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AkzoNobel, Quangxi CAVA Titanium Industry Partner to Produce and Supply Titanium Dioxide

AkzoNobel and China-based Quangxi CAVA Titanium Industry have signed a partnership deal to manufacture and distribute titanium dioxide, a raw material used in the manufacturing of coatings and paints. Financial terms of the deal were not revealed.

From AkzoNobel 8 Jun 2011

Dow, Aksa Form JV to Produce and Commercialize Carbon Fibers and Derivates

Dow Chemical’s subsidiary, Dow Europe, and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii have inked a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture for the production and commercialization of carbon fiber and derivatives.

From Dow Chemicals 8 Jun 2011

E+T Plastics Establishes its Eighth Facility in Teterboro, New Jersey

E&T Plastics, which distributes plastic film, tube, rod and sheet, has completed the year long consolidation of its production operations in Teterboro, New Jersey to a 70,000-square-foot facility that will serve as the primary production plant, distribution center and sales office.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 8 Jun 2011

Pyrograf Products Gets EPA Approval for Commercial Sale of Stacked-Cup Carbon Nanotubes in the US

Pyrograf Products has declared that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the production and supply of Pyrograf-III stacked-cup carbon nanotubes, also called as carbon nanofibers, for commercial purposes in the US.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 8 Jun 2011

Shape Memory Alloy that Responds to Magnetic Fields Now Available from Goodfellow

Goodfellow, an international supplier of metals and materials for research and product design, has announced the availability of a magnetic shape memory alloy (nickel-manganese-gallium) that responds to magnetic fields as well as to temperature, allowing for the conversion of magnetic field energy into kinetic energy.

From Goodfellow Cambridge Limited - Shanghai Representative Office 8 Jun 2011

Sound Tube Testing to Deploy AcousticEye Systems for NDT Tube Inspection

AcousticEye, the leader in non-invasive tube inspection solutions for the heat exchanger market, has signed a strategic agreement with NDT company Sound Tube Testing, based in the Netherlands. Sound will deploy the Acous...

8 Jun 2011

Aldrich Materials to Collaborate on Commercialization of Hydrogen Storage Materials

Aldrich Materials Science, a strategic technology initiative of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced it has signed an agreement to collaborate on the scale-up and commercialization of next generation ...

From Sigma-Aldrich 8 Jun 2011

Non-Lead Radiation Shielding Components for CT Scanners

PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) today announced that it has worked with Siemens Healthcare to develop non-lead radiation shielding components for Siemens' newest line of CT scanners. PolyOne is displaying the compone...

7 Jun 2011

JEC Asia 2011 Rides on Strong Growth of the Asian Composites Market

Driven by strong economic growth and urbanization across the emerging markets in the Asia Pacific region, the demand for advanced composites materials is expected to continue growing at a rapid rate. In 2010, global comp...

7 Jun 2011

Corning to Feature Advanced-Flow G4 Ceramic Reactor at Chemspec

Corning SAS, a subsidiary of Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) of Corning, N.Y., announced today that it will feature the Corning Advanced-Flow G4 Ceramic Reactor at Chemspec Europe in Geneva, Switzerland, June 15-16, 201...

From Corning Incorporated 7 Jun 2011

Owen Illinois to Showcase the Unique Properties of Glass as a Packaging Material

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI), the world's largest glass container manufacturer, announced the launch of Glass Is Life. This groundbreaking marketing campaign is designed to showcase the unique and unmatched qualit...

From O-I Glass 7 Jun 2011

RF Welding Used for Medical Pouches Made with Medalist Elastomers

An innovation in radio frequency (RF) plastics welding now enables manufacturers of medical bags and pouches to obtain the clarity, elasticity, and performance advantages of Medalist® medical elastomers while providing a safe and fully compliant alternative to PVC, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), or natural rubber latex.

From Teknor Apex 7 Jun 2011

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launch Triple Quadrupole GC-MS System

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of its new triple quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) system designed to offer best-in-class selectivity, analytical performance and productivity.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific 7 Jun 2011

Almsco to Showcase State-of-the-Art Benchtop TOF Mass Spectrometer at ASMS 2011

ALMSCO International, a division of Markes International Ltd., today announces that it is showcasing its state-of-the-art bench-top time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometer, BenchTOF-dx™ at ASMS 2011.

7 Jun 2011

Arkema Sells Off PEKK Medical Business

After acquiring in 2009 Oxford Performance Materials, an American company specializing in PEKK (polyether ketone ketone), Arkema has decided to concentrate its development efforts on the PEKK industrial business and to s...

7 Jun 2011