TNK Bitumen Performance, a vertically integrated oil company in Russia, and Kraton Performance Polymers, a global producer of engineered polymers and styrenic block copolymers (SBCs), have declared the successful pavement of the new Moscow Raceway, the first-ever multifunctional Russian circuit.
By Nick Gilbert
17 Jul 2012
Preferred Compounding, a supplier of proprietary and custom mixed rubber compounds to mixers, extruders, molders and others in the rubber goods market, announced that it has acquired JevsaMex, a compounding operation in San Luis Potosi, central Mexico.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Jul 2012
Alcoa, a producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, has signed an agreement with Novelis to take over the operation of Evermore Recycling, a joint venture (JV) specializing in used beverage can (UBC) recycling.
New Material Breakthroughs to be presented at Asia event By Cathleen Thiele, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx.
We are witnessing a rapid multiplication of available conductive materials for printed and large area electron...
German automotive, motorsport and competition cycling components manufacturer AX-lightness GmbH is using Umeco’s autoclave and press curable MTM®49-3 prepregs to produce structures for competition bicycles being used at national and international events.
Research and Markets has added the report titled "Gallium Nitride (GaN) Semiconductor Devices (Discretes & ICs) Market, Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 - 2022)" to its catalogue.
By G.P. Thomas
17 Jul 2012
BRICdata has prepared the report titled "Packaging Industry Outlook in South Africa: Market Size, Key Trends, Drivers and Challenges to 2016", which offers comprehensive market analysis, insights and information on the South African packaging industry and is available in MarketPublishers.com.
By Nick Gilbert
17 Jul 2012
Eastern Concrete Materials, a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Concrete, has inked a lease and marketing deal with Granite Ready Mix, Scara-Mix and associated firms situated at 707 Sharrotts Road in Staten Island, New York. The deal is effective from July 16, 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Jul 2012
Research and Markets has included a new research report titled ‘Thin-Film and Printed Battery Markets - 2012’ to its catalogue.
By G.P. Thomas
17 Jul 2012
The first trona mine methane recovery facility of North America was commissioned by Solvay Chemicals in the presence of its US representative Cynthia Lummis and Chairman of the Board, Nicolas Boel. Methane released during mining is captured by the Methane Recovery System (MaRS), a closed loop, patent-pending design to avoid it from being vented into the atmosphere.
By Nick Gilbert
17 Jul 2012
A manufacturer of high-quality steel wire products in the People's Republic of China, Longhai Steel has declared that it has begun the first round of production of steel wire of superior quality in its second production facility at the end of Q2, 2012. The company intends to increase the production to full capacity by end of 2012.
By Nick Gilbert
17 Jul 2012
Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘North America Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Industry Outlook to 2016 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants’ to its catalogue.
By Nick Gilbert
17 Jul 2012
A new forecast report on the global petrochemicals market for the period 2012-2022 has been released by Reportlinker.com. According to an analysis performed by Visiongain, the worldwide petrochemicals market is expected to reach a value of $609.30 billion in 2012.
An Austin, Texas based private investment company, Owner Resource Group (ORG), has completed the acquisition of KMCO, a custom chemical processing and specialty chemicals manufacturing company. The acquisition includes KMCO and its affiliates, DOT Chemical and KMTEX.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Jul 2012
PPG Industries, a coatings and specialty products company, and Asian Paints, an Indian paint specialist, have received the necessary regulatory approvals to expand their existing 50-50 coatings joint venture (JV) in India and to establish a second JV in the country.