Interfora, an established France-based training institute in the chemical industry, has applied a Kynar Aquatec resin-based white coating on its roofs spanning 900 sq m, as part of the construction of new buildings and renewal of existing ones.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
Celanese, a pioneer in emulsion polymers and specialty materials, has declared the acquisition of Ashland’s assets, which include its two product lines, Flexbond and Vinac.
Polymer Group has introduced a novel platform technology called Arium technology to manufacture nonwovens comprising fibers having a diameter predominately below 1 µ, which can offer enhanced performance properties for filtration, industrial, healthcare and novel up-and-coming market applications.
Park Electrochemical, a global supplier of advanced materials has declared the launch of its N7000-3 laminate material system to support its current N7000-3 prepreg.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
Sappi has declared the approval of a capital project worth $170 million for the conversion of the kraft pulp mill located in Cloquet, Minnesota into a chemical cellulose production facility.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
D&W Fine Pack, a foodservice packaging firm, has inked a deal to purchase CM Packaging Group located in Lake Zurich, Illinois. The deal is anticipated to be complete in late November 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
Applied Materials has completed successfully the Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates acquisition, which expands the comprehensive portfolio of Applied Materials to include ion implantation technology whose annual growth reaches $1.5 billion.
The study titled ‘Critical Metals in Strategic Energy Technologies’ conducted by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) has revealed that five rare earth metals, which include gallium, tellurium, indium, dysprosium and neodymium, used in the production of low-carbon technologies are at risk of scarcity.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
Carestream Tollcoating, a contract coating service provider with special focus on the application of solvent and aqueous coatings over flexible substrates has introduced a new service called Comprehensive Product Development Service.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
Global Industry Analysts has released a new market report, ‘Hot Melt Adhesives: A Global Strategic Business Report,’ which includes a complete product and industry synopsis, product advancements, issues and trends, profiles of major companies and recent activities in the industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
A research team led by Michael Gratzel at the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces of EPFL has increased the Gratzel solar cell efficiency to 12.3%, which is now equivalent to that of existing silicon solar panels available in the market.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Nov 2011
Alcoa has declared that it has created a new all-aluminum bus design and space frame for BYD, reducing the body weight of the new BYD electric bus by around 1 t or 40%, when compared to steel components.
Extruded rigid polystyrene foams (XPS) from BASF, Styrodur 5000 CS, Styrodur 4000 CS and Styrodur 3035 CS has received technical approval to be used as multiple layers in order to provide an external insulation in groundwater from the Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) and the German Institute for Construction Technology located in Berlin.
Following the growing demand from the market LayTec now offers a new EpiTT version offering three simultaneous reflectance measurements. With EpiTT 3W now more complex in-situ growth studies of compound semiconductor devices composed of materials having rather wide band edges can be performed.
Michelman has acquired Clariant's European based Licomer business. The purchase includes the Licomer line of floor polish additives, associated intellectual property, equipment and assets. Michelman will integrate al...