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More Sustainable Clearcoat for Vehicle Refinishing from AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel has introduced a more sustainable clearcoat for the vehicle refinish market which represents a significant leap forward in terms of performance and customer benefits.

From AkzoNobel 30 Jun 2014

New Particle Counting System for Analysis of High Quantities of Samples

Many laboratories are using Automatic Particle Counters to determine the solid contamination within their fluid samples. In most cases, standard sample systems are sufficient for everyday laboratory measurements. Difficu...

From PAMAS 30 Jun 2014

Ballard Signs Definitive Agreement for Sub-License of IP to M-Field Energy

Ballard Power Systems today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the sub-license of intellectual property (IP) to M-Field Energy Corporation ("M-Field"), a sustainable energy company, for material handling systems to be deployed in Europe.

30 Jun 2014

Foremost Fabricators Acquired by Patrick Industries

Patrick Industries, Inc. ("Patrick" or the "Company") announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the business and certain assets of Goshen, Indiana-based Foremost Fabricators, LLC ("Foremost"). Foremost is a fabricator and distributor of fabricated aluminum products, fiber reinforced polyester sheet and coil, and custom laminated products primarily used in the recreational vehicle ("RV") market.

30 Jun 2014

Trinity to Acquire Assets of Meyer Steel Structures

Trinity Industries, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Meyer Steel Structures (“Meyer”), the utility steel structures division of Thomas & Betts Corporation, a member of the ABB Group, for a purchase price of approximately $600 million.

30 Jun 2014

Greif to Expand Southeastern Packaging Sheet Feeder Operations with Second Advanced Corrugator

Greif, a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, today announced the expansion of its Southeastern Packaging Sheet Feeder Operation in Concord, NC. The operation will add a second advanced corrugator by mid-2015.

30 Jun 2014

Smithsonian's National Postal Museum Utilizes VariGuard SPD-Smartglass Panels to Protect Light-Sensitive Artwork

Research Frontiers' VariGuard business unit announced today that the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum will use VariGuard's panels based on SPD-SmartGlass technology at the "Behind the Badge" exhibition opening June 27 in Washington, DC.

30 Jun 2014

ExxonMobil Awards Bechtel and Linde Contract to Build Ethylene Plant in Texas

Bechtel and Linde have been awarded a contract to design and build an ethylene plant in Texas for ExxonMobil. The plant will be built just east of Houston at the ExxonMobil Baytown Complex, one of the largest and most technologically advanced petroleum and petrochemical complexes in the world.

From Linde plc 30 Jun 2014

MakerBot PrintShop to Debut on iTunes App Store

Anyone with an iPad and a Fifth Generation MakerBot® Replicator® 3D Printer can now unleash their inner 3D designer with just a few taps of their finger. MakerBot PrintShop™, a fun, easy and free way to create and 3D print all kinds of cool things, makes its debut on the iTunes App Store this week.

From MakerBot 30 Jun 2014

Kraton Performance Polymers Opens its New Innovation Center in Belpre, Ohio

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a leading global innovator and producer of styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) and other engineered polymers, today announced the opening of its new Kraton Innovation Center in Belpre, Ohio.

28 Jun 2014

Reportlinker.com Report on Electronic Adhesives Market by Type

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Electronic Adhesives Market by Type (Electrically Conductive, Thermally Conductive, UV Curing & others), Form (Liquid, Solid & Paste), Application (Semiconductor & IC and Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)), and Geography - Regional Trends & Forecast to 2019.

28 Jun 2014

SageGlass to be Included in Expansion Plans for Iconic Mall of America

SageGlass®, a product of Saint-Gobain, will be included in expansion plans for the iconic Mall of America®. SAGE announced the news at the annual American Institute of Architects (AIA) national convention in Chicago taking place June 26-28.

28 Jun 2014

Magnesium Chloride Replaces Cadmium Chloride for Efficient and Cost-Effective Solar Cells

The chemical used to make tofu and bath salts could also replace a highly toxic and expensive substance used to make solar cells, a University study published in the journal Nature has revealed.

28 Jun 2014

Caltech Researchers Develop Geothermometer for Determining Temperature of Methane Formation

Methane is a simple molecule consisting of just one carbon atom bound to four hydrogen atoms. But that simplicity belies the complex role the molecule plays on Earth—it is an important greenhouse gas, is chemically active in the atmosphere, is used in many ecosystems as a kind of metabolic currency, and is the main component of natural gas, which is an energy source.

28 Jun 2014

US Demand for Wood Protection Coatings and Preservatives to Expand 5.3% per year

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Wood Protection Coatings & Preservatives Market, Freedonia.

28 Jun 2014