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New Siemens Long Rolling Mill for Evraz Caspian Steel in Kostanay

A new long rolling mill from Siemens Metals Technologies has been brought into operation for Evraz Caspian Steel LLC, a Kazakh steel producer. The rolling mill is part of a new production location for the Evraz-Group in the town of Kostanay.

14 Mar 2014

New BASF Brilliance Program Launched at International Roofing Exposition

BASF recently introduced the new BASF Brilliance™ program at the International Roofing Exposition (IRE) in Las Vegas, NV. The program is part of BASF Dispersions & Pigments’ Construction and Fiber Bonding group’s new and innovative roof coating program that brings to the roofing market a holistic approach to acrylics used in roof coatings. Brilliance also brings BASF’s broad portfolio of formulation additives to roof coating manufacturers to meet market demands.

From BASF Corporation 14 Mar 2014

Dow Corning Relocates Middle East Office to Dubai

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, has relocated its Middle East representative office to Dubai.

From Dow Corning 14 Mar 2014

JEC Europe: Owens Corning Launches Enhanced WindStrand Type 30 Rovings for Weaving Fabrics

Owens Corning, a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems, today introduced an enhanced WindStrand® Type 30® roving products platform for weaving fabrics at the JEC Europe show and conferences.

14 Mar 2014

BASF Jointly Establishes ‘Network for Advanced Materials Open Research’

BASF has established the research initiative “Network for Advanced Materials Open Research” (NAO) together with seven leading universities and research institutes in China, Japan and South Korea. The scientists aim to cooperate in developing new materials for a wide range of applications.

From BASF Corporation 14 Mar 2014

New Report on Global and Chinese Aluminum Alloy Automotive Sheet Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Aluminum Alloy Automotive Sheet Industry Report, 2013-2016" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 14 Mar 2014

Sayan to Utilize DSM’s Dyneema Purity Fiber in Trauma Treatment Device

DSM, a global leader in biomedical materials science and regenerative medicine, today announced a partnership with Sayan Orthopaedics Ltd. Sayan will use DSM’s Dyneema Purity® fiber in a trauma treatment device, having a combination of different types of Dyneema Purity® ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber only.

14 Mar 2014

Praxair Acquires Messer’s Industrial Gases Business in Italy

Praxair, Inc. announced it has strengthened its position in Italy through the acquisition of Messer Italia S.p.A’s liquid carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen and argon and packaged gases businesses. The businesses will be fully integrated into the operations of Praxair’s Italian joint venture, Rivoira S.p.A. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

14 Mar 2014

Indium Completes 80 Years of Technology Innovation

What does it take to make it to 80 years in an industry where today’s technology is obsolete tomorrow? For Indium Corporation, it takes foresight and dedication.

14 Mar 2014

Top Employer 2014 Status In Europe Awarded to SABIC

Leading petrochemical company SABIC has been recognized for its excellence in human resources management at an awards ceremony held in London on 11 March. This certificate reaffirms SABIC’s commitment to HR policy, leadership and strategy, providing excellent employee conditions for its staff.

14 Mar 2014

Ambrell EKOHEAT Induction Heating System Used for Automotive Gear Hardening

Ambrell, a leading manufacturer of induction heating systems, has sold an EKOHEAT 15 kW/100 kHz induction heating system to a supplier of automotive automation solutions.

From Ambrell Induction Heating Solutions 13 Mar 2014

Hiden to Exhibit Latest Gas Analysers at ArabLab 2014, 17 - 20 March, Dubai UAE

Hiden are exhibiting their latest laboratory gas analysers at ArabLab 2014, 17 - 20 March, Dubai UAE, where Hiden will feature their latest HPR-20 systems for direct real time analysis, quantification and control of gas related processes ranging in pressure from 100 mbar to 50 bar.

From Hiden Analytical 13 Mar 2014

Rapid Collection of Large Amounts of Raman Data Enabled by New Renishaw Option

Renishaw’s new StreamLineHR™ Rapide option for its inVia Raman microscope enables the rapid collection of large amounts of Raman data. With this capability, and inVia’s high sensitivity, users can generate high definition chemical images quickly.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 13 Mar 2014

Porvair Filtration Expands Range of Sintered Porous Filtration and Separation Materials

Porvair Filtration Group demonstrates its commitment to the development of technically advanced, cost-effective solutions to meet the increasingly challenging requirements of the industrial, medical, pharmaceutical and life science industries.

From Porvair Filtration Group 13 Mar 2014

Worldwide Open Lab Events Held By PANalytical for International Year of Crystallography 2014

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared 2014 to be the International Year of Crystallography (IYCr2014). Throughout this year UNESCO with the support of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) will be working on raising awareness of the importance of crystallography in daily life.

13 Mar 2014