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Carl Zeiss Wins IARPA Contract to Develop Advanced Nano Manufacturing and Imaging Applications

Carl Zeiss today announced that it has been awarded a $22.6 million contract to develop certain nano manufacturing and imaging applications based on its revolutionary ORION™ Gas Field Ion Source (GFIS) technology.

8 Feb 2011

German Food Manufacturer Uses Thermic Ultra Plastic Jar from RPC

German food manufacturer Ernst Nowka GmbH & Co. KG, based in Uelzen, is using a 1062 ml Thermic Ultra foodservice jar from RPC Kutenholz, to match its successful introduction of a 2.4 litre variant.

8 Feb 2011

Trelleborg Completes Acquisition of UK-Based Watts Tyre Group

Trelleborg’s acquisition of UK-company Watts Tyre Group was finalized on February 4, 2011.

8 Feb 2011

New Research Report on Global Synthetic Rubber Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Synthetic Rubber Industry. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Synthetic Rubber in Thousand Metric Tons by ...

From Report Linker 8 Feb 2011

Exclusive Distribution Agreement for NanoSteel's Hardbanding Material Comes to an End

The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in surface coating technologies, today announced the exclusive distribution agreement between itself and Grant Prideco, a division of National OilWell Varco, for a hardbanding weld overlay product has ended.

From The NanoSteel® Company 8 Feb 2011

Essar Steel Algoma Announces Restart of Cokemaking Operations

Essar Steel Algoma reports that it has restarted its # 7 Blast Furnace. The Blast Furnace is ramping up smoothly and expects to return to normal operating levels in the next few days. Cokemaking operations remain in ...

8 Feb 2011

Sika Establishes New Business Unit

Sika Corporation, Industry Products Division announces the establishment of the FFI Business Unit, serving the needs of customers in the North American Facades, Fenestration and Insulating Glass marketplace.

From Sika AG 8 Feb 2011

Rudolph Bags Orders for MetaPULSE-G Opaque Thin Film Metrology Tool

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. a leading provider of process characterization equipment and software for wafer fabs and advanced packaging facilities, announced today that it has received multiple system orders from a major Asian foundry and an IDM (integrated device manufacturer) with fabrication facilities in the U.S. for its latest MetaPULSE®-G opaque metrology tool.

From Onto Innovation 8 Feb 2011

Strategic Business Report on Global Surface Active Agents Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Surface Active Agents Industry. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Surface Active Agents in Thousand Tons ...

From Report Linker 8 Feb 2011

US-Based Silicon Solar Cell Manufacturer Praises DOE’s Decision to Extend the Buy American Waiver

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells and modules, applauds the Department of Energy’s decision to extend the public interest waiver of section 1605 (the Buy American provision) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

8 Feb 2011

Universal Display Partners with Moser Baer to Manufacture White OLED Panels

Moser Baer Technologies Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Moser Baer India Ltd., and Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL), enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED® technology and mat...

8 Feb 2011

GTSO Enters JV Agreement with Rare Earth Exporters of Mongolia

Green Technology Solutions, Inc. (OTC BB: GTSO.OB) announced today that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Rare Earth Exporters of Mongolia (REE) in order to procure rare-earth mining claims and operation...

8 Feb 2011

EPIR Announces Fabrication of CdTe Solar Cells on Commercial Glass Produces Excellent Results

EPIR Technologies, Inc. announced today that they have repeatedly fabricated high efficiency polycrystalline cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells on commercial glass substrates. According to Dr. Siva Sivananthan, foun...

8 Feb 2011

Control of Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing to Exploit Properties Almost in Hand

Carbon nanotubes have many attractive properties, and their structure and areas of application can be compared with those of graphene, the material for whose discovery the most recent Nobel Prize was awarded. In order to be able to exploit these properties, however, it is necessary to have full control of the manufacturing process. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg are closing in on the answer.

7 Feb 2011

Owens Corning Announce Winners of Composites App Challenge

Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, has announced the winners of the company's Composite App Chall...

7 Feb 2011