A research study by Bartosz A. Grzybowski and his team at the Northwestern University has demonstrated that free radicals released from squeezed polymers produce substantial energy, which is capable of powering chemical reactions in water.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 Mar 2012
CICS, a leading sustainability assurance provider and certification body, has recently carried out verification of Royal Forest Pennant's stone paving product carbon footprint, allowing the company to receive PAS 205...
SPECTRO, a supplier of analytical instruments for optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, has launched the next generation of SPECTROTEST mobile metal analyzers. The latest generation metal analyzers feature a new UV probe, a high efficient plasma generator and an Intelligent Calibration Logic (ICAL) system.
A123 Systems, a manufacturer of lithium ion batteries and energy storage systems for electric grid, transportation and commercial applications and SAIC Motor, an automotive company, have signed a new agreement that expands their partnership to develop a lithium ion battery manufacturing plant in China.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
Visiongain, one of the growing independent business intelligence companies in Europe, has published a report on the global glass packaging market. According to the report, the glass packaging market is expected to reach $34.8 billion in 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
Alcoa, a producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, has praised the Boeing employees on the manufacturing of the 1000th 777 aircraft. This is a major milestone in the commercial aviation sector and Alcoa has played an important role in the Boeing 777 program.
Baosteel, an integrated steel company in China, has recently started supplying black color coated plate designed for home appliance application in bulk to a major household electrical appliance firm in Japan. This bulk order highlights the enhancement in the superiority and quality stability of Baosteel's product and its international competitiveness.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
carbonLITE, a manufacturer of bottle-grade raw material for producing new bottles, has announced the official opening of its bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling plant in Riverside, California.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
Beijing PlasChem Trading has inked a definitive agreement to establish a joint venture with one of the subsidiaries of Nexeo Solutions, a provider of chemicals, composites, plastics and environmental services.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Mar 2012
3M has launched a new liquid degreaser or cleaner, 3M Adhesive Remover – Renew, made using bio-based, eco-friendly raw materials. This new cleaner is made up of 60% of renewable materials and offers a new option to remove the adhesive effectively.
BASF, a chemical company, has announced the acquisition of B.C. Foam’s PET foam business. B.C. Foam is headquartered in Volpiano of Italy. Intellectual property rights, production units and a special extrusion method are included in this company acquisition. The process of special extrusion has enabled the high-performance PET foam production with high densities.
Over 50 years of experience in thermogravimetric analysis at Netzsch stand behind their latest development: the TG 209 F1 Libra thermobalance. This instrument allows for analyses to be carried out even faster and more accurately than ever before, and across an extended temperature range.
CRAIC Technologies, Inc., the world’s leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microscopy solutions, joins with Laboratory Imaging, s.r.o., a leading specialist in imaging software solutions for microscopy, to introduce rIQ™: the intelligent solution for the analysis of glass trace evidence.
The full programme has now been finalised for the annual European powder metallurgy congress (Euro PM2012), which will take place in Basel, Switzerland, 16th - 19th September.
Forty members of the Technical Committee...
Lloyd Instruments, a leading manufacturer of materials testing machines, announces a new, high precision universal materials testing machine for testing at forces up to 5 kN/1124 lbf.