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Exova Warringtonfire expands into Doha, Qatar

Exova Warringtonfire, the specialist fire engineering, testing and certification provider, has announced its latest expansion in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. The move further establishes the company as one of the reg...

11 Jun 2014

H.B. Fuller Recognized for Novel Retail Ready Packaging Design

H.B. Fuller Company, a leading global adhesives provider, in partnership with Quaker Oats Company and International Paper Company was presented today with an Institute of Packaging Professional's (IoPP) 2014 AmeriStar Award for retail ready packaging designed for Quaker® Real Medleys® single serve oatmeal.

11 Jun 2014

Comprehensive Report on Global Market for Adhesives and Sealants

Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report: Adhesives & Sealants Market By Chemical Type, By Technology, By Applications (Pressure Sensitive Adhesive, Packaging , Construction, Automotive, Woodwork, & Others) & By Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2018.

11 Jun 2014

Laird Further Strengthens Design and Manufacturing Capabilities with New Plant in Vietnam

Expanding its international reach and proximity to Korea and other Asian markets, global technology company Laird today opened a new manufacturing plant near Hanoi – its first in Vietnam -- to better serve manufacturers of smart phones, portable electronics and other devices.

From Laird Technologies 11 Jun 2014

VLSI Symposium 2014 to Feature UCSB Team’s III-V MOSFETs

Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) will introduce today the highest performing III-V metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) field-effect transistors (FETs) at the 2014 Symposium on VLSI Technology.

11 Jun 2014

Mexico's Largest Steel Manufacturers Place Order for Abakan’s PComP Coatings

Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, today announced that Abakan, along with its Central American partner, Metallurgic Solutions, SA de CV, has secured initial sales and test orders for PComP™ coatings from some of Mexico's largest steel manufacturers.

From Abakan Inc. 11 Jun 2014

Poly Shield Technologies Begins Production of DSOX-20 Pre-Combustion Fuel Purification System

Poly Shield Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce it has secured the sourcing of components and equipment required to commence the manufacturing of the Company's proprietary DSOX-20 Pre-Combustion Fuel Purification System.

11 Jun 2014

BlueOak Builds First US Urban Mining Refinery for Valuable Metals Recovery from E-Waste

BlueOak Resources, a leader in the sustainable sourcing of high-value metals from e-waste, and brainchild of co-founders Priv Bradoo & Bryce Goodman, today announced it has partnered with the Arkansas Teachers' Retirement Fund, a consortium of European and domestic investors, and the Arkansas Development Finance Authority towards the build-out of the first urban mining refinery in the U.S. capable of retrieving valuable metals including gold, silver, copper and palladium from e-waste.

11 Jun 2014

Composites One to Acquire Essential Composites Distribution Assets from Nexeo Solutions

Composites One, North America's leading distributor of composites raw materials and value added services, announced today it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire essential composites distribution assets from Nexeo Solutions, and the Nexeo Solutions dedicated composites distribution employees will join Composites One.

11 Jun 2014

General Steel Establishes Two Investment Entities to Accelerate Business Transformation

General Steel Holdings, Inc., a leading non-state-owned steel producer in China, announced today that it aims to accelerate its business transformation by establishing two investment entities and expanding its business scope to include other non-steel industries.

11 Jun 2014

SolarWorld Announces Volume Production of 280-Watt-Peak, 60-Cell Sunmodule Solar Panels

SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, is producing 280-watt-peak, 60-cell Sunmodule solar panels at unprecedented commercial volumes.

11 Jun 2014

Global Industry Analysis Report on Water Soluble Polymers Market

Grafoid Inc. is pleased to announce it has reached agreement in principle for the acquisition of ALCERECO Inc.. ALCERECO Inc. is a global technology leader in advanced composite materials, alloys and coatings focused on the development, testing and production of advanced materials.

11 Jun 2014

Patrick Industries Solidifies Presence in Painting Market with Precision Painting Group Acquisition

Patrick Industries, Inc. announced today the acquisition of the businesses and certain assets of Bremen and Elkhart, Indiana-based Precision Painting, Inc., Carrera Custom Painting, Inc., Millennium Paint, Inc., and TDM Transport, Inc..

11 Jun 2014

Peak Scientific to Attend American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference

Join their team at booth 119 where they will be showcasing two products from their Genius range: the Genius 3020 and the Genius NM32LA. The Genius NM32LA is the building block of their compressor-based gas solutions. Its ingenious design has been proven to be smoother, quieter, safer and more efficient than anything else on the market today.

From Peak Scientific 10 Jun 2014

Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration Developed from Beer Brewing Waste

As a result of a research study conducted by researchers from the Centre for Biomedical Technology of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and the Institute of Materials Science and the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), all in collaboration with the Mahou and Createch Co., have developed biocompatible materials to be used as support for bone regeneration from the food industry waste, mainly bagasse (residue) from beer brewing.

10 Jun 2014