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ASG Acquires MeadWestvaco’s Poland-Based Beauty and Personal Care Packaging Business

ASG, a leading global specialty-packaging manufacturer, announced today it has acquired the Bydgoszcz, Poland-based beauty and personal care folding carton business of MeadWestvaco Corporation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

2 Jun 2014

Pittcon 2015 Technical Program Call for Papers

The Program Committee is pleased to announce the call for papers for the Pittcon 2015 Technical Program. Abstracts are currently being accepted for contributed oral and poster presentations in areas such as, but not limi...

From Pittcon 2 Jun 2014

ARM Establishes New CPU Design Center in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan

Today ARM announced the establishment of a new CPU Design Center in the Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan. This is ARM’s first CPU Design Center in Asia, and it will focus on the design, verification and delivery of the ARM® Cortex®-M processor series targeted at the Internet of Things (IoT), wearables and embedded applications markets.

2 Jun 2014

PUB Singapore and Evoqua MOU for Developing Electrochemical Desalination Technology

Singapore’s national water agency PUB and Evoqua Water Technologies have agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further develop electrochemical desalination technology that aims to improve energy and cost efficiencies in seawater desalination.

2 Jun 2014

Snap-on Acquires All Assets of Pro-Cut International

Snap-on Incorporated, a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, equipment, diagnostics, repair information and systems solutions for professional users performing critical tasks, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Pro-Cut International, Inc. (“Pro-Cut”) for approximately $42 million in cash.

2 Jun 2014

GE Honors Brewery with Ecomagination Award for Significant Reduction in Fresh Water Consumption

Sociedade Central de Cervejas e Bebidas (SCC), a brewery in Vialonga near Lisbon, Portugal, has significantly reduced water usage by improving operating performance and reliability with help from GE’s advanced membranes and water chemical technology.

2 Jun 2014

3D Systems Announces Customer Webinar Demonstrating 3D Printing for Turbine Production

3D Systems announced today its latest live webinar featuring Wisconsin-based Turbine Technologies, a provider of laboratory turbine equipment for colleges.

From 3D Systems 31 May 2014

Comprehensive Market Research Report on Global and Chinese Polycarbonate Resin Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Polycarbonate(PC) Resin Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

31 May 2014

Alcoa Builds New Production Facility for Nickel-based Superalloy Jet Engine Parts

Leading aerospace manufacturer Alcoa today broke ground on its state-of-the-art, $100 million aerospace expansion in La Porte, Indiana where it will produce nickel-based superalloy jet engine parts.

31 May 2014

Celanese to Present at ITB Automotive Engine Air and Cooling Systems 2014

Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, will be delivering technical presentations about new Fortron® PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) productivity and processing properties for automotive applications at the ITB Automotive Engine Air and Cooling Systems 2014 conference on Thursday, June 5 at the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel in Novi, Michigan.

From Celanese Corporation 31 May 2014

SACHEM Releases Reveal Etch to Enable Single-Step Silicon Etch/TSV Reveal Process

SACHEM is announcing the release of Reveal Etch™, a wet chemistry designed to enable a single-step silicon etch / TSV reveal process. SACHEM and Solid State Equipment, LLC (SSEC) developed the process for this chemistry and optimized its use in a single-wafer processor.

31 May 2014

Innovative Corrosion Prevention Technique Helps Use Common Semiconductors in Solar-Fuel Generators

Researchers around the world are trying to develop solar-driven generators that can split water, yielding hydrogen gas that could be used as clean fuel. Such a device requires efficient light-absorbing materials that attract and hold sunlight to drive the chemical reactions involved in water splitting.

31 May 2014

Novel Heparin Microparticle Technology Shows Promise for Tissue Regeneration Clinical Applications

Traumatic bone injuries such as blast wounds are often so severe that the body can't effectively repair the damage on its own.

31 May 2014

Golden Gate Capital Announces Successful Completion of Canada Fluorspar Acquisition

Canada Fluorspar Inc. and Golden Gate Capital announced today that Golden Gate Capital has successfully completed the acquisition of Canada Fluorspar Inc., a specialty mineral resource company based in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Canada Fluorspar will remain headquartered in St. John’s and led by the current management team.

31 May 2014

Global Industry Analysis Report on LED Materials Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analysis of the Global LED Materials Market" report to their offering.

31 May 2014

Materials Science News

ASG Acquires MeadWestvaco’s Poland-Based Beauty and Personal Care Packaging Business

Pittcon 2015 Technical Program Call for Papers

ARM Establishes New CPU Design Center in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan

PUB Singapore and Evoqua MOU for Developing Electrochemical Desalination Technology

Snap-on Acquires All Assets of Pro-Cut International

GE Honors Brewery with Ecomagination Award for Significant Reduction in Fresh Water Consumption

3D Systems Announces Customer Webinar Demonstrating 3D Printing for Turbine Production

Comprehensive Market Research Report on Global and Chinese Polycarbonate Resin Industry

Alcoa Builds New Production Facility for Nickel-based Superalloy Jet Engine Parts

Celanese to Present at ITB Automotive Engine Air and Cooling Systems 2014

SACHEM Releases Reveal Etch to Enable Single-Step Silicon Etch/TSV Reveal Process

Innovative Corrosion Prevention Technique Helps Use Common Semiconductors in Solar-Fuel Generators

Novel Heparin Microparticle Technology Shows Promise for Tissue Regeneration Clinical Applications

Golden Gate Capital Announces Successful Completion of Canada Fluorspar Acquisition

Global Industry Analysis Report on LED Materials Market

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