Daily News For April 24, 2009

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DuPont, Lucite Agree to Pay $2 Million for Clean Air Violations
DuPont and Lucite International Inc. have agreed to pay a $2 million civil penalty to settle Clean Air Act violations at a sulfuric acid plant in Belle, W.Va., EPA, the U.S. Justice Department and the state of West Virginia announced. Click to continue

Fiat Posts Losses, Rules Out Chrysler Investment
Will cut 10%-15% of workforce as CHN Click to continue

Russian Steelmaker to Acquire West Virginia Mining Assets
Mechel to pay $436 million for Bluestone coking coal operations, reserves Click to continue

Freight Stats Offer Glimmer of Hope
The government's Freight Transportation Services Index rose 2% in February from January's lowest level in five years. Click to continue

iGPS Attacks Wood Pallet Companies for 'Bogus' Claims; Launches Counterattack
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Co.), a provider of plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags, launched an attack on CHEP and the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association and dared them to compare their wood pallets with iGPS' plastic pallets in a side-by-side, independent, random examination. Click to continue

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Product Spotlight

MACTek: Bullet WirelessHART Adapter
MACTek Corp., world leader in HART PC Modems, announces the completion of the development of its wireless adapter for use with HART-enabled devices. The newest member to the family of MACTek HART products, the Bullet, provides a cost-effective means of access to real-time information from installed intelligent HART-enabled field devices. Click to continue

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