MarketsandMarkets has released a new forecast report on the global industrial coatings market from 2012 to 2017. The report offers a review on the key issues, challenges, winning imperatives, opportunities, restraints and drivers in the market.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Jun 2012
MidAmerica Extrusions of Indianapolis, a company specializing in aluminum extrusions, has been acquired by Alexandria Industries, a privately held, high-quality producer of engineered products.
By G.P. Thomas
29 Jun 2012
Switzerland-based Buss has announced that its new four-flight Laboratory Kneader MX 30 was showcased in the international trade fairs, including Plast in Milan, Chinaplas in Shanghai, NPE in Orlando and WIRE in Duesseldorf.
By Nick Gilbert
29 Jun 2012
Trelleborg Group has announced that a new manufacturing plant has been opened in Xingtai, China in order to produce high-performance specialty tires, mainly for use in agricultural industry.
By Nick Gilbert
29 Jun 2012
Aerospace transparencies group of PPG Industries has announced that commercial manufacturing of Opticor advanced transparency material has been started at the Sylmar plant. The company’s pilot operations were moved from the PPG Glass Business and Discovery Center located near Pittsburgh, in order to increase the high-performance plastic production for use in lightweight aircraft windows.
The Pittsburgh Conference announced its annual Call for Topics for Conferee Networking Sessions for Pittcon 2013, which will be held March 17-21, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The submission deadline is August 1, 2012.
A new research report titled, “Sol-Gel Processing of Ceramics and Glass” has been released by Reportlinker.com. The report is an update of the market report published in 2006, and it provides the most current information on the sol-gel industry.
Helmholtz Alliance LIMTECH, a new research alliance, has been created by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) along with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to develop liquid metal technologies.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Jun 2012
A value-added steel processing company, China Gerui Advanced Materials Group, has started to export its wide strip and narrow strip high precision chromium-plated steel to clients in India and Turkey. Till date, products exported by the company include high precision wide- and narrow-strip cold-rolled strip steel.
By G.P. Thomas
28 Jun 2012
An innovative low-density silicone developed by Simrit, a division of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, has been successfully used in aircraft nacelle systems. The silicone material was developed in response to the growing customer demand for light weight sealing components. Weight reduction has turned out to be a key factor in aircraft design due to the rising operational and environmental conditions.
By G.P. Thomas
28 Jun 2012
FORTECH Products, a developer and manufacturer of a wide range of products ranging from metal working fluids to packaging of after-market products, announced that it is expanding its operations in Michigan to meet the increasing customer demand for its products and services.
By Nick Gilbert
28 Jun 2012
The European Trade Fair for Composites - COMPOSITES EUROPE, which is a lightweight construction summit, will be conducted at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre, from October 9 to 11, 2012. ALUMINIUM World Fair will also be organized in parallel with the former trade fair.
By Nick Gilbert
28 Jun 2012
Teknor Apex has announced that its two Flexalloy PVC elastomer compounds have offered commercial options to producers of charger cable for use in electric vehicles. These alternatives are more cost-effective when compared to other elastomeric compounds in jacketing and insulation. The products will be launched by the company at Wire China.
Praxair China, a supplier of industrial gases, has announced that it has inked a long-term agreement with Yankuang Group and Yankuang Guohong Chemical. According to the contract, Praxair will supply industrial gases to its coal gasification process in order to produce methanol and downstream chemicals at the chemical park located in Zoucheng city, North China.
By Nick Gilbert
28 Jun 2012
In a paper, ‘Understanding the Nature of Superhard Graphite,’ published in the Scientific Reports journal, an international research team headed by Artem R. Oganov from the Stony Brook University has confirmed the structure of a new type of carbon.
By Nick Gilbert
28 Jun 2012