Specialty chemicals firm, Galata Chemicals has unveiled a new, sustainable candle wax material based on vegetables.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2011
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Asahi Kasei Chemicals and a supplier of sophisticated engineered polymer compounds, Asahi Kasei Plastics North America is expanding its production capacity to 30% in order to meet the growing demands for Xyron (mPPE) and Leona (PA66+6I and PA66) engineering plastics products.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2011
The Bank of Canada provides updated information on the new polymer bank note series including technical, background and circulation details.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2011
Worldwide adhesives provider, H.B. Fuller introduces a new adhesive technology platform, Advantra Encore.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2011
Air Products, a supplier of performance materials, specialty gases and equipment, signs a gaseous nitrogen supply contract with Samsung Electronics.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2011
Graco, an equipment manufacturer for measuring, controlling and dispensing spray fluid materials, unveils a new efficient spray package, Merkur ES. It is a low profile, airless and air-assist spray package system.
Siemens aims to enhance the solar thermal plant’s efficiency and in turn reduce power generation costs. Hence, the company’s researchers intend to use molten salts, a blend of potassium and sodium nitrates, in solar thermal projects.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2011
B&W Tek, an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems is pleased to announce that its i-Raman™ spectrometer system is the winner of the Laboratory Equipment 2011 Reader’s Choice Award.
Metal fabrication service provider, AMECO USA has opened a new manufacturing plant in Cleveland, Ohio. The plant has 50 ton lifting capacity and giant factory doors that enable fabrication and shipment of large metal components.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Mar 2011
AK Steel has upgraded its specialty steel businesses by adding a new ladle metallurgy furnace and electric arc furnace to its Butler Works plant in Pennsylvania.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Mar 2011
Dan DiMicco, Chairman and CEO of Nucor, along with Economic Development Secretary, Stephen Moret and Governor Bobby Jindal celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for new direct reduced iron (DRI) processing plant.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Mar 2011
NOVA Chemicals has entered into a MOU agreement to deliver ethane from Caiman Energy’s Fort Beeler plant, a gas processing facility, in Marcellus Shale to Sarnia, Ontario petrochemical market.
Major coal supplier, Alpha Natural Resources has done a strategic equity investment in CERATECH, a Virginia-based producer of ‘green cement’, which reduces CO2 emissions and landfill requirements from the cement manufacturing method. The green cement uses 95% of waste fly ash, a by-product of coal combustion, from electric utilities.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Mar 2011
Provider of nanotechnology-based energy conserving solutions, Industrial Nanotech has proclaimed that it will supply its patented Nansulate coating material to an industrial boiler producer. The latter will apply the Nansulate protective coating on new devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Mar 2011
Supplier of automotive restoration tools, Eastwood has unveiled a portable, economical and turnkey DIY power equipment called the Eastwood engineered Versa-Cut Plasma Cutter to cut aluminum, stainless steel and steel materials neatly.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Mar 2011