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ST. LOUIS, May 7, 2008 -- Solutia Inc. today reported net sales of $985 million for the first quarter of 2008, a 40% increase over net sales of $702 million for the same period in 2007.

Study could aid the redesign of promising anticancer drug

LUND, SWEDEN (MARKET WIRE) The Annual General Meeting of Active Biotech AB was held on May 7, 2008.

* First facility in Hubei province, central China - - * Infrastructure projects offer significant growth potential - - - - Shanghai, CHINA. - BASF today opened a new concrete admixture plant in Wuha... [WebWire - Thursday, May 08, 2008]

Protective mechanism, which has inspired synthetic system, depends on minor constituents of photosynthetic apparatus

NEW YORK & SHANDONG PROVINCE, China----Gulf Resources, Inc. , a leading producer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemicals in China, today announced its operating results for the first quarter of 2008.

Flotek Industries, Inc. , a technology driven growth company serving the oil, gas, and mining industries, today reported results for the first quarter of 2008.

DALLAS----Earth Biofuels, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Applied LNG Technologies, LLC and The City of Redlands, California will host a Grand Opening of the first public liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas fueling station in Redlands, California.

PITTSBURGH, PA (MARKET WIRE) Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) today announced results for its fiscal 2008 first quarter.

BRENTWOOD, TN (MARKET WIRE) MSE Enviro-Tech Corp. (PINKSHEETS: MEVT) (FRANKFURT: MEH) in conjunction with Megola Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MGOA) are pleased to announce that a specially prepared combination of MSE/ Megola's Hartindo AF21 Fire Inhibitor and WoodSmart Solution's BluWood(R) lumber preservative, has been applied to the interior of the highly anticipated Florida's Showcase Green Envirohome(TM) (FSGE).