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Mineral-Based Catalyst Efficiently Splits Water into Oxygen and Hydrogen Ions at Neutral pH

Water splitting is one of the critical reactions that sustain life on earth, and could be a key to the creation of future fuels. It is a key in the process of photosynthesis, through which plants produce glucose and oxygen from water and carbon dioxide, using sunlight as energy. However, there are still significant mysteries about the process.

1 Jul 2014

TCEQ Approves Permit for Chevron Phillips Chemical’s Expansion of Texas Cedar Bayou Plant

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) is pleased to announce it received Board of Directors approval and obtained the necessary environmental permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to expand normal alpha olefins (NAO) production capacity at its Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown, Texas. This investment will provide an additional 100,000 metric tons per year of capacity.

1 Jul 2014

New Single-Channel EZPower Smart Load Switch from Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS), a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors and power ICs, today announced the release of the AOZ1334, a single-channel EZPower™ Smart Load Switch.

1 Jul 2014

Axalta, Tyler Arboretum Partner to Unveil Butterfly House Enhancements

Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, is supporting Tyler Arboretum’s Butterfly House to help sustain the live specimen exhibit so visitors may enjoy and learn about the vibrantly colored caterpillars and butterflies.

1 Jul 2014

Berry Plastics’ ClearRx V2 Pharmacy Bottle for Target Receives 2014 AmeriStar Award

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. is the proud recipient of a 2014 AmeriStar Award in the Drug and Pharmaceutical category. AmeriStar Awards are presented by the Institute of Packaging Professionals, and was awarded to Berry Plastics for the Company’s role in the development and launch of Target’s pharmacy bottle, ClearRx V2.

From Berry Global, Inc. 1 Jul 2014

Marubeni Sumitomo Consortium Awards Bredero Shaw $50 Million Coating Services Contract for South Stream Offshore Pipeline

ShawCor Ltd. today announced its pipe coating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract with a value of approximately US$50 million from Marubeni Sumitomo Consortium for coating services for Line 2 of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline.

1 Jul 2014

ECSEL JU Receives Unprecedentedly Strong Submission of Expression of Interest

About 1500 European companies, research institutes and Universities got together in consortia and submitted Expressions of Interest indicating their readiness to propose in 2014 at least 74 R&D projects with a total of 2.9 Billion euro eligible costs to be funded through the new ECSEL Joint Undertaking (JU).

1 Jul 2014

Applied Materials Introduces Medium-Current Ion Implantation Tool for Manufacturing FinFET, 3D NAND Designs

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the Applied Varian VIISta® 900 3D system, the industry's state-of-the-art medium-current ion implantation tool developed for manufacturing FinFET and 3D NAND designs at sub-2x nanometer nodes.

From Applied Materials Inc 1 Jul 2014

FinnvedenBulten Divests Finnveden Metal Structures to Shiloh Industries

FinnvedenBulten AB (publ) has completed the divestment of its Finnveden Metal Structures (FMS) division to Shiloh Industries Inc. The purchase price for all the shares in FMS amounted to SEK 372 million and was paid in cash today on the closing date. The price corresponds to a purchase price of SEK 490 million on a debt-free basis.

1 Jul 2014

National Institute for Materials Science Announces Awards for 2014

The NIMS Award 2014 goes to Professor Mitsuo Sawamoto at Kyoto University, who contributed to the establishment of a precision synthesis method of polymers, and Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski at Carnegie Mellon University, who developed atom transfer radical polymerization. A ceremony to present the award to the winners and their memorial lectures will be held at NIMS Conference 2014.

1 Jul 2014

New Oil and Gas White Paper from DuPont and Smithers Rapra

There are a variety of challenges related to sealing in the oil and gas (O&G) industry. Increasing oil extraction leading to higher pressures and temperatures, aggressive chemicals and rapid gas decompression (...

From DuPont Inc. 1 Jul 2014

Pittcon Program Committee Announces the 2015 Wallace H. Coulter Lecturer as Naomi J. Halas

Pittsburgh, PA. June 27, 2014. The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce its 2015 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture, “Plasmonics: Shedding Light on Cross-cutting Science and Technologies,” which will be p...

From Pittcon 30 Jun 2014

Two Major Steel Contractors Place Order for Edwards’ Dry Mechanical Vacuum Pumping Systems

Edwards has partnered with two major steel contractors to supply dry pumping vacuum technology for vacuum degassing (VD). Edwards is one of the most experienced suppliers in the market for dry vacuum pumping systems and this depth of expertise enables our technical specialists to understand and provide solutions to customers’ application challenges.

From Edwards Vacuum Ltd 30 Jun 2014

BASF’s Share in Styrolution to be Acquired by INEOS

INEOS will acquire BASF’s 50% share in Styrolution, a joint venture between the companies. The purchase price to be paid by INEOS amounts to €1.1 billion. A call option in favor of INEOS to buy BASF’s share in Styrolution was already included in the shareholders’ agreement signed in 2011.

From BASF Corporation 30 Jun 2014

ENOX locks and hardware business to be acquired by ASSA ABLOY

ASSA ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire the locks and hardware business under the ENOX brand from Pooja Hardware, one of the market leaders in India.

30 Jun 2014