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New Deals to Absorb 3 Coating Firms
2015-02-12 02:49:49| Chemicals - Topix.net
A fresh round of coatings acquisitions is in the works, including Hempel's purchase of a North American supplier for the protective and waterproofing markets. Lubrizol has picked up Brazilian coatings company, while architectural and industrial coatings supplier Miller Paint Co.
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Calls for brands to absorb Cambodia wage rise
2015-01-05 17:47:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Global garment brands sourcing from Cambodia should play a part in helping the industry to absorb the new minimum wage, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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Ocean losing ability absorb increasing carbon dioxide emissions
2014-09-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are rising at a record rate as fossil fuel consumption increases and the ability of the oceans to absorb the greenhouse gas diminishes, the World Meteorological Organisation said. Average levels of C02 in the atmosphere rose almost 3 parts per million to 396 in 2013, accelerating from the 2.2 ppm increase in the previous year, the UN body said, citing data from 125 monitoring sites worldwide. "The changes we're seeing are really drastic," Oksana Tarasova,...
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BP can absorb new oil spill fine, analysts say
2014-09-05 12:34:39| Apparel - Topix.net
BP should be able to meet the cost of up to $18 billion of new fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill without major asset sales or a big cut in its dividend, analysts say. The oil group's shares dropped nearly 6 percent on Thursday after U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans, Louisiana, said it was "grossly negligent" in the April 20, 2010, rig explosion and spill that killed 11 workers.
Sunderbans trees losing capacity to absorb CO2?
2014-08-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Trust of India: The vast mangrove forest in the Sunderbans is fast losing its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases, from the atmosphere due to rise in the salinity of water, rampant deforestation and pollution, a study has found. The mangrove forest, marsh grass, phytoplanktons, molluscus and other coastal vegetation in the world's largest delta are the natural absorbers of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to the study. The stored carbon in the plants is known as "Blue Carbons"....
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