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CCL to Invest in New Plant to Produce Aluminum Slugs in Clinton, North Carolina

CCL Industries Inc., a world leader in specialty label and packaging solutions for global corporations, small businesses and consumers, announced today that it will invest in a new plant to produce aluminum slugs used in the impact extrusion process to make aerosol cans, tubes and bottles for consumer packaged goods companies.

24 Dec 2014

Researchers Demonstrate Successful Method to Predict Pressure-Dependent Chemical Reaction Rates

Researchers at Sandia and Argonne national laboratories have demonstrated, for the first time, a method to successfully predict pressure-dependent chemical reaction rates. It’s an important breakthrough in combustion and atmospheric chemistry that is expected to benefit auto and engine manufacturers, oil and gas utilities and other industries that employ combustion models.

24 Dec 2014

Global Emulsion Polymer Market Forecast to Grow at 5.7% CAGR

The emulsion polymer market research report published by Transparency Market Research analyses, estimates, and forecasts emulsion polymer demand on a regional, as well as a global level for the forecast period, 2013 to 2019.

24 Dec 2014

3-D Printer on International Space Station Prints a Ratchet Wrench

The International Space Station's 3-D printer completed the first phase of a NASA technology demonstration by printing a tool with a design file transmitted from the ground to the printer. The tool was a ratchet wrench.

24 Dec 2014

New Report on Global Semiconductor Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Semiconductor Market Outlook 2020" report to their offering.

23 Dec 2014

Sutor Subsidiary, Ningbo Zhehua, Receives New Steel Pipe Processing Contract

Sutor Technology Group Limited, one of the leading China-based manufacturers and service providers for fine finished steel products used by a variety of downstream applications, today announced its subsidiary, Ningbo Zhehua Heavy Steel Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd, recently entered into a new contract to process and deliver 5,000 metric tons of spiral seam and straight seam welded steel pipes.

23 Dec 2014

Asia-Pacific Dominates Global Urethanes Coating Additives Market

The Asia-Pacific urethanes coating additives market was valued at $860.6 million in 2013, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.8% annually.

23 Dec 2014

Metabolix Releases Update on Biopolymer Manufacturing Plans

Metabolix, Inc., an advanced biomaterials company focused on sustainable solutions for the plastics industry, today provided an update on the Company's biopolymer manufacturing plans.

From Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. 23 Dec 2014

Study Results Provide New Insights into High-Temperature Superconductivity

Researchers at EPFL have studied strange quantum events taking place in an innovative superconducting material, paving the way to understand high-temperature superconductivity better. The material they have studie...

22 Dec 2014

Researchers Characterise Electronic and Magnetic Structure in Transition Metal Oxides

Physicists at the University of Arkansas have led an international team of scientists in a study to characterise the magnetic and electronic structure in transition metal oxides.

22 Dec 2014

New Research into Photoactive Quantum Dots Improves Efficiency of Solar Energy Conversion

Researchers from the University of Oregon (UO) have conducted a spectroscopy experiment by illuminating four laser light pulses on nanoparticle photocells. This new research, which has been published in the Nature Communications journal, has provided an insight into the mechanism of converting captured sunlight into electricity.

22 Dec 2014

Theoretical Calculations Help to Determine the Structure of an Active Component of Nickel Oxide Catalyst

Princeton University researchers have used theoretical calculations to report novel insights into the structure of an active component of the nickel oxide catalyst, called â-NiOOH.

22 Dec 2014

H.I.G. Capital’s Portfolio Company Acquires Ferro’s Polymer Additives Business

Ferro Corporation announced today that it has completed the sale of the majority of the assets of its Polymer Additives business to Polymer Additives, Inc., a wholly owned portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, LLC, for approximately $154 million in cash, subject to customary working capital and other purchase price adjustments.

22 Dec 2014

Preiss-Daimler Announces Acquisition of Johns Manville’s Glass Textiles Business in Sweden

Johns Manville (JM) and Preiss-Daimler (PD) announced today that a Preiss-Daimler group company will acquire Johns Manville’s Glass Textiles business in Sweden. The business is a leading supplier of superior glass wallcoverings in the European markets, including woven as well as nonwoven products.

22 Dec 2014

TPI Composites Inks Multiyear Supply Agreement with Vestas Wind Systems

TPI Composites announced today that it has signed a multiyear supply agreement with Vestas Wind Systems A/S to provide blades for the V110 wind turbine from TPI's factory in Dafeng, China.

22 Dec 2014