Peratech’s QTC technology has been honored with the 2012 Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.
By G.P. Thomas
21 Sep 2012
Hydrated minerals have been found on the giant asteroid Vesta by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. Observations reveal that surface of Vesta has been colored by volatile materials. However, actual water ice has not been found at Vesta.
By Nick Gilbert
21 Sep 2012
PANalytical, the leading global supplier of analytical X-ray instrumentation and software, is today celebrating its 10th year in the industry.
Greenland Minerals and Energy has updated the ongoing process development for the Kvanefjeld multi-element project (Kvanefjeld).
By G.P. Thomas
21 Sep 2012
BASF will exhibit its ground-breaking emission catalyst coatings at the IAA Commercial Vehicles trade fair, which is being held from September 20 to 27, 2012, in Hannover, Germany.
DuPont Performance Polymers has inked definitive agreements with China National Chemical (ChemChina)’s subsidiary, Chenguang Chemical Research Institute, to create a 50/50 joint venture for manufacturing and commercializing fluoroelastomer gums and precompounds in the Chinese region.
By Nick Gilbert
21 Sep 2012
The market for graphic paper and packaging industry has opened up. This is mainly attributed to the increasing pressure from consumers for alternative solution to plastic packaging, rise in petrochemical costs and stringent government regulations governing the use of plastic packaging.
By G.P. Thomas
21 Sep 2012
Entegris, a company that provides an extensive array of products for protection, purification and transportation of materials employed in high technology industries like semiconductor, has unveiled a new facility for providing customized coatings based on silicon and carbon akin to diamond.
By G.P. Thomas
21 Sep 2012
KEMET, a company that manufacturers a range of capacitors such as ceramic, tantalum, film, aluminum, paper and electrolytic capacitors, has unveiled its yet to be patented ArcShield technology used to produce multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) with a X7R dielectric.
By Nick Gilbert
21 Sep 2012
Orbite Aluminae, the company that employs clean technology for production of high purity alumina, has extended its existing technology for alumina processing to produce high-purity silica.
By Nick Gilbert
21 Sep 2012
Momentive Specialty Chemicals has revealed its plan to construct a new production facility for coating resins at Chonburi in Thailand.
Dow Corning, LG Electronics and the Seowon University have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for innovative photovoltaic (PV) systems.
Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) announced the acquisition of Quadion Corporation, d.b.a. Minnesota Rubber & Plastics (MR&P).
By G.P. Thomas
20 Sep 2012
Kline’s analysis of Synthetic Latex Polymers market in Eastern Europe suggests that contrary to the recent trend of polymer dispersions in the EU-27 (European Union of 27 member states), higher growth is expected over the next five years.
By Nick Gilbert
20 Sep 2012
Heraeus will exhibit the SOL9600 Series of front-side metallization pastes at the 27th Annual European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) at Frankfurt, Germany.
By Nick Gilbert
20 Sep 2012