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Shares of ethanol producer Aventine Renewable energy Holdings Inc. sunk below the $1 threshold for the first time Monday as investors reacted to a company announcement that it was suspending plant construction to conserve cash.

The semi-automatic articulated-arm liquid-filling system that Weightron Bilanciai supplied to Thatchers Cider Company in Somerset is now playing a vital role.

SRD, part of Tritech, has completed an acoustic subsea visualisation programme to support decommissioning work on the Frigg field, on the British and Norwegian boundary of the North Sea.

GE Oil and Gas will provide gas turbines for the Motiva Port Arthur Refinery Expansion Project, which will create what GE claims is the largest refinery in the US and one of the top 10 in the world.

Schaeffler's car-component factory in Llanelli, South Wales, has been awarded a Wales Quality Award for manufacturing excellence.

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Protective curtains take top honors in the home technology category - - MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that Popular Science magazine has awarded a 2008 Best of What's New... [WebWire - Tuesday, november 18, 2008]

LYNN, MA (MARKET WIRE) Anti-fatigue matting is essential in areas of the workplace where safety is a must, but many employers buy them to ease employee discomfort as well, says A Plus Warehouse, a national material handling dealer.

TULSA, OK (MARKET WIRE) Greystone Logistics, Inc. (OTCBB: GLGI) -- Greystone Logistics today announced numerous purchase orders resulting from the Company's newly implemented Go-To-market strategy. Previously the company had indicated a move to more direct corporate sales, developing closer ties with a larger number of professional materials handling groups, and further expansion of the company's product line.

When atoms in a crystal are struck by laser light, their electrons, excited by the light, typically begin moving back and forth together in a regular pattern, resembling nanoscale soldiers marching ...