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Kuraray has declared that the company has agreed to purchase MonoSol, a manufacturer of water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films based in the United States. Kuraray has planned to extend its vinyl acetate chemical chain business, through this purchase.
By Nick Gilbert
22 May 2012
Placon, a designer and producer of stock and custom thermoformed packaging products, has announced that the company has unveiled a new line of eco-friendly deli containers, Evolutions. Tamper-evident lids together with highly performing and tight-fitting seals are featured in these deli containers, which keeps the product fresh for a longer time.
By G.P. Thomas
22 May 2012
A multi-institute toxicity study on quantum dots in primates has discovered that these nanocrystals are safe for a period of one year.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 May 2012
MarketsandMarkets has released a new forecast report on the global aerogel market from 2012 to 2017. The report classifies the market based on application and geography and it examines trends in each submarket.
By Nick Gilbert
22 May 2012
In a nation-wide recycling competition held by the U.S. can industry for the second year, schools in America recycled over 4.5 million aluminum beverage cans, which is almost double the number of cans recycled last year. Over 790 schools from 50 states took part in the competition, which takes place every year starting from November 15 (America Recycles Day) to April 22 (Earth Day).
By Nick Gilbert
22 May 2012
Westinghouse Electric, a nuclear energy company, will team up with Burns &McDonnell an engineering and construction services firm, and General Dynamics Electric Boat to support the design and deployment of the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR)for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SMR Funding Opportunity.
By Nick Gilbert
22 May 2012
Fluor has announced that the company has built a polysilicon facility for LDK Solar in China, which will be one of the largest production plants in the globe. Engineering, procurement and construction management services (EPCM) were offered by the company to the facility that manufactures solar-grade silicon for use in the photovoltaic industry.
By Nick Gilbert
21 May 2012
A new technical article has been released by SP Scientific. The article details the research conducted to study the effect of controlled nucleation temperature on product resistance.
By Nick Gilbert
21 May 2012
Advion announced a new award for undergraduate students, masters and PhD candidates, and post-doctoral research associates, who demonstrate scientific excellence within the field of mass spectrometry.
The award was na...
According to a report published by IBISWorld, the Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing industry is expected to grow in 2012. In spite of the growing revenue, the manufacturing industry has undergone changing demands when the recession crippled the economy. As buyer markets are being stabilized and demand for their products are being increased, request for inorganic chemicals is also predicted to rise in 2012.
By Nick Gilbert
21 May 2012
At the International Thermal Spray Conference, two engineers from Linde will present a paper titled, ‘New Developments Using Arc Spraying to Produced Tailored Coatings.’ The event will be held in Houston, Texas from May 21 to 24, 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 May 2012
A team led by Suman Das, a professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Mechanical Engineering, has designed an innovative, all-digital casting process that enables production of a metal part directly from a computer-aided design (CAD).
By Nick Gilbert
21 May 2012
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) in Bremen together with Plasmatreat have developed a new plasma coating process that operates at ambient pressure, also referred as an open atmosphere. This creates a major challenge.
By G.P. Thomas
21 May 2012
MarketsandMarkets has released a new research report titled ‘Quantum Dots (QD) Market - Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 - 2022).’
By G.P. Thomas
21 May 2012