Natural cleaning agent

Neptunus

For further information contact: Commodore Separation Technologies,

Commodore slims down workforce Commodore nology, supported

Techthe

membrane

has slashed

its

workforce by two-thirds as part of a cost-cutting

initiative and also

suspended its quarterly dividend Commodore

leaving

eighr staff to

despite

drastic

measure

a recent

arrangement

Global at

comes

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process

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Idaho

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ro

of

community

said it expects to

experiencing

to

remove

radionuclides

from water which nuclear been stored Commodore

Applied

will

a

use

rods have

combination

technologies,

its solvated

elecrron

including

process,

and decontaminate rods, preparing

of ro dry fuel

them ulrimately

for

previous

Commodore’s concentrate

strategy

on

corporate

partners

agencies

have

importance

now is to

industries

where

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necessary

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growth.

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for the will be

912 10.

or 50% less than for

period

tasr

year

lower than

and

for the

Millipore

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US dollar. But also by

occurring

of manufacturing

in

to

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(IDS

environmentally

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steps 10

reduce

and

of

business

is raking

this

strategy

costs. will

with

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earnings

release

be

third expected

larer rhis month.

Na-salt)

membrane acid is found It regulares thcsc

produce

an

friendly

cleaning agent.

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agenr polyasparric

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in molluscs.

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balance

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biodegradable

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agent

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identified

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slump

addition,

revealed

process.

including

performance

and government

of rhe SLiM

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quarter.

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safe storage.

analysts

in this sector

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the nuclear

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industry.

million

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proprietary

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says its revenues

quarter

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membrane

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worldwide

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companies

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consultancy,

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estimates. As with other filtration

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this

water

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Millipore lowers expectations

Laboratories,

Idaho Falls. As

supply

earnings

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says it will lay off

16 employees,

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of

liquid

(SLIM),

Point Drive, Kennesaw, GA

30144, USA. Tel: +1 770 422 1518. Fax

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process

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dispersing to

cleaner

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product

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that it claims

following

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gives results as good as, or superior-

company’s

announcement

last

Millipore Corporation, 80 Ashby Road,

to, standard

spring

ir would

Commodore rhar

operating

reduce

its

While

Commodore

will

reorganization

its technology and,

eventually,

to

sources of financing

salt ofpolyaspartic

and CEO

markets

locare

new

Commodore said, “I believe

these efforts will allow Commodore to concentrate

on those

where commercialization

markets can occur

expect

similar

several orher Energy

opportunities

major

Department

premises

of

Schiedam.

with major

DOE contractors.”

involves whereby

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salt.

has into

business

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completely

of a detergent

containing

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Bayer blocked

IDS

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membrane oil recovered when

cleaned

with rhis new producr.

re-organised new

on the River Maas in a

was

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blocked

treatment

oil

by means

composition

membrane

producrion.

chat a nanofilrer

diesel

unblocked

Hatenboer

moved

af

sites. We are in discussions

water

specialist and

we

of rhe sodium

90% of its efficiency

Dutch

used in dyesruff also found

that

acid and IDS N;l-

The

Organisation

and

combinations

Hatenboer Organisation moves

new

in Idaho

found

salt in a badly soiled 10

at a rapid pace. We have announced initiatives

Ilayer

results were obtained

with

for expansion.

Paul E. Hannesson, chairman

good cleaning

incur

commercialize

in rarger

derergents.

In one srudy,

costs,

it believes rhar ir will have sufficient cash to successfully

USA.Tel: +l

781 533 6000: Fax: +l 781 533 3110.

costs substantially.

non-recurring

Bedford, MA 01730-2271,

also

change,

Hatenboer-

For further information contact: Bayer AG, Organic Chemicals Business Group, Organic Fine Chemicals, D-51368 Leverkusen, Germany. Tel: +49 214 301; Fax: +49 214 30 62 41.

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