A research team from the Public University of Navarre (UPNA) together with the L’Urederra R+D Centre and Compuestos y Granzas is developing composite PVC materials using nanofillings.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
Arburg Technology Days 2012 exhibition, held from March 14 to 17, has once again proved to be a successful event for the international plastics world. The exhibition has included a display of over 40 products, innovations, breakthrough applications and presentations by experts.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
The formulated concentrates from Cray Valley are new SMA 9000 series of pellet masterbatches, which are optimized to enhance the performance of polyamide.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
Steel producer, Tata Steel announced that it participated in the 2012 Ecobuild event, which was held on March 20, 2012. John Dowling, the company’s sustainability expert, delivered a presentation on life cycle analysis (LCA) of the steel industry. He has described the importance of considering the entire life of buildings, right from cradle to grave.
Tennant has launched the Eco-ITS bio-based urethane coatings to offer sustainable floor solutions that are made using 50% less petroleum-based chemicals, decreased odor and 23-46 g/L VOCs (color) and 21 g/L VOCs (clear).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
Headquartered in Bernin, France, Soitec has been awarded new certifications from the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) and the International Standards Organization (ISO) based on the audit carried out at the end of 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
The raw materials used in packaging materials and their environmental profile are a matter of concern to today’s consumers. This has compelled and induced companies to look for safe and eco-friendly packaging materials.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
BASF, a chemical company, announced that it will exhibit its plastics solutions at NPE2012 International exhibition, which will be held in Orlando, Florida from April 1 to 5.
Hosokawa Micron has launched a new electronic version of the Alpine Air Jet Sieve device, which has been designed to perform particle size analysis of any type of dry material.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
An engineering team comprising Jennifer Dionne and Jonathan Scholl from the Stanford School of Engineering has investigated plasmon resonances of single metal particles that have a diameter of down to 1 nm. The research study will be reported in the journal, Nature.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
Air Products, a provider of industrial gases, performance materials, technologies and equipment, announced that it will display its PolarFit series of cryogenic solutions at the NPE 2012 exposition, which is to be held in Orlando, Florida from April 1 to 5, 2012.
General Motors has honored BASF with the “Supplier of the Year Award”. BASF has received this award for the eighth time in 10 years.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES disclosed that the company's Fab 1 located in Dresden, Germany has supplied 250,000 semiconductor wafers using 32 nm high-k metal gate (HKMG) technology. This is a major landmark representing the company's competitive edge over other foundries using HKMG technology and its ability to ramp advanced technologies to mass production.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
Cleancoating has claimed that the company’s XTI-360 Active-Shield nanocoating provides the most efficient protection against viruses, harmful MRSA and E. coli bacteria, and other microbes such as noroviruses and hard-to-destroy contagious germs found on surfaces of schools, hospitals, long-term care facilities, cruise ships and other semi-closed environments.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012
A research team comprising Jean-Claude Bonzongo and Kirk Ziegler from the University of Florida is working on ways to reduce environmental hazards of carbon nanotubes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Mar 2012