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Metso Acquires Lime Kiln and Recausticizing Technology of FlSmidth

Metso has on June 28, 2013 closed the acquisition of the lime kiln and recausticizing technology of FLSmidth. The acquired business has been affiliated to Metso’s Pulp, Paper and Power segment, Fiber business line. The value of the transaction will not be disclosed.

1 Jul 2013

BASF’s Specialty Polyamide Helps Design Wästberg’s New Table Lamp

Literally in a new light, the designfabrik® at BASF is presenting its self with its latest project: the Winkel w127, a lamp designed by Dirk Winkel and produced by the renowned Swedish designer lamp manufacturer Wästberg.

From BASF Corporation 1 Jul 2013

Structural Materials Data Demonstration Project to Establish Data Repository on Metallic Structural Materials

The NIST Material Measurement Laboratory and ASM International, through its Computational Materials Data Network, have formed a collaboration: the Structural Materials Data Demonstration Project. The project will establish a data repository focused on metallic structural materials, leveraging the overlapping interests and strengths of the two organizations.

1 Jul 2013

University of Wisconsin Researchers Use Diamond Catalyst for Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia

In the world, there are a lot of small molecules people would like to get rid of, or at least convert to something useful, according to UW-Madison chemist Robert J. Hamers.

1 Jul 2013

Professor Dr. Nicolai Cramer of EPF Lausanne receives BASF Catalysis Award 2013

For his outstanding research contributions to catalytic processes in synthesis of biologically active molecules, Professor Dr. Nicolai Cramer is receiving the BASF Catalysis Award 2013. Professor Cramer heads the laboratory of asymmetric catalysis and synthesis at the École Polytechnique Fédérale (EPF) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

From BASF Corporation 1 Jul 2013

ThyssenKrupp Enters Three-Year Contract Extension with Cessna for Aluminum Sheet Products

ThyssenKrupp Aerospace North America is pleased to announce that it has entered into a three-year contract extension with Cessna Aircraft Company to remain its service provider for aluminum sheet products and related supply chain services.

From ThyssenKrupp Aerospace USA 1 Jul 2013

ATK Supplies Propulsion and Composite Structures for Pegasus XL Rocket

ATK supported the successful launch of an Orbital Sciences Corporation air-launched Pegasus XL® rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

1 Jul 2013

Research and Markets Adds Global Strategic Business Report on Rolled Glass to its Offering

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

From Research and Markets 1 Jul 2013

Alcoa Announces Closure of its Fusina Primary Aluminum Smelter in Italy

Alcoa announced today that it intends to permanently close its Fusina (Venice, Italy) primary aluminum smelter, which has been curtailed since June 2010. The planned closure will reduce Alcoa’s global smelting capacity of 4.2 million metric tons per year by 44,000 metric tons.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 1 Jul 2013

NIST Announces Competition to Create Advanced Materials Center of Excellence

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a competition to create an Advanced Materials Center of Excellence to foster interdisciplinary collaborations between NIST researchers and scientists and engineers from academia and industry. The new center will focus on accelerating the discovery and development of advanced materials through innovations in measurement science and in new modeling, simulation, data and informatics tools.

1 Jul 2013

US Demand for High Temperature Plastics Forecast to Reach $3.1 Billion in 2017

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US High-Temperature Plastics Market

From Report Linker 29 Jun 2013

Researchers Discover New Physical Organogel Electrolyte with Two Unique Characteristics

A research team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), S. Korea, found a new physical organogel electrolyte with two unique characteristics: an irreversible thermal gelation and a high value of the Li+ transference number.

29 Jun 2013

OPEL Achieves Milestone 6 in Development of Planar Optoelectronic Technology Platform

OPEL Technologies Inc. (“OPEL” or “the Company”) announces that it has achieved Milestone 6 in its development roadmap of the proprietary planar optoelectronic technology (POET) platform for monolithic fabrication of integrated electronic and optical devices on a single semiconductor wafer, a next-generation alternative to silicon complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology..

29 Jun 2013

New Broad-Ranging Report on Supercapacitors and Supercabatteries

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: Supercapacitors 2013-2023

From Report Linker 29 Jun 2013

Indium Introduces SACM High-Reliability Solder Alloy with Superior Drop Shock Performance

Indium Corporation's new SACM™ is a high-reliability solder alloy that offers drop shock performance far superior to other SAC alloys, without compromising on thermal cycling – all at a cost below that of typical SAC solder alloys.

29 Jun 2013