IDM International, a minerals processing firm, has declared that it has planned to commence its first large bulk shipment loading by June 20, 2012. Currently, Coos Bay-based dock and warehouse plant contains 11,000 t of SpheriChrome for loading, which will be then shipped to China. A major marketing firm in the mineral sands industry is buying this SpheriChrome shipment.
By Nick Gilbert
15 Jun 2012
Polyplex, a manufacturer of thin polyester films, has inked a definitive contract in order to acquire all assets of Vacumet Plastics Division from Scholle, a provider of metallized plastic films. The acquisition may be completed during July, 2012.
By Nick Gilbert
15 Jun 2012
At this week's VLSI Technology Symposium (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA), imec presents significant improvements in performance and reliability of RRAM cells by process improvements and clever stack-engineering, and imec int...
LayTec has received the "Aurora Award 2012" in the category "The Best LED Test Equipment" for its latest product, Pyro 400.
LEDinside, a Business Division of TrendForce Corp., granted the Aurora aw...
Teijin Fibers has declared that a new polyester fabric will be unveiled.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Jun 2012
Novelis, a specialist in aluminum rolling and beverage can recycling, has received Environmental Responsibility and Stewardship award from American Metal Market (AMM) at a ceremony in the AMM Aluminum Summit in New York.
By G.P. Thomas
14 Jun 2012
GBI Research, a provider of business intelligence reports, has released a new report titled, “Acrylonitrile Global Market to 2020– Household appliances and Electronics Sector to Drive Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Growth, Polymeric Applications Propel Polyacrylonitrile Demand from Asia-Pacific.”
By G.P. Thomas
14 Jun 2012
Dow, a science and technology innovation company, and Davy Process Technology (DPT), a company specialized in petrochemicals technology development and licensing, have licensed the new LP Oxo technology based on Dow’s NORMAX catalyst to Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yan’an Energy and Chemical (Yan’an Energy), an oil and gas exploration company in China.
By Nick Gilbert
14 Jun 2012
Alcoa, a producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina, announced that it has received two aluminum excellence awards at the American Metal Market’s second annual summit, which took place in New York.
By Nick Gilbert
14 Jun 2012
A consortium, led by Umeco and partnered by Aston Martin Lagonda, Delta Motorsport Ltd., ABB Robotics and Pentangle Engineering Services Ltd., has been established to examine the potential for using high-performance composites in mainstream automotive applications.
North West based ANH Refractories has hired a senior engineer with more than 20 years’ experience to drive export sales across Europe.
Samsara Surfboards has created a stringerless surfboard using Composites Evolution’s Biotex Flax Fabric in the place of standard carbon or glass fibre.
Masterpiece Graphix has announced the addition of advanced equipment in its facility located in St. Louis, Missouri for functional coating applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Jun 2012
For further transistor scaling, imec has tested and assessed different choices utilizing metal gates and high-k dielectrics in a replacement metal gate (RMG) integration scheme.
By Nick Gilbert
14 Jun 2012
BTU International, a provider of high-tech thermal processing equipment to the electronics manufacturing and alternative energy industries, will demonstrate the PYRAMAX solder reflow system’s dual-speed, dual-lane capabilities and High Efficiency (HE) flux management capabilities at the NEPCON West China 2012.
By Nick Gilbert
14 Jun 2012