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FAIRFIELD, California (October 29, 2001) - ChemSW chemsw.com has introduced a new Oracle version of STIS Sample Tracking and Inventory System, for the monitoring of samples and work throughout the laboratory. STIS is designed to enable users to register samples, create work lists, assign tests, enter test results and check progress and status, with complete audit trail and reporting. According to ChemSW, tests can be assigned to a single sample or to a batch of samples at once.

"STIS pinpoints exactly where a sample is located and in what storage conditions, from the name of the facility right down to the specific position in a particular test tube rack," said Brian Stafford, President of ChemSW. "The system's multiple levels of nesting provide more detailed tracking options than the typical LIMS."

According to ChemSW, the system is designed to include a suite of functional reports and also enables the creation of customized reports.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. --Oct. 24, 2001--Symyx Technologies, Inc. today announced the granting of a U.S. patent covering Symyx' Parallel Pressure Reactor, or PPR. Symyx uses the PPR for various research activities, such as polymer research, in its Industry Collaborations and internally funded programs. In addition, the PPR is an integral part of Symyx' Discovery Tools business through which it has been sold as a part of a polyolefins research workflow to Dow Chemical, ExxonMobil, Sumitomo Chemical and others. Symyx also earns royalties from the sale of the Endeavor, a product licensed to Argonaut Technologies, Inc. based on the Symyx PPR technology.

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 24 – DuPont today declared a fourth quarter common stock dividend of 35 cents per share, payable Dec. 14 to stockholders of record Nov. 15. This dividend is the same as that paid in the third quarter 2001. This is the 389th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company's first dividend in the fourth quarter of 1904.

ABU DHABI (October 25, 2001) - Borouge, a joint venture company between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis, one of Europe’s largest polyolefin producers, is gearing up for the official operations of its polyethylene plant in Ruwais which has been scheduled for the end of the year.

MIDLAND, Mich., Oct. 25 -- Dow Reports Third Quarter Earnings

DUSSELDORF, Germany (October 25, 2001) – ChemConnect (chemconnect.com), a provider of end-to-end e-commerce solution for buyers and sellers of chemicals and plastics, has revealed a range of online negotiation tools and services on its Exchange Floor.

WAYLAND, Mass--Oct. 24, 2001--Moldflow Corporation, the world leader in process wide solutions for optimizing the design and manufacture of plastic products, today reports results for its first fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2001. Revenue of $8.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2002 was down 7% from the corresponding quarter of fiscal 2001.

Hayward, Calif.--Oct. 24, 2001--ATG, Inc., a leading multi-technology Radioactive Waste and Radioactive Mixed Waste treatment services, today announced a change in roles and responsibilities in its management structure. In a five to zero Board decision, the Company accepted the departure of its Vice President of Finance/Chief Financial Officer, Phillip Jordan, who has been with the Company since June 25, 2001.

PHILADELPHIA – Speakers at the Elemica Global Conference 2001 held here this week tackled a number of misconceptions about the connectivity hub and urged attendees to lend their support to the CIDX Chem eStandards, business process standardization and the integration of Elemica with other hubs to create a multi-industry network.

Operational performance improvements and bottom-line cost savings are driving many companies to develop closer ties to their supply chain partners via the Internet and extranets. But according to a new report from Forrester Research, “When to Share Supply Chain Secrets,” the trick is to know what information to share - and when.

KINGSPORT, Tenn.--Oct. 25, 2001---Eastman Chemical Company today announced third-quarter 2001 earnings of $0.55 per diluted share excluding certain nonrecurring items versus $1.05 per diluted share excluding certain nonrecurring items for the same period in 2000. Including certain nonrecurring items, third-quarter 2001 earnings were $0.31 per diluted share.

RADNOR, Pa.--Oct. 25, 2001--Airgas, Inc., today reported results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2001. Net earnings for the quarter were $14.6 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to $13.9 million, or $0.21 per diluted share in the same period a year ago, on a pro forma basis.

ZURICH (October 25, 2001) – Omnexus (omnexus.com), an e-marketplace serving the plastics industry, has launched a German plastics industry news service for users of the Omnexus German Web site. Omnexus is providing its German news through German news organization and plastics journal K-Zeitung.

DALLAS (October 25, 2001) - International Oil & Gas has launched a revised corporate Web site at inoil.com.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 26 -- Calgon Carbon Corporation announced today that it will hold a webcast on Wednesday, October 31 at 11:30 A.M., Eastern Time. Jim Cederna, Calgon Carbon's chairman, president and chief executive officer and Bill Cann, its chief financial officer, will review third quarter earnings.

BANGALORE, India (October 18, 2001) – Eastman Chemical Company has selected a series of Web based technical solution wizards from Wipro Technologies, a provider of IT services and solutions. The wizards are designed to aid Eastman's customers with product selection, product design and other technical support.

WILMINGTON, Del.--Oct. 29, 2001--Hercules Incorporated announced today the election of Robert D. Kennedy to the Company's Board of Directors.

JACKSON, Miss.--Oct. 30, 2001--ChemFirst Inc. announces it has acquired the 12.5% minority interest of its TriQuest LP subsidiary formerly held by TriQuest employees. TriQuest is a major supplier and only North American producer of electronic grade resins used in production of 248 nanometer Deep Ultra Violet (DUV) photoresists for semiconductor chip manufacturing. DUV photoresists enable production of today's most advanced chips used in microprocessors, digital signal processors, and other devices for communications and connectivity applications.

PASADENA, Calif.--Oct. 30, 2001--Avery Dennison Corporation today announced that its board of directors has elected Bruce Karatz as a director of the Company, effective as of November 1, 2001.

KINGSPORT, Tenn. and YPSILANTI, Mich., Oct. 29 -- Furthering its commitment to the advancement of higher education, Eastman Chemical Company today announced its donation of intellectual property covering thermosetting coating compositions to Eastern Michigan University's (EMU) Coating Research Institute. EMU will further develop the technology for commercial application. The patents included in the donation were valued using the Patent & License Exchange, Inc.'s (pl-x) highly acclaimed TRRU® metrics valuation tools. The estimated value of the technology was not disclosed.

WINCHESTER, Va.--Oct. 29, 2001--Trex Company, Inc., manufacturer of Trex(R)Easy Care Decking, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001.