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Perstorp to Showcase Low-Impact-High-Performance Coating Technologies at MECS 2014

Perstorp, a world leader in specialty chemicals, invests 80% of its R&D into developing sustainable coating solutions with superior properties. The Middle East Coating Show (MECS 2014) provides the perfect opportunity to present how these innovative low-impact-high-performance coating technologies meet the region’s needs for today and tomorrow.

From Perstorp Holding AB 10 Mar 2014

BASF’s Crystal Speed Hardening Concept Wins Honors at Ulmer BetonTage 2014 Trade Fair

At the Ulmer BetonTage 2014 trade fair in Neu-Ulm, Germany, BASF was honored for the concrete hardener Master X-Seed® 120 in the concrete technology category. “It is a great honor, as this award demonstrates that we have developed an innovative product enabling new business opportunities to our customers,” said Herwig Heegewaldt, responsible at BASF for the concrete additive business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

From BASF Corporation 10 Mar 2014

Puget Presents Infographic on Impact and Future of 3D Printing

Puget Technologies, an emerging leader in 3D printers and related technologies, has released an infographic to illustrate the impact and future of 3D printing. The infographic, which is presented on the Puget Technologies website, was developed as the company makes preparations to roll out the IdeaWerk high performance 3D printer in the domestic US through its newly formed subsidiary, Weistek USA.

10 Mar 2014

Celanese Extends Contract with Aachen Center for Integrative Lightweight Production

Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, today announced it has signed a two-year contract extension with the Aachen Center for Integrative Lightweight Production (AZL) in Aachen, Germany, to jointly develop thermoplastic composite solutions for automotive, construction, and oil and gas applications.

From Celanese Corporation 10 Mar 2014

Analysis Report on Global Flexible Packaging Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Flexible Packaging (Plastic, Paper, Aluminum Foil and Others) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast to 2019" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 10 Mar 2014

BASF Invests €2 Million in New Global R&D Center in India

BASF SE today inaugurated a new global Research and Development (R&D) Center at its Thane site in Navi Mumbai, India, focusing on organic synthesis, advanced process and formulation research, discovery chemistry for modern agricultural solutions, and molecular modelling. With an initial investment of €2 million, this new facility has been set up by BASF under its group Company, BASF Chemicals India Pvt Ltd. The new R&D facilities will accommodate more than 60 scientists in the first phase.

From BASF Corporation 10 Mar 2014

Researchers Harness Magnetic Fields to Create Fluid Flows in Particle Suspensions

Sandia National Laboratories researchers Jim Martin and Kyle Solis have what Martin calls “a devil of a problem.”

From Sandia National Laboratories 10 Mar 2014

BASF Expands Production Setup at Ludwigshafen for High Performance Polyamides

BASF has expanded the production capacities of Ultramid® C for flexible food packaging films at its production site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The company converted a part of its Ultramid® B (polyamide 6) production facility making it capable to produce Ultramid® C (polyamide 6/6.6) as necessary. The new production setup has an annual capacity of 20,000 metric tons and was commissioned in the beginning of this year.

From BASF Corporation 10 Mar 2014

New Report on Global Sapphire Market in Semiconductors

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Sapphire Market In Semiconductors by Growth Technologies, Substrate Wafer, Devices, Applications, and Geography- Analysis & Forecast (2013-2020)" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 10 Mar 2014

South by Southwest Interactive: 3M Hosts Idea Exchange Lounge

Every great innovation starts as an idea. Through a unique culture of collaboration, 3M powers ideas around the world – ideas that make companies smarter, ideas that make homes better, ideas that make life easier.

From 3M 10 Mar 2014

Intertek to Present at NACE CORROSION 2014

Intertek, the global provider of quality and safety services, will address key topical issues at the NACE CORROSION 2014 conference this week. Corrosion costs $276 billion[1] annually in the US alone and is often responsible for damage, downtime and the costly replacement of vital industrial infrastructure on a global scale.

From Intertek Group PLC 10 Mar 2014