.
No: 9501

supplychain & logistics

据IW jan 2009 报导. manufactures are bearish on the economy. Freight volumes are expected to decline in 2009.
No: 9502

Quant Lab revisited

据 C & EN jan 5 报导. Changing time and student profiles call for reexamination of quantitive anatitative analysis curricula. slow change analytical chemists are considering whether traditional quant courses that for decades have focused on equilibria and titrations need to be overhauled and updated.
No:9139

company of the year

据 C & EN jan 5 报导.Huntsman,s struggle to get acquired puts it on top. It wasn't difficult for me to understand how the relationship between Huntsman and Hexion got ugly.
No;9140

Going after noncompliant LLCs

据 la time 元月12日报导.California officials say companies that have failed to file required form or pay fees and taxes face suspension.
No: 9133

Tronox Nears chapter 11,Expects cash for closure

据 wsj 元月12日报导.the 45-year-old company is expected to receive about $125 millon in so-called debtor-in-possession financing from a group led by Credit Suisse, these people said. those funds will be used to help the company stay afloat long enough for an orderly wind-down of operations,whether that is through the sale or close of various assets,these people added.
With annual sales around $1.4 billion,Tronox is one of the world's largest makers of a pigment used to whiten everything from plastics and paper to food and cosmetics. It has three plants in the U.S.,two in Europe and one is Australia,employing about 2,000.
No:9132

Hamboards ride a new wave

据 la time 元月12日报导. A Huntington beach firm's extra-long skateboadrs mimic the feel of surfing on water.
No: 9134

Dow chemical Needs a deal

据 wsj 元月12日报导.The chief executive of Dow chemical co. has to get a lot more specific if he wants to complete his dream purchase of rival Rohm & Haas.
No :9135

Yale's investor keeps playbook

据 wsj 元月13日报导.He isn't a household name.but as the Yale university's endowment's officer for two decades,David Swensen has earned a reputation as one of the world's savviest and most successful investors.
No : 9136

Aldi looks to U.S. for Growth

据 la time 元月13日报导.German discount chain's emphasis on store brands gets lift from economic woes.
No: 9137

goodyear tire stock

据 wsj 元月13日报导. CSM woridwide predicted world-wide auto-industry sales would fall 8% this year. Akron,Ohio,tire maker Goodyear tire & Rubber (NYSE) lost 89 cents, or 12%,to 6.74,while Livonia,Mich.,auto supplier TRW Automative Holdings (NYSE) slid 37 cents,or 9.7%,to 3.45. (small stock)
No : 9140

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Rohm & Haas ,Hercules history

在2008年,美国化工行业并购中有 Dow 并购 Rohm & Haas ,及Ashland 并购 Hercules . 设想被并购的公司价有所值.从company history 查,并且还查了Henkel 公司,阅读后,复印编号如下.
Rohm & Haas No:9401 Hercules Inc. No:9402 Henkel : 9403

Monsanto,s profit Jumps

据 wsj 元月8日报导.Monsanto co's fiscal-first quarter profit more than doubled as farmers bought higher-priced seeds and chemicals despite a cooling farm economy and a global economic downturn.
No:9131