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DNA Precious Metals Announces Submission of Restoration Plan

DNA Precious Metals Inc. ("DNA" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has submitted a Restoration Plan with the Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources located in Canada. More specifically, the Restoration Plan deposited with the Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources targets the restoration of the mining residues identified as Anacon 1 covering an area of approximately 7 hectares on the Montauban Mine Property located in the Montauban and Chavigny townships near Grondines-West in the Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada.

21 Oct 2013

BASF Completes Antioxidant Capacity Expansion in Singapore

BASF, the world's leading chemical company and the global leader in Plastic Additives, has successfully completed the expansion of its antioxidant capacity in Singapore. Irganox® 1010 is now produced at BASF’s site along with other antioxidants on Jurong Island as part of BASF’s global production network.

From BASF Corporation 21 Oct 2013

Praxair Announces Start-Up of New Air Separation Plant in Brazil

White Martins, the Brazil-based subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., has started up a new 800 tons per day air separation plant in the state of Minas Gerais, located in southeastern Brazil. Under a long-term contract, Praxair’s new plant will supply industrial gases to ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading integrated steel and mining company.

21 Oct 2013

New Report Predicts Polystyrene Volume Market to Reach 34 Million Tons by 2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Polystyrene (PS) - A Global Market Watch, 2011 - 2016" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 21 Oct 2013

New Research To Be Presented By Freeman Technology At 2013 AAPS Annual Meeting & Exposition

Tim Freeman, Managing Director of Freeman Technology, will present new work describing the application of powder characterisation in the development of continuous manufacturing processes, at this year’s American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition (10-14 November 2013, San Antonio, USA).

From Freeman Technology 21 Oct 2013

Alcoa Unveils Advanced Aluminum Wheel Alloy

Alcoa, the inventor and global leader of forged aluminum wheels, today rolled out the most advanced aluminum wheel alloy in 45 years. The new material opens the door for lighter weight wheels at increased strength with the same corrosion-resistant characteristics as the industry standard, also made by Alcoa. Alcoa expects to introduce a new, state-of-the-art wheel featuring the alloy in early 2014.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 21 Oct 2013

BASF to Introduce New Coating Solutions at WCS 2013

BASF will introduce new chemistries for the coatings industry at the 2013 Western Coatings Symposium and Show (WCS), October 20-23, in Las Vegas, Nevada. BASF will share solutions for architectural and decorative coatings, as well as for transportation and industrial coatings manufacturers.

From BASF Corporation 21 Oct 2013

Falcon 9 Rocket from SpaceX Provided Advanced Composites by TenCate

TenCate Advanced Composites congratulates SpaceX on the recent successful launch of the upgraded version of the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the USA. TenCate Advanced Composites in Morgan Hill (Calif...

From Toray Advanced Composites 21 Oct 2013

SunPower E20/327 Solar Panels Demonstrate Less Susceptibility to Potential Induced Degradation

SunPower Corp., a leading solar technology and energy services company, today announced that its high-efficiency SunPower® E20/327 Solar Panel recently underwent stringent third-party testing for potential induced degradation (PID) by PV Evolution Labs.

19 Oct 2013

Study Project on Metallic Material Behavior Under Complex Strain Awarded ERC Advanced Grant

The project funded is to investigate how metallic materials behave under complex strain and thus yield clues for the development of improved materials.

19 Oct 2013

Proposed European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research Presented at EU ITRE Meeting

Dr Kamal Hossain, NPL’s Director Research & International and EURAMET’s Chairperson, along with Janko Drnovšek and Jörn Stenger (EURAMET Vice-Chairpersons), presented the proposed European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) at the ITRE Committee meeting in Brussels.

19 Oct 2013

Curiosity Mars Rover’s SAM Instrument Provides Key New Measurement of Inert Gas Argon

Examination of the Martian atmosphere by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover confirms that some meteorites that have dropped to Earth really are from the Red Planet.

19 Oct 2013

Panasonic Eco Solutions to Exhibit HIT Double Bifacial Solar Panels at SPI '13

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America will exhibit its end-to-end solar solutions in booth #604 at Solar Power International (SPI '13), the solar energy industry's most powerful, comprehensive educational conference and product exhibition, from Oct. 21 to 24, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill.

19 Oct 2013

New Report Analyzes Worldwide Markets for Welding Machinery

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Welding Machinery - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

19 Oct 2013

Xilinx All Programmable 3D Heterogeneous Product Wins 2013 Innovation Award

Xilinx, Inc. today announced that its Virtex®-7 H580T FPGA was presented as winner of the SoC and Programmable Logic category in the 2013 Innovation Awards, organized by Italian magazine Selezione di Elettronica. Presented at the Innovation Award Gala on September 26 in Milan, Xilinx was awarded the winner among 11 other entrants.

19 Oct 2013