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Bunge-Ergon Vicksburg is now Ergon BioFuels

Ergon, Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ergon Ethanol, Inc., acquired Bunge North America, Inc.’s interest in and now owns 100% of Ergon BioFuels, LLC located in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Financial terms were not disclosed. Effective December 31, 2013, Bunge-Ergon Vicksburg, LLC changed its name to Ergon BioFuels, LLC.

3 Jan 2014

3D Systems Acquires Xerox's Printer Design and Material Science Teams and Labs

3D Systems announced today that it completed the acquisition of Xerox's solid ink engineering and development teams and state of the art development labs and relevant patent portfolio for $32.5 million in cash. The company expects the acquisition of these highly specialized printer design and material science teams together with their labs and relevant IP to catapult its printers' development and manufacturing capabilities a full decade forward and to substantially accelerate its revenue growth-rate over time.

From 3D Systems 3 Jan 2014

PMC Acquires Arkema Beijing Chemical

PMC Group NA, Inc. (“PMC”) announced today that it completed its purchase of Arkema Beijing Chemical Co., Ltd. on January 1, 2014. This completes the final portion of PMC’s previously announced acquisition of Arkema’s worldwide tin stabilizer, organometallic, and organophosphine specialty chemical business. The new name of Arkema Beijing Chemical Co., Ltd. is PMC Beijing Chemicals Co., Ltd.

From PMC Group 3 Jan 2014

Air Products Advances Freshline Liquid Nitrogen Injection Solution for Food Processing

A new way of using liquid nitrogen to control the temperature of foods while they are being processed will improve quality, even when used with the most heat-sensitive or reactive foods, according to Air Products.

3 Jan 2014

Forecast Report on International Adhesives and Sealants Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the International Adhesives and Sealants Market - Includes Forecast to 2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 3 Jan 2014

Puget Provides Analysis on 3D Printing Market

Puget Technologies, an emerging 3D printer and software company for the consumer market, today provided the following comments from its President and CEO Ron Leyland regarding recent 3D market analysis and events.

3 Jan 2014

3D Systems to Showcase Groundbreaking 3D Printing and Scanning Products at 2014 International CES

3D Systems announced today that it is expanding its 3DPRINTING 2.0 initiative into the consumer space with multiple, groundbreaking 3D printing and scanning products that it is showcasing at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas, NV, January 7-10, 2014. Throughout the week the company plans to reveal a dozen new products together with meaningful partnerships and immersive experiences that catapult its entire portfolio of consumer solutions forward.

From 3D Systems 3 Jan 2014

Microsemi Introduces IdealPoE Diode Bridge MOSFET-Based Full-Bridge Rectifiers

Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its new PD70224 IdealPoE™ diode bridge, a dual pack of MOSFET-based full-bridge rectifiers.

3 Jan 2014

APB Split Scimitar Winglets Selected for Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737-800 Aircraft

Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) today announced that Southwest Airlines has ordered Split Scimitar Winglets for its Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. APB's newest program is the culmination of a five-year design effort using the latest computational fluid dynamic technology to redefine the aerodynamics of the Blended Winglet into an all-new Split Scimitar Winglet.

3 Jan 2014

Outlook Research Report on European Ethylene Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Europe Ethylene Industry Outlook to 2017 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants" report to their offering.

3 Jan 2014

Asynt Vortex Overhead Stirrer System Enables Rapid Screening of Reaction Conditions in Parallel

An independent report demonstrates how the Asynt Vortex overhead stirrer system provides an effective tool for rapid screening of a range of reaction conditions in parallel - an essential for efficient process development.

From Asynt 3 Jan 2014

Technical Article by Porvair Filtration Group on How Sintered Porous Plastics are Used in Industrial Applications

Porvair Filtration Group has written a technical article that documents the evolution of how sintered porous plastics have been used in industrial applications to their incorporation today in novel Chromatin Immunoprepitation (ChIP) assay kits used by scientists at the forefront of epigenetics research.

From Porvair Filtration Group 2 Jan 2014