Solvay Minerals Inc. Names Carl Martin North American Business Manager for Solvay Performance Chemicals - Chemical Outlook - Independent industry news, analysis and business information for chemicals makers and users

HOUSTON--Oct. 29, 2001--Solvay Minerals Inc. announces the appointment of Carl Martin to the position of north american business manager for its marketing unit, Solvay Performance Chemicals Inc., effective Oct. 1, 2001, according to Richard L. Hogan, president. In this position, Mr. Martin is responsible for marketing products produced by Solvay Performance Chemicals' Barium/Strontium Strategic Business Unit.

Mr. Martin joined Solvay in 1992, as sales representative for Solvay Minerals Inc. He moved to Houston in 1998 as sales manager for the company's Eastern Region, and in 2000, was appointed to the position of national sales manager for the Specialty Products Business.

Mr. Martin has an undergraduate degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and an MBA from the University of Houston, in Houston.

Solvay Performance Chemicals is a Solvay Minerals Inc. marketing unit representing the Barium Strontium, Fillers and PVC Strategic Business Units of Solvay S.A. in the U.S.A. and Canada. Products include barium carbonate, strontium carbonate, high purity barium and strontium compounds, barium hydroxide, barium sulfate, sodium sulfide, precipitated calcium carbonate, and PVC, manufactured in the company's European and Asian plants. Solvay Minerals is wholly owned by Solvay America Inc. and is a member of the worldwide Solvay Chemical and Pharmaceutical Group.

FAIRFAX, Va. --Aug. 19, 2002--Eurotech, Ltd., www.eurotechltd.com, today announced that late in the day on Friday, August 16, 2002, Todd J. Broms, a Director and the President and Chief Executive Officer, notified the Company of his intention to resign all three positions.

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (August 20, 2002) - The Chemical Industry Data Exchange (CIDX) and Gas Processors Association (GPA) have formed an agreement to collaborate on the adoption of XML-based standards within the gas processing industry and implementation of the Chem eStandards to facilitate electronic trade within and between the gas processing and chemical industries.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (October 22, 2001) – Cap Gemini Ernst & Young has launched Quick Connect, a packaged solution designed to allow buyers, suppliers and trading partners to leverage digital commerce. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young launched its product at the Elemica Global Conference 2001.

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-- Oct. 22, 2001-- Argonaut Technologies, Inc. today announced the promotion of Lissa Goldenstein to president and chief executive officer and the addition of Michael Moore to its management team, as senior vice president and chief operating officer. David Binkley, Ph.D. will remain chairman of the board of directors.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --Oct. 22, 2001--Vulcan Materials Company today announced record third quarter 2001 sales, net earnings and earnings per share. For the quarter, net sales were $766.0 million, up 12 percent from last year's $681.2 million, and net earnings of $92.2 million, or $0.90 per share (diluted), were 7 percent higher than the $86.0 million, or $0.84 per share, achieved in the third quarter of 2000.

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (October 23, 2001) - Aspen Technology (aspentech.com) has established a Technology Advisory Board (TAB) to help provide strategic direction for the company’s long-term software development. According to AspenTech, the 13-member TAB will ensure the company’s software continues to utilize technical solutions to generate value for process industry customers.

HOUSTON (October 22, 2001) – CheMatch.com (CheMatch.com), an Internet-based marketplace and information resource for buying and selling commodity chemicals, polymers, feedstocks and fuel products, and ForwardVue Technologies (forwardvue.com), a developer of supply chain risk management software solutions, have formed an agreement to co-market ForwardVue products to the chemical industry.

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.

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.

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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.