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TenCate Aid Highest Wind Turbine In The Netherlands

TenCate Polyfelt® Geolon PET has been used in the installation of the highest wind turbine in the Netherlands. This geosynthetic material from TenCate provided soil reinforcement for the temporary construction platfo...

From Toray Advanced Composites 15 Apr 2013

Global Footprint Of Songwon Enlarged By Appointing Sun Ace As Their New Distributor

As per April 15, 2013 Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) has appointed Sun Ace of South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (www.sunace.co.za) based in Johannesburg, South Africa, as their new exclusive distributor for the Sub-Sah...

From Songwon 15 Apr 2013

Imperial College Employs Asynt’s DrySyn MULTI and Parallel Synthesis Kits for Better Catalysts

The SDG Group within the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College (London, UK) has selected the Asynt DrySyn MULTI and parallel synthesis kits to provide them with a safer, more convenient and productive way of synthesising novel organometallic compounds in their search for new better performing catalysts.

From Asynt 15 Apr 2013

Resource and Fuel Efficiency Solutions to be Highlighted at SAE World Congress

The Evonik Oil Additives Team joins forces with the Evonik Automotive Industry Team to demonstrate Resource Efficiency and fuel economy at stands M214 and 213 at the SAE World Congress to be held April 16-18, 2013, in the Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

From Evonik Industries AG 15 Apr 2013

Clariant Introduces Neosan Lucido Pigment Range for Leather Industry

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, makes the impossible possible for tanners worldwide with its launch of Neosan® Lucido – pioneering pigments with a behavior similar to dyes.

15 Apr 2013

Innovative Chemical Process Transforms Waste Sulfur into New Lightweight Plastic

A new chemical process can transform waste sulfur into a lightweight plastic that may improve batteries for electric cars, reports a University of Arizona-led team. The new plastic has other potential uses, including optical uses.

15 Apr 2013

Boeing Presents 2012 Gold Performance Excellence Award to TRICOR Systems

TRICOR Systems Inc. announced today that for the third consecutive year it has received the prestigious 2012 Gold Boeing Performance Excellence Award.

15 Apr 2013

Warburg Pincus Sells Controlling Stake in Alliance Tire Group to KKR

Global investment firm KKR today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Alliance Tire Group (“ATG” or “Company”), a global tire maker specializing in producing off-highway tires, from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus.

15 Apr 2013

InnoPack Pharma Conference to Highlight Packaging Innovations for Compliance and Safety

The 2nd edition of InnoPack Pharma taking place from 27-28 June 2013, in Mumbai, India will gather over 150 packaging professionals and around 30 exhibitors to the confex which is dedicated to pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery systems.

15 Apr 2013

Praxair Establishes New Air Separation Plant in Mato Grosso, Brazil

White Martins, the Brazil-based subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., has started up a new air separation plant in the state of Mato Grosso, in Brazil’s fast growing Midwest region. As part of a long-term contract, Praxair will supply Eldorado Celulose e Papel’s single-line pulp mill, which will be the largest in the world.

15 Apr 2013

New Report Analyzes Technologies, Markets and Players of Organic Photovoltaics Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Organic Photovoltaics (OPV) 2012-2022: Technologies, Markets, Players" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 15 Apr 2013

Sirius Integrator Installs EFOY Pro Fuel Cells Off-Grid across North America

Sirius Integrator deploys direct methanol EFOY Pro Fuel Cells off-grid across North America to power mission-critical covert vehicles and outdoor surveillance configurations. No other remote power solution can provide the reliable, long running, maintenance-free power for these applications in easily deployed portable packages.

15 Apr 2013

Agilent Technologies Donates Test Equipment to Texas Instruments Electronics Design Laboratory

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that it donated bench-top electronic measurement equipment worth $300,000 to the Texas Instruments Electronics Design Laboratory, which opened at the University of California, Berkeley, yesterday.

From Agilent Technologies, Inc. 15 Apr 2013

Semiconductor Foundry United Microelectronics Announces Receipt of ISO 22301 BCM Certification

United Microelectronics Corporation ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that it has received ISO 22301 certification for its business continuity management (BCM) system from SGS (Societe Generale de Surveillance).

15 Apr 2013

TenCate Market Groups Receive Certification on CSR Performance Ladder

The certification of all four TenCate market groups in Nijverdal, the Netherlands, on the CSR Performance Ladder in accordance with level 3 represents the next step for the TenCate textile technology company in the implementation of its sustainability policy.

From Toray Advanced Composites 12 Apr 2013