Jean-Pierre Fernand Noël Abbat ( June 17, 1928 – August 1, 1993 ) was, with Dr. Fritz Hartmann, the first person in the USA to manufacture polyurethane.

The 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention was signed banning the manufacture and use of chemical weapons.

In 1993, approximately 5, 000 – 6, 000 tons of taurine were produced for commercial purposes ; 50 % for pet food manufacture, 50 % in pharmaceutical applications.

In 1993 the Walther firm was acquired by Umarex of Arnsberg, who continued to manufacture under the Walther name in Ulm and Arnsberg.

HCI was the chief supporter of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, known as the " Brady Bill ", enacted in 1993 after a seven-year debate ; and successfully lobbied for passage of the first-ever Federal Assault Weapons Ban, banning the manufacture and importation of so-called military-style assault weapons, a provision that critics called " arbitrary " and " symbolic ".

Series production ended April 13, 1993 after the manufacture of approximately 1. 8 million examples.

The then owner sold up in 1988 to an engineering company believed to be in a stronger position to manufacture the car which lasted until 1993, and work commenced on development work of a series 5 ( S5 ) Interceptor until once again receivers were called in.

Nestle continue to manufacture many former Rowntree bars and products, and until 1993 several chocolate products continued to use the Rowntree / Rowntree Mackintosh brand name.

The large coal-burning West Thurrock Power Station closed in 1993, and was replaced by a plant making industrial chemicals, particularly the raw materials for detergent manufacture.

Upon Baer's withdrawal from the series to focus on the manufacture of brakes in 1992, Boris got another big ride driving in the IMSA series in 1993 driving a BMW M3.

The site was used until 1993 by Peradins for the manufacture of rubber components for the car industry.

* Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II ( START II )— signed 1993, never put into force: START II was a bilateral agreement between the US and Russia which attempted to commit each side to deploy no more than 3, 000 to 3, 500 warheads by December 2007 and also included a prohibition against deploying multiple independent reentry vehicles ( MIRVs ) on intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBMs )

During the 1993 Waco Siege of the Branch Davidians, elements of the Alabama and Texas Army National Guard were called in to assist the ATF and the follow on effort by the FBI ; the National Guard's involvement was limited to several specific areas ; surveillance and reconnaissance, transport, maintenance and repairs, training and instruction, helicopters, unarmed tactical ground vehicles.

Dodge-branded Mitsubishi vehicles were phased out by 1993 with the exception of the Dodge Stealth running through 1996, though Mitsubishi-made engines and electrical components were still widely used in American domestic Chrysler products.

The present iteration of the Ram's-head logo appeared in 1993, standardizing on that logo in 1996 for all vehicles except the Viper.

* 1993: Loral WDL, with sponsorship from STRICOM, performed the first demonstration combining live AR-equipped vehicles and manned simulators.

In 1993, Chrysler launched the Jeep Grand Cherokee as a competitor for Ford's Explorer, and as a result, many buyers who went into the Jeep-Eagle showrooms were either interested in buying the Grand Cherokee, or got distracted from the Eagle cars by the more popular Jeep vehicles.

Production of the CV 90 began in 1993, and over 1, 000 vehicles have been ordered.

7 were ordered in 1993 from Hungary and delivered in 1993 ( the vehicles were previously in Hungarian service and were sold via Czech Republic ).

* The 1993 film Demolition Man, starring Sylvester Stallone, set in 2032, features vehicles that can be self-driven or commanded to " Auto Mode " where a voice controlled computer operates the vehicle.

They had the same performance modifications as the 1993 Commemorative Edition vehicles with the exception of the lower SPG suspension.

In the mid-1990s the brand received some free advertising when country music star Alan Jackson scored a hit with a 1993 cover of K. C. Douglas ' " Mercury Blues ", a song which heaped praise on their vehicles.

In 2008, former Constitutional Court judge Vice Vukojević launched a case against Mesić, alleging that he embezzled money along with Vladimir Sokolić under the guise of purchasing vehicles for the Croatian Army in 1993.

As with many other 1993 model year GM vehicles, Scotchgard fabric protection also became a standard feature on Astro vans equipped with cloth seats.

Introduced in early 1992 for the 1993 model year, Allanté was scaled down to just one model this year, the soft-top convertible priced at $ 59, 975 ( not including a mandatory $ 1, 700 gas guzzler tax for vehicles sold in the United States ).

All Brazilian light-duty vehicles are built to operate for an ethanol blend of up to 25 % ( E25 ), and since 1993 a federal law requires mixtures between 22 % and 25 % ethanol, with 25 % required as of mid July 2011.

It was signed by United States President George H. W. Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin on 3 January 1993, banning the use of multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ( MIRVs ) on intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBMs ).

DOHC VTEC engines soon appeared in other vehicles, such as the 1992 Acura Integra GS-R ( B17A1 1. 7-litre engine ), and later in the 1993 Honda Prelude VTEC ( H22A 2. 2-litre engine with 195 hp ) and Honda Del Sol VTEC ( B16A3 1. 6-litre engine ).

* 1993: Designed vehicles for the computer game CyberRace.

* Thunderbirds: while this mid-sixties series was originally not tied into a single range of toys, like other Gerry Anderson series it heavily featured vehicles that were strongly toyetic, and from its original run onwards through subsequent re-runs in many decades that followed it was accompanied by extensive merchandise in both Europe and Japan, most notably in the UK during the run-up to Christmas 1993, when demand for The Tracy Island toy set so massively outstripped supply that it became headline news and the example cited every Christmas since as the archetypal mistake the whole toy industry must avoid.

The first 20 initial production vehicles were delivered to Polish Land Forces in 1993 – 1994 with another 78 full-scale production vehicles delivered 1995 – 1997, 135 modernized T-72M1 tanks ( made in late 80s ) delivered 1998 – 2002.

On the afternoon of 3 October 1993, informed that two leaders of Aidid's clan were at a residence in central Mogadishu, the task force sent 19 aircraft, 12 vehicles, and 160 men to arrest them.

At the time these vehicles were released, the USMC had anticipated and communicated delivery of the AAAV by 1993.

Yangzhou's taxi industry began in 1982, and has developed rapidly since 1993. the city has over 40 taxi companies of various ownerships, with a total of 1, 571 vehicles.

In 1972, Jaguar came out with the XJ12, equipped with a 5. 3 litre V12, which continued ( after revisions in 1993 ) until the 1996 model year, after which the marque discontinued the twelve-cylinder engine.

To this end, the prison was equipped with a high security unit, or EBI, in 1993.

A United Kingdom subsidiary " Maersk Air Ltd " was formed during 1993, following the de-merger of Brymon European Airways based at Birmingham Airport and Plymouth Airport, and was initially equipped with a fleet of BAC 1-11s and Jetstream 31's.

A new turbocharger management system, Trionic 5, was equipped from the 1993 model year onwards.

Dynasty models were all equipped with a driver's side airbag from 1990 to 1993.

Around 1993, a number of Westfield SEight models were equipped with a John Eales-built 4. 3 litre engine.

The squadron was reformed on 1 July 1992 when No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF at Wyton, equipped with Canberra PR Mk 9 aircraft was re-numbered 39, moving to RAF Marham in December 1993, where it also received Canberra PR Mk 7s.

In September 1993, No. 27 Squadron RAF then at RAF Marham disbanded and immediately re-formed as No. 12 Squadron operating twelve Tornado GR1 aircraft equipped with eighteen WE. 177 nuclear weapons and relocated to RAF Lossiemouth.

During the tenure of the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Shaw AFB ( 1951 – 1993 ), the wing was the first USAF operational unit equipped with the following aircraft:

But 4G92 is best known of its high-performance MIVEC equipped DOHC version, which fully replaced " ordinary " DOHC in 1993.

Most 1993 and later Saratogas were equipped with the V6 / 4-speed automatic powertrain.

1993 Camaro, Corvette and Typhoon were equipped with the last production 700R4's.

A major addition was built onto the school in 1993 and functions mainly as the school's science wing and is fully equipped with 3 computer labs, 2 full scale chemistry labs, as well as other classrooms with enough equipment for simple demonstrations.

From 1993 – 1995, Ford offered the Escort on a " one price " basis, with the same price for a three-or five-door hatchback, a sedan or a wagon when equipped with the most popular options ( 3-doors quickly added alloy wheels to the " one price " specification ).

The LX-E, equipped with the same sporting equipment as the GT ( four-wheel disc brakes, sport suspension, sport interior, 1. 8 L Mazda inline four ), lasted only until 1993.

For four months, the venue was equipped with a velodrome, which allowed the venue to host the 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

In April 1993 the station received new signing as part of a general clean-up and was equipped with ramps to give disabled access to the Doncaster-bound platform.