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Arelco Acquires its Partner Tecora and Together Look to Worldwide Market


Arelco (France), subsidiary of Omnisense Technologies, specialist of scientific and technical instrumentation and supplier of analytical and sampling solutions, in Europe since more than 30 years, announces the acquisition of the Italian company TCR Tecora from his founders.


Born in 1974, TCR Tecora is based near Milan (Italy). The company manufactures and sells equipments for the environmental monitoring and test applied in analytic laboratory, public and private Research Institutes and for municipal waste incineration plants worldwide.


Thanks to this external growth operation, Arelco widen the offering of its division Emission and Hygiene-Health. By this acquisition, Arelco accelerates its development in the European market and integrates its distribution network with TCR Tecora.Patrick Lopez, President of Omnisense Technologies, declared: TCR Tecora reinforces our offering in the Emission market, thanks to a recognised brand, an important customers base and a quality product portfolio.


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ACHEMA 2012’s International Congress Issues Call for Lecture Contributors


The international congress running alongside the ACHEMA 2012 exhibition will feature 900 lectures focused on state-of-the-art developments and the event’s organisers are inviting contributors to submit applications to qualify to make lecture presentations at the event. The leading international meeting point for decision-makers and experts, ACHEMA 2012 focuses on a broad spectrum of process and chemical engineering industries and related technologies.


ACHEMA 2012, which takes place at Frankfurt Messe exhibition in


Frankfurt am Main, Germany from 18 to 22 June 2012, will once again be running the highly popular lecture programme that is expected to feature about 27,000 participants. The Conference is a key attraction to the international event that also comprises 140 000 m² of exhibition space featuring 4000 global exhibitors from more than 90 countries and welcomes 175,000 participants including 30,000 executives from top and middle management.


The 30th ACHEMA, which provides a snapshot of topical trends for global process technology, will also host panel discussions, expert round tables and plenary lectures plus numerous special and guest events.


Each lecture presentation is scheduled to take 20 minutes to complete and the Congress language is English. Abstracts of all accepted contributions will be available in advance of the Conference on the Internet.


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Grant Awarded to Develop Innovative


Detection Method for Water Quality Analyser


OndaVia (USA) a developer of portable instrumentation for the identification of waterborne contaminants, announced it has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $461,020. This funding sponsors a two-year project to take the company’s proof-of-concept for water contaminant detection to a commercial prototype. The objective of the research is to produce a portable instrument and consumable cartridges that allow real-time monitoring of contaminants in water at the part-per-billion level.


Registration is Now Open for 10th International Conference on Mercury


The 10th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant is pleased to announce that there registration is now open; so come and join them in Halifax, Canada!


We have received 1000 abstracts from 44 different countries for presentation at this important conference for the discussion of science and policy issues related to mercury in the environment. We will have 21 special sessions and 15 general sessions for presentation by experts on many different aspects of mercury research and several short courses prior to the conference. For the first time, the Kathryn R. Mahaffey Lifetime Achievement Award in Mercury Research will be awarded to honour the best of the best.


We have some fantastic plenary speakers lined up to present the broader view of mercury following the conference theme of Air, Land, Sea. Open to the public on July 24th there will be an afternoon of information where you can see the impact this pollutant has on developing countries and even test your hair for mercury. A great social program has been planned for conferees including east coast music, maritime activities, good food and lots of Canadian culture and Halifax hospitality!


Reply Card no 9 Agilent Technologies Reports Second-Quarter 2011 Results


Agilent Technologies Inc. (USA) recently reported revenues of $1.68 billion for the second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2011, 32 percent above one year ago, or 21 percent excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures. Second-quarter GAAP net income was $200 million, or $0.56 per share. Last year’s second-quarter GAAP net income was $108 million, or $0.31 per share.


During the second quarter, Agilent had intangible amortisation of $28 million, acquisition and integration costs of $17 million, and restructuring and transformational charges of $9 million. The company also recognised a tax charge of $9 million. Excluding these items and $2 million of other net benefits, Agilent reported second-quarter adjusted net income of $261 million, or $0.74 per share.


Bill Sullivan, Agilent president and CEO, said “We had another quarter of excellent results as the growth momentum continued across all our businesses. Demand for Agilent products remained strong, with all key product platforms experiencing double-digit growth for the fourth consecutive quarter.”


Chemical Analysis revenues were up 60 percent compared with one year ago. Orders were up 22 percent and revenues were up 13 percent on an organic basis. Strong organic growth was led by demand in the petrochemical market.


Sullivan said, “We look forward to a strong second half of fiscal year 2011. The continued strength of Agilent’s portfolio, our presence in the right growth markets, and our sustained customer loyalty are all indicators of continued success moving forward.”


Fiscal third-quarter 2011 revenues are expected to be in the range of $1.64 billion to $1.66 billion. Fiscal third-quarter non-GAAP earnings are expected to be in the range of $0.71 to $0.73 per share. For the full fiscal year 2011, Agilent is raising its revenue guidance to $6.55 billion to $6.60 billion and its non-GAAP earnings to $2.84 to $2.88 per share


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Through its advancements in Raman spectroscopy and microfluidics technologies, OndaVia is changing how trace levels of contaminants for industry and municipalities are identified and analysed. Users, needing very little training, simply place a drop of water on a cartridge and insert it into a portable instrument that reports results in the field in minutes. Eliminated are difficult sample storage, shipping to a remote laboratory, or waiting weeks for results. The technology allows accurate and rapid analysis of organics, inorganics, heavy metals, and endocrine disrupting compounds, as well as pharmaceuticals and personal care products for water, wastewater, and industrial water. The battery-operated, portable system can be carried to the test site and used without any hazardous reagents or calibration. Results are displayed and stored in the unit in minutes. Each specially-designed cartridge is single-use and disposable.


OndaVia’s contaminant analysis system will bring reliable information quickly to those that are concerned with the quality and quantity of our scarce and most precious resource: water. Providing immediate, laboratory quality information without highly trained personnel will make testing more pervasive.


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