Fuel cell technology specialist, Plug Power proclaimed that it has secured 534 orders for its GenDrive full cell systems from material handling customers during the Q1 of 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2011
Major distributor of alcomalts, beers and fine wines, Societe de Vin Internationale LTEE has used plastic packaging for the first time to supply wines to its airline customer, Air Transat charter airline.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2011
Solutia has expanded its Vanceva Color Studio with the introduction of Ocean Grey, a glass interlayer product. With a high light transmittance of 61%, the Ocean Grey interlayer is ideal for safety glass applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2011
Packaging solutions specialist, RPC has extended its partnership with Star Brands, manufacturer of household cleaners, by supplying lids made from RPC Halstead and two plastic tubs made from RPC UKSC.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2011
Pioneer in intermediate bulk container liners, Grayling Industries has unveiled the Guardian cassetted form fit liners developed to be used with any type of corrugated IBC tote available in the market.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2011
Good Time Beverages will unveil two products under its ‘COCKTAILS TO GO’ brand, packaged in re-sealable, eco-friendly pouches at the 68th Annual Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Convention & Exposition on April 10, 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2011
Pioneer in the development and production of acrylic-based products, Lucite International declared that it has planned to begin methacrylic acid production at its facility located in Beaumont, Texas.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2011
Producer of chemicals and glass, Carlex Glass America has closed the purchase of two Tennessee-based operations from Zeledyne for an undisclosed amount.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2011
Chinese producer and supplier of biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) films, Fuwei Films declared that its subsidiary Shandong Fuwei has inked a deal with Lindauer Dornier, an equipment distributor in Germany, to buy equipment for its new thick film BOPET manufacturing line in Weifang City, Shandong Province, China.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2011
A team of researchers presented a report about a new lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery prototype with a 3-D design at the American Chemical Society’s 241st National Meeting and Exposition. The new battery is ideal for powering electric cars.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Apr 2011
With exactly a year to go before the start of the NPE2012 international plastics exposition, exhibit sales are already equivalent to 98% of the total occupied space at the last NPE in 2009, and they are certain to exceed that total as selling continues, it was announced today by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association.
BASF’s designfabrikTM is offering a new tool to designers and development engineers working in automotive design. The “Material Kit” is an attractively designed sample case that displays a large proportion of BASF’s know-how in materials.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, one of the world's leading semiconductor foundries, has signed a strategic long-term partnership on sub-22nm CMOS scaling and GaN-on-Si technology with the nanoelectronics R&D center imec.
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Magnesium instead of steel – this could be an option for lightweight car body parts. A car door made of magnesium is roughly 50 percent lighter. This is one of the exhibits drawn from along the automobile manufacturing chain that researchers at the Fraunhofer AutoMOBILE Production Alliance are showcasing.
Specialist in digital document management, Oce has introduced new vinyl products for inkjet printers utilized in display graphics solutions. Each media is developed for display graphics prints such as posters, banners, outdoor and indoor signs and more.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Apr 2011