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Smithers Rapra Releases Third Volume of Advances in Nanofibre Research

Smithers Rapra Publishing announces the release of Advances in Nanofibre Research, Volume 3

4 Dec 2012

Veeco Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Systems Selected for Deli’s New Optoelectronics Facility

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that Guangdong Deli Optoelectronics Co., Ltd, a newly formed and privately held company located in the high tech development zone of Jiangmen, Guangdong, has ordered multiple TurboDisc® K465i™ Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems to support its high brightness light emitting diode (HB LED) manufacturing ramp.

4 Dec 2012

Dow to Expand Production of High-Performance Hydrophobically Modified Copolymer Dispersants

Dow Coating Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, has announced plans to expand production of its Dispersants product line in response to rapidly increasing demand from customers across the globe. Additional production of TAMOL™ and OROTAN™ High-Performance Hydrophobically Modified Copolymer Dispersants from Dow is slated to begin in Q1 2013 following a rigorous scale-up and qualification process.

From Dow Chemicals 4 Dec 2012

Bruker Confirms over $7million in SP9900+ 3D Optical Microscope Orders

Bruker announces that it has already received more than $7 million in orders for its new Bruker SP9900+ high-throughput high density interconnect (HDI) substrate metrology system, and has begun shipping the product in volume.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 4 Dec 2012

Dow Reports Significant Commercial Milestones in 2012 for ENLIGHT Photovoltaic Films

The Dow Chemical Company’s high-performance ENLIGHT™ Photovoltaic Films marked a number of significant commercial milestones in 2012 with the introduction of new products, additional manufacturing locations and continued technical advancements all aimed at delivering enhanced levels of efficiency and performance to solar panel manufacturers worldwide.

From Dow Chemicals 4 Dec 2012

China XD Plastics Opens New Production Facilities in Harbin

China XD Plastics Company Limited ("China XD Plastics" or the "Company"), one of China's leading companies engaged in the development, manufacture, and sale of modified plastics primarily for automotive applications, today announced the successful opening of its new production lines as part of the Company's previously announced capacity expansion plan.

4 Dec 2012

EAG Announces Acquisition of Scanning Electron Analysis Laboratories

Evans Analytical Group, Inc. (EAG), the world's leading, fully integrated, independent laboratory network, providing high value expert analytical and testing services to a wide range of industries and end users, announced that it has acquired Scanning Electron Analysis Laboratories, Inc. (dba SEAL Laboratories). SEAL will be operating as a business unit within the EAG Materials Characterization (MC) division. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

From EAG Laboratories 4 Dec 2012

Weller Launches WXD 2 Two Channel 255 W Soldering and Desoldering Station

Weller, a global brand of Apex Tool Group known for innovative soldering solutions, today announced the launch of the WXD 2, a two channel, 255 watt soldering and desoldering station. The WXD 2 features the new WXDP desoldering tool with 120 watts of power, a 35-second heat-up time, quick replacement filter cartridge and XDS nozzles with extended nozzle shafts to minimize tip cleaning.

4 Dec 2012

Dow Demonstrates Strong Patent Position through Licensing of Packaging Technologies

The Dow Chemical Company continues to drive growth and demonstrate its strong patent position through a number of licensing programs and technologies that are gaining momentum on a global scale and providing customers with next-generation industry standards and solutions.

From Dow Chemicals 4 Dec 2012

PSA Peugeot Citroën Awards Core Supplier Title to BASF Coatings

BASF Coatings has been awarded the title of “core supplier” by the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group. In the continuity of the deployment of its “Excellence in Supplier Relationship” approach, Jean-Baptiste Formery, Purchasing Executive Director Vehicle Components at PSA Peugeot Citroën presented this honor to Oliver Homolle, President of Business Center West and President of BASF France, who accepted it on behalf of the company.

From BASF Corporation 4 Dec 2012

MWV Acquires Corrugated Packaging Materials Company Ruby Macons

MeadWestvaco Corporation, a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions announced the completion of the purchase of Ruby Macons Limited (“Ruby Macons”). The India-based producer of high-quality corrugated packaging materials becomes a central component of MWV’s packaging platform in India and a key element of the company’s plans to grow in emerging markets. The transaction was completed on Nov. 30, 2012 and financial results for Ruby Macons will now be reported as part of MWV’s Industrial Packaging segment.

4 Dec 2012

Dow Creates 42 High Performance Packaging Products in 2012

Dow Performance Packaging, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, announced today it has reached a new innovation milestone by creating 42 new products for the high performance packaging sector in 2012 – achieving a run rate of nearly one new product per week in the year. These new and expanded lines of high performance resins, films and adhesive products are expected to deliver more than 100 million pounds of new business in North America alone in 2013 and further shifts Dow participation into higher value applications.

From Dow Chemicals 4 Dec 2012

Phenom-World Adds Elemental Mapping to Phenom proX Scanning Electron Microscope Technology

Elemental Mapping is the first expansion of the Phenom proX EDS-technology. The new 2.0 Element Identification (EID) software and the introduction of Elemental Mapping create a state of the art combination of hardware integration and dedicated software.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Phenom-World BV 3 Dec 2012

Sorbent Sample Tube Manufacturer Switches to Xerital Ceramic Decals

Specialist ceramic decal developer Xerital has come up with a system of serialised barcodes that can be applied to glass substrates – and now the world’s leading sorbent sample tube manufacturer, Markes International, has switched entirely to this method for glass tube marking.

From Xerital - High temperature Barcodes 3 Dec 2012

Cost Effective Tungsten Alloy for Protection against X-rays and Gamma Radiation

The tungsten alloy DENSIMET® reliably shields against X-rays and gamma radiation. With its new production process and great expertise in the materials field, PLANSEE has made the manufacture of DENSIMET® shielding components particularly cost-effective.

From PLANSEE 3 Dec 2012