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PT Semen Padang Places Order with FLSmidth for New Cement Production Line

FLSmidth has received an order worth approximately EUR 40m (DKK 300m) from Indonesian cement producer PT Semen Padang for a cement production line with a capacity of 8,000 tonnes per day.

31 Dec 2013

LSB Industries Restarts Ammonia Production at Pryor Chemical Facility

LSB Industries, Inc. today announced that its Pryor, Oklahoma chemical facility has resumed ammonia production after being taken out of service to perform unplanned maintenance and to improve equipment reliability. The Pryor Facility is currently building ammonia inventory and plans to resume UAN production in January 2014.

31 Dec 2013

Puget to Acquire IP Protection for 3D Printing Supporting Technologies

Puget Technologies makes a noteworthy step towards delivering on the promise of affordable 3D printing for personal use in the consumer marketplace with the announcement of plans to file patent and mark protection to protect intellectual property specific to the SnapSearch app and PrintSnaptic platform. Puget is developing these supporting technologies that will extend the usefulness of the My3DP personal printer.

31 Dec 2013

Major Domestic Transit Line Places Order for AXION’s Composite ECOTRAX Rail Ties

AXION International Holdings, Inc., a leader in recycled plastic and plastic composite technologies used to produce ECOTRAX® rail ties and STRUXURE® building products, today announced that a major domestic transit line located in the South Central region, has issued a purchase order for $925,000 of AXION's ECOTRAX® composite rail ties made with 100% recycled plastic and plastic composites.

30 Dec 2013

Skye Petroleum Triples Chemical Sales in 2013

Skye Petroleum, Inc. is pleased to announce that chemical sales have more than tripled in 2013 versus 2012.

30 Dec 2013

Delta Group to Present Innergie and Vivitek Brands at CES 2014

Delta Group, the leading global provider of power and thermal management solutions, will present its consumer brands Innergie and Vivitek at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014 from January 7th to 10th (South Hall 1 / Booth#20836).

30 Dec 2013

BASF Receives Frost & Sullivan’s 2013 Product Line Strategy Leadership Award

Based on its recent analysis of the European resins for protective coatings market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes BASF with the 2013 Product Line Strategy Leadership Award.

30 Dec 2013

Consistent Growth in Major End-Use Industries Drive Global Adhesive and Sealants Market

Research and Markets have announced the addition of the "Adhesives and Sealants (Acrylic, PVA, PU, Epoxy, EVA, Silicones) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2018" report to their offering.

30 Dec 2013

Lockout Ends at Globe Specialty Metals’ Quebec Silicon Metal Plant

Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. today announced that Unifor members ratified on Friday, December 27, 2013 a new collective bargaining agreement.

30 Dec 2013

Global Industry Analysis Report on Specialty and High Performance Films Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Specialty And High Performance Films Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2013 - 2019" report to their offering.

30 Dec 2013

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant to Receive 2013 ISOE World-Class ALARA Performance Award

The Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant has been selected to receive the prestigious 2013 Information Systems on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) World-Class ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) Performance Award.

30 Dec 2013

Forecast Report on Global 3D Printing in Medical Applications Market

Research and Markets have announced the addition of the "3D Printing In Medical Applications Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2013 - 2019" report to their offering.

30 Dec 2013

Rosneft, Oil Techno and Pirelli Enter MOU for Research of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber

Rosneft, Oil Techno and Pirelli have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for joint research and development relating to synthetic rubber, in particular Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR), in Armenia.

28 Dec 2013

Polypore and Sumitomo Enter Settlement and License Agreement Ending All Outstanding Litigation

Polypore International, Inc. and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. have entered into a Settlement and License Agreement which ends all outstanding worldwide litigation between the two companies related to Polypore's intellectual property rights on battery separator coating.

28 Dec 2013

New Geismar, Louisiana Chlor-Alkali Plant Started by Westlake Chemical

Westlake Chemical Corporation announced today that it has started-up its new chlor-alkali plant located at its vinyls manufacturing complex in Geismar, Louisiana.

From Westlake Chemical Corporation 28 Dec 2013