Owens Corning, a manufacturer of engineered materials, glass-fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, declared that it has closed the purchase of FiberTEK Insulation West and FiberTEK Insulation.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Aug 2011
Ranger Steel, a Houston-based independent distributor of steel plates, has launched its first distribution center in the southeastern United States in Memphis, Tennessee.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Aug 2011
Axion International, a manufacturer of 100% recycled plastic-made railroad ties and industrial building products, has earned a purchase order for its novel recycled structural composite (RSC) material from Reddi Solutions Company.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Aug 2011
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of all the outstanding capital securities of Continental Alloys & Services, Inc., and certain affiliated companies, fo...
Morgan Advanced Materials (MTC) GBC Materials has launched new extruded micro-sized rods and tubes in high purity Alumina and Steatite for medical, aerospace, electronics and appliance applications. There is increasing d...
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has acquired from E&A Industries, Inc., the assets of Dynaloy, LLC, a specialty chemical business based in Indianapolis, Indiana...
SAE International has issued Aerospace Material Specification 6516 for Ferrium M54, an ultra-high-strength, high-toughness steel designed by QuesTek Innovations LLC that is also highly resistant to Stress Corrosion Crack...
BASF has commenced negotiation with CSM’s subsidiary, Purac to establish a joint venture (JV) for bio-based succinic acid production.
Johns Hopkins researchers have created a new liquid material, a combination of synthetic and biological molecules, which might restore damaged soft tissue.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Aug 2011
A new materials research laboratory was opened by the Fisher-Barton Group in Watertown, Wisconsin. The 1,800 sq. ft state-of-the-art material research lab is sited at the Fisher-Barton’s Specialty Products division and it serves all the seven subsidiaries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Aug 2011
Ellsworth Adhesives Australia has been chosen to distribute Dymax’s adhesive products in the Australian market. Dymax is a provider of industrial adhesives, including activator-cured adhesives, cyanoacrylates, epoxy resins and UV light curable adhesives.
A protective packaging specialist, Surface Guard has launched two new series of protective films, Surface Guard 132 series and Surface Guard 133 series.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Aug 2011
Sonoco’s subsidiary, Sonoco-Alcore is investing in three of its uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) mills located in Europe to enhance environmental performance, product offering and energy efficacy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Aug 2011
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU)’s research team led by Paul Knochel has developed a general and economical method for the production of a type of intermediates that can be directly utilized in the Suzuki reaction.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Aug 2011
Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen and Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have developed a heart model called Langendorff heart to demonstrate the impact of artificial nanoparticles on the heart rhythm and heart rate.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Aug 2011