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New Drinkware Collections made with Eastman Tritan Copolyester

Eastman Chemical Company is displaying three new luxury drinkware collections from BarLuxe, made with Eastman Tritan™ copolyester, at the 2013 National Restaurant Association Show from May 18 to 21 in Chicago.

20 May 2013

Consortium on New Concept for a Solar Thermal Collector

The consortium aims to obtain a new solar thermal collector, in the form of coating or covering building systems that face the main limitations of the current market, to reduce the risks of overheating in periods of high...

20 May 2013

RNA can Catalyze Single Electron Transfer in an Oxygen-Free Environment

A new study shows how complex biochemical transformations may have been possible under conditions that existed when life began on the early Earth.

20 May 2013

Growth of Battery Electric Vehicles to Drive Market for Li-Ion Batteries

Improvements in lithium ion (Li-ion) battery technology are helping to accelerate the worldwide market for electric vehicles (EVs).

20 May 2013

Oxea Proceeds with Expansion of Production Platform in Bay City

Following the successful conclusion of the recent feasibility study, the chemical company Oxea is proceeding to expand its production platform for oxo products in Bay City, Texas.

20 May 2013

Cummins Releases 2012-2013 Sustainability Report

This week, Cummins Inc. released its 2012-2013 Sustainability Report, on the Company's Sustainability Web page (www.cummins.com/sustainability).

20 May 2013

PhosphonicS Appoints New CEO

PhosphonicS Ltd, a leading precious metal recovery specialist, today announced the appointment of Dr Linda Bell as chief executive officer with immediate effect.

20 May 2013

Online Survey by DuPont Highlights Top Packaging Breakthroughs

Recloseable packaging and microwaveable plastic trays were named top packaging breakthroughs that most impacted peoples’ lives over the last 25 years in an on-line survey hosted by DuPont.

From DuPont Inc. 20 May 2013

New Report on R&D Trend Forecast of Alumina Market in China

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Research and Development Trend Forecast of Alumina Market in China, 2013-2017" report to their offering. Research and Development Trend Forecast of Alu...

20 May 2013

University of Limerick Invent a New Metal for Medical Devices

Scientists and engineers from the Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI) at the University of Limerick have invented a new metal that will make medical devices inside the body more visible under X-ray.

20 May 2013

cei Wins FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards for Wide Web Printing

cei (Coating Excellence International), a market leading flexible packaging and technical products company, announced that it had been awarded two medals, including a gold and a silver in the wide web category of the Flexographic Technical Association's (FTA) Excellence in Flexography Awards competition.

20 May 2013

Innovative Polymer Modifier Products Derived from Renewable Resources to be Exhibited at Feiplastic 2013

Addivant™ USA, LLC, the global leader in specialty additives, will exhibit in Booth E 68 during Feiplastic 2013, 17th International Plastic Trade Fair, a global meeting of industry leaders to be held from May 20th-24th at Anhembi Exhibition Pavilion, São Paulo, Brazil.

20 May 2013

SMDI Names Recipient of 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award

The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), announced today that William M. Heenan, Jr. is the recipient of the 2013 Steel Market Development Institute Lifetime Achievement Award.

20 May 2013