Sign Industries, a specialist sign making and engraving manufacturer based in Scotland, has announced that the company has renovated its chemical etching facility. The company has re-built the chemical etching plant, thus continuing its growth objectives.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
The landfills are getting dumped by approximately 2.5 M of plastic bottles, each and every hour. Pilot Pen, a provider of writing instruments, has announced that it has introduced Bottle 2 Pen (B2P), by converting an ecological threat into a green hero.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
The highly dispersible silica from Rhodia has been utilized increasingly in the tires of the passenger vehicles globally to enhance the rolling resistance on road surfaces up to 25%. This silica offers better vehicle gas mileage of up to 7% and the emissions are less with no wear of tires, grip or traction on wet surfaces. Currently, this highly dispersible silica when applied in non-tread regions enhances the performance of tires.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
The Dow Chemical Company has reported that it will build a new ethylene production facility at Dow Texas Operations located in Freeport, Texas. This plant will be constructed as a part of the company’s comprehensive plan, which was declared previously that will enable linking of its U.S. operations together with cost-advantaged feedstocks available due to increasing US shale gas supply.
Praxair Mexico, a subsidiary of Praxair, has announced that the company has inked a new agreement with Deacero, a steel company in Mexico. According to the contract, the company will provide argon, oxygen and nitrogen to a new facility.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Apr 2012
Umeco has collaboratively developed flax reinforced composites and recycled composites. The parts for the prototype racing car, the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV, which is an all-electric vehicle have been manufactured using these products. The racing car is set for participation in the FIA Formula E World Championship Series.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
LLumar AIR80, a window film developed by Solutia, meets the safety regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of United States Department of Transportation (DOT) associated with window visibility in commercial trucks.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
The Graduate Student Award winners were announced by the Materials Research Society (MRS), an international organization, during the 2012 Spring Meeting held in San Francisco on April 11.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
A senior research fellow at TNO, a Dutch research organization, Herman Schoo, has coordinated the Polymap program to ensure that funding for research on organic and large-area electronics (OLAE) is distributed and utilized effectively within the European research group.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
Physicists from Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland and the IFW Dresden in Germany have observed the breakdown of an electron into two new particles inside a solid.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
A consortium headed by Siemens VAI Metals Technologies secured a contract from Tiancheng Stainless Steel Products (TCSS) to provide an annealing and pickling line for the company’s Guanghan Works.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
Nitto Denko has inked an agreement to purchase Bento Bantçýlýk ve Temizlik Maddeleri Sanayi Ticaret and its sales subsidiary, Bento Pazarlama ve Ticaret (Bento).
Cabot and China National Bluestar Group have reported that a new fumed silica extension project has been completed at the Spark Industrial Park, which is located in Jiangxi Province of China.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
Tata Steel has announced that an investment will be made in an additional zinc-pot operation at the company’s IJmuiden works located in the Netherlands.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012
Hydro Green Aluminium Award was given to two key scientists from NTNU and SINTEF for their energy-efficiency related research work in aluminium billet heating during profile production in extrusion plants.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Apr 2012