Cargill Dow Polymers LLC, a joint venture between Cargill Inc. and Dow Chemical Co., introduces its NatureWorks PLA polymers.

Five Years Ago

* Cargill Dow Polymers LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control , a joint venture between Cargill Inc. and Dow Chemical Co., introduces its NatureWorks PLA (Programmable Logic Array) A type of programmable logic chip (PLD) that contained arrays of programmable AND and OR gates. PLAs are no longer used. See PLD.

(language, music) Pla - A high-level music programming language, written in SAIL. polymers. The resins, made from renewable resources such as corn, can be used in a range of fiber and textile applications.

* New Holland and Case Corp. complete their $6 billion merger, forming CNH Global N.V. CNH CNH Carteira Nacional de Habilitação
CNH Centro Nacional de Huracanes (Spanish)
CNH California Nevada Hawaii (a district of Kiwanis International)
CNH Club Náutico Hacoaj names former Case president and COO Steven Lamb as president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. .

Ten Years Ago

* Pfizer Inc. acquires SmithKline Beacham Animal Health for $1.45 billion.

* Deere & Co. names Robert W. "Bud" Porter as vice president of farm equipment marketing in the United States and Canada.

Twenty Years Ago

* DFS/Wegener Agricultural Group promotes Joseph H. Osborn from creative supervisor to vice president and associate creative director.

* Mark Perrin is named advertising manager for the eastern division of Pioneer Hi-Bred International. Tom Dougherty joins Pioneer as a market research manager in Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation).
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Title Annotation:	Five Years Ago
Publication:	Agri Marketing
Date:	Jan 1, 2005
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