EarthSleeve, a new packaging solution, has been introduced by Starbucks Coffee along with Henkel, a company focused on consumer and industrial businesses, and LBP Manufacturing, a provider of consumer-preferred, sustainable, on-the-go packaging solutions.
PPG Industries, a coatings and specialty products company, has signed definitive agreements to split its commodity chemicals business and merge it with Georgia Gulf, an integrated North American manufacturer of chlorovinyls and aromatics and producer of vinyl-based building and home improvement products.
Connora Technologies, a cleantech chemistry and materials startup firm, announced that it has started the commercialization of its Recyclamine hardener, the first recyclable epoxy technology in the world.
By G.P. Thomas
21 Jul 2012
ELS Panels, a key supplier of bonded decorative laminate panels in the UK, has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of three new branded product ranges.
By Nick Gilbert
21 Jul 2012
A team of researchers from the SuperSTEM facility at Science & Technology Facilities Council’s Daresbury Laboratory and The University of Manchester has found that graphene, a one-atom-thick carbon material, undergoes a self-mending process to repair holes.
By Nick Gilbert
21 Jul 2012
BASF will upgrade and expand its emissions catalysts manufacturing plant situated in Nienburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The company will make the investment via its global Catalysts division.
DuPont announced that its material science innovations have helped SIM-Drive, a company based in Kawasaki City, Japan, to achieve a breakthrough in electric vehicle (EV) technology. DuPont has collaborated with SIM-Drive to work on the prototype SIM-WIL EV vehicle that includes about 50 new technologies.
By Nick Gilbert
21 Jul 2012
Hydromer, a bio-technology-based company involved in the R&D, production, contract coating and commercialization of specialized polymer and hydrogel solutions for industrial, personal care, cosmetic, animal health, and medical device applications, announced that it has signed an exclusive supply and support contract with a major glass manufacturer for the novel anti-frost coating technology.
By Nick Gilbert
20 Jul 2012
Afton Chemical, a developer and manufacturer of petroleum additives, has planned a multi-year investment to construct a new chemical additive manufacturing plant in Jurong Island, Singapore. This initiative signifies the company’s commitment towards expansion in the Asia-Pacific market. Groundbreaking ceremony for the Jurong Island facility is scheduled in the 3Q of 2013 and the operation is expected to commence by mid-2015. The company selected the location after a thorough analysis, which focused mainly on facility readiness, safety, flexibility, economics, logistics and market access.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jul 2012
Based on the standardized AATCC100 test, SGS, an inspection, verification, testing and certification firm, demonstrated that the XTIO2 Active-Shield Fabric has achieved the world’s highest 100% antibacterial efficacy rate. Cleancoating, a Philadelphia-based company, had commissioned the tests.
By G.P. Thomas
20 Jul 2012
Zyvex Marine, the division of Zyvex Technologies that employs molecular nanotechnology to marine design, engineering and manufacturing, has launched the Long Range Vessel, LRV-17. It is the first manned boat to be made of nano-composite materials.
By Nick Gilbert
20 Jul 2012
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has awarded a grant worth £1.2 million to researchers at The University of Nottingham to engineer nanomaterials for medical applications.
Zuari Cement has achieved another landmark after being recognized as a POWER BRAND-2012, the most robust 100 brands selected by the Indian consumers.
By Nick Gilbert
20 Jul 2012
An accidental discovery at MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics has led to the development of a technique to fabricate uniform spheres of size varying from nanoscale to pinhead from a range of materials. Traditional methods of microscopic spherical particle creation involve growing spheres from even tinier spheres.
By Nick Gilbert
20 Jul 2012
Vishay Precision Group (VPG) has launched a new high precision Z-foil chip resistor with low temperature co-efficient of resistance. Labeled as VCS1610Z, the surface mount resistor is available with tin/lead or lead free gold terminal options.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Jul 2012