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Praxair Peru Expands Industrial Gas Supply with New Air Separation Unit

Praxair Peru, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., has started up a new air separation unit (ASU) to expand Praxair’s supply of industrial gases to one of the largest producers of zinc in the world, in Lima, Peru.

19 Oct 2012

TMS Activates Pipeline Fed Proton Exchange Membrane Hydrogen Fuel Cell Generator

The switch was officially flipped today and Air Products, the leader in hydrogen fueling technology, added another hydrogen customer and yet another successful undertaking to its accomplished list of alternative energy projects.

19 Oct 2012

Dow Corning Alabama Benefits from $150,000 SIDA Grant

Dow Corning Alabama is benefiting from a $150,000 grant recently awarded by the State Industrial Development Authority (SIDA) through the Industrial Development Board of the City of Montgomery (IDB).

19 Oct 2012

New Report on Global Green Packaging Market

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Green Packaging Market (Recycled, Reusable & Degradable) - Global Scenario, Trends, Industry Analysis, Size, Share and Forecast, 2011 - 2018," the global green packaging market was worth USD 108,750.0 million in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 177,733.0 million in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 7.6% from 2013 to 2018.

19 Oct 2012

IPS Develops New All-Solid-State, High Energy Density Rechargeable Battery Technology

Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS), a U.S. clean-technology company and global leader in manufacturing solid-state, rechargeable batteries, today announced the development of a new all-solid-state rechargeable battery technology with low manufacturing costs and record energy density.

19 Oct 2012

BASF Launches International Competition in Car Seat Design

Upon the occasion of the Design Night of the Paris Motor Show at the end of September of this year, BASF launched its first international competition in the realm of car seat design.

19 Oct 2012

Bayer MaterialScience Incorporates Open Innovation to Encourage New Product Development

Companies must constantly innovate — in products, technologies and thinking — to meet the ever-changing needs of markets and customers. Bayer MaterialScience LLC has incorporated "open innovation" into its strategy to encourage and facilitate new product development.

19 Oct 2012

Electrothermal Vaporization Technology for Material Analysis

Imagine you could flip a switch and abruptly increase the sensitivity of a SPECTRO ICP-OES by an order of magnitude. Suddenly your ICP instrument has advanced into the sensitivity range of a glow discharge sector field mass spectrometer. You can not only forgo use of a tongue twisting name with 40 letters, but also save two thirds of your material analysis instrument costs.

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 18 Oct 2012

Central Concrete Supply Inks Acquisition Deal for Bode Gravel and Bode Concrete

U.S. Concrete, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc., has executed a definitive equity purchase agreement with Randolph R. Boardman and Terri L. Boardman Trustees under the Randolph R. Boardman and Terri L. Boardman Family Trust Agreement dated January 21, 1997, Douglas H. Boardman and Lauren Boardman, Trustees of the Douglas H. Boardman and Lauren Boardman Family Trust, Danvers M. Boardman, III, Trustee under the DMB III Trust Agreement dated July 12, 2008 and Kathy M. Boardman, Trustee under the KMSB Trust Agreement dated June 26, 2008 and Randolph R. Boardman, Terri L. Boardman, Douglas H. Boardman, Lauren Boardman, Danvers M. Boardman III and Kathy M. Boardman, as individuals, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Bode Gravel Co., a California subchapter S corporation and Bode Concrete LLC, a California limited liability company.

18 Oct 2012

Air Products Enters JV to Form New Company in Saudi Arabia

Air Products and The Arabian Company for Power and Water Development (ACWA Holding) today announced they have signed a joint venture agreement for the formation of a new company, ACWA Air Products Arabia, that will be located in Al-Khobar city, Saudi Arabia.

From Air Products PLC 18 Oct 2012

BASF Participated in Dubai Plast Pro 2012

BASF, the world's leading chemical company, participated in the Dubai Plast Pro 2012: 14th World Congress organized by IHS Chemical. Hosted 15th- 17th October at the Raffles Hotel, Dubai Plast Pro 2012 is an international congress and exhibition, placing emphasis on shifting to higher value performance polymer technologies, production, and processing with increasing requirements for the converting and fabricating industry in the Middle East.

From BASF Corporation 18 Oct 2012

PPG Expands Liquid and Powder Coatings Capabilities Through Spraylat Acquisition

PPG Industries today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Spraylat Corp., a privately-owned industrial coatings company based in Pelham, N.Y. The transaction is expected to close in late 2012 subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

From PPG Industries Inc. 18 Oct 2012

FuelCell Energy to Provide Designs and Components to Upcoming South Korean Fuel Cell Park

FuelCell Energy, a global leader in the design, manufacture and service of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, today announced market developments in South Korea that support expanding demand for stationary fuel cell power plants as ownership of a 58.8 megawatt (MW) fuel cell park has been finalized.

18 Oct 2012

IChemE Presents Safety Award to Dow Corning

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) presented Dow Corning with its 2012 Safety Award at a reception in Vancouver, British Columbia.

From Dow Corning 18 Oct 2012

New Analysis on Technology Market for Biomedical Textiles

The combination of health monitoring devices with textiles carries the benefits of patient safety with enhanced comfort to users. Wearable textiles provide remote monitoring of vital signs, diagnostic information that improves early detection rates, as well as cost-effective ambulatory care to patients with chronic disorders.

18 Oct 2012