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Fixit 222 Insulation Product Combining Cabot’s Aerogel with Hydraulic Lime Plaster Receives Prestigious Innovation Award

Cabot Corporation announces that Fixit 222, an aerogel-containing insulating plaster product, was recently recognized with a prestigious innovation award. The product, which features Cabot’s aerogel technology, solved a complex technical challenge involving the renovation of historical buildings in Europe.

7 May 2014

Forecast Report on Global Polyurethane Foam Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Polyurethane Foam Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 7 May 2014

Trelleborg Invests in Agricultural Tires Production Facility

Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Wheel Systems, decided to invest in a production facility for agricultural tires in the U.S., thereby creating a platform for local presence and growth in North America, and a global position in the market. The investment forms part of Trelleborg’s strategy to strengthen positions in attractive and profitable market segments.

7 May 2014

New Neopentylglycol Production Plant to be Built by BASF and SINOPEC at Verbund site

BASF and SINOPEC will build a new world-scale production plant for Neopentylglycol (NPG) at their state-of-the-art Verbund site, BASF-YPC Co., Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture in Nanjing, China.

From BASF Corporation 7 May 2014

interpack 2014 Trade Fair: Michelman to Highlight DigiPrime Primers for HP Indigo 20000 and 30000 Digital Presses

Michelman will be featuring two new HP-recommended DigiPrime® primers formulated for the HP Indigo 20000 and 30000 digital presses at the interpack 2014 Trade Fair being held May 8-14, 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Michelman will be exhibiting in Hall 13, Booth #E94.

From Michelman Inc 7 May 2014

Multi EA® 5000 Provides Fast, Reliable and Competitive Sulfur Determination

Even very low sulfur contaminations can poison the catalyst and thereby affect its effectiveness. To avoid troubles feed stocks, process streams, and final products must be monitored precisely.

6 May 2014

Element Materials Technology's Daleville Expands Scope of Nadcap Accreditation

This follows a year-long investment program in Element Daleville’s aluminum testing capabilities for the Aerospace sector, which has been led by the specific needs of a key client.

From Element Materials Technology 6 May 2014

Compact Microchips Operate Flawlessly at 300 °C

An enormous treasure slumbers in the depths of our planet. Temperatures of up to 7000 °Celsius are thought to be present in the Earth's core, while at a depth of four to six kilometers (2.5 to 3.5 miles) it is still 150 °C to over 200 °C. These gigantic reserves of heat can be used as a renewable source of energy for geothermal power.

6 May 2014

Organic Polymers Synthesized at High Temperature and High Pressure

The earth's crust works like a pressure cooker. Minerals typically do not form under standard conditions, but at high temperatures and pressures. However, an environment of extreme heat and pressure has been considered to be absolutely unsuitable for organic molecules.

6 May 2014

Puget IdeaWerk High Performance 3D Printer to be Sold Through Amazon

Puget Technologies announces Amazon, the largest online retailer in the world, will sell the award-winning IdeaWerk high performance 3D printer. The deal will place the printer before Amazon’s more than 209 million active customers.

6 May 2014

GT’s ASF165 Sapphire Growth Furnace to be Commercially Available in Q3'14

GT Advanced Technologies today announced that it will be making its next generation ASF®165 sapphire growth furnace, for the production of high volume and high quality sapphire material, commercially available in Q3'14.

6 May 2014

Soudal to Highlight Expanding Reusable Polyurethane Foam Product at New Product World

Soudal USA, a leader in the manufacture of sealants, foams and adhesives, will exhibit at the National Hardware Show’s New Product World this Tuesday, May 6th through Thursday, May 8th as part of the nationwide launch of their market-changing Genius Gun® expanding polyurethane foam product.

6 May 2014

High-Performance Stencils and Tooling Provider, Photo Stencil, Opens 35,200 sq. ft. Manufacturing Plant in Golden, CO

Photo Stencil, LLC, a leading full-service provider of high-performance stencils and tooling, announces the addition of a manufacturing plant in Golden, CO. The new 35,200 sq. ft. facility has three cleanrooms: a 10,000 sq. ft. Class 10,000 cleanroom, a 4500 sq. ft. Class 1,000 cleanroom, and a small Class 100 cleanroom.

6 May 2014

H.B. Fuller Invests $10 Million in New Rionegro Manufacturing Facility in Colombia

H.B. Fuller Company today announced the opening of its new $10 million manufacturing facility to support the expansion of its business in the Andean Region of South America. The plant is located in Rionegro, approximately 36 kilometers east of Medellin, Colombia.

6 May 2014

ExMAL Qualifies Nickel-Based Inconel Alloy 625 for 3D Printing Industrial Applications

The ExOne Company ("ExOne"), a global provider of three-dimensional ("3D") printing machines and printed products to industrial customers, announced today that its research and development department, the ExOne Material Applications Laboratory ("ExMAL"), has qualified Inconel® alloy 625, a nickel-based alloy.

6 May 2014