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
Oral healthcare firm, Keystone Dental has introduced a soft tissue regeneration product called DynaMatrix Plus specially developed as a substitute for tissue bulking and root coverage procedures.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Apr 2011
Developer and supplier of nonwovens and engineered materials, Polymer Group has declared its plans to invest in new, modern spunmelt production operations in China and South America to strengthen its footprint in these emerging industries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Apr 2011
The Victorian Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM) and Deakin University have chosen Despatch Industries to deliver a pilot-scale carbon fiber production line at the new Australian Carbon Fiber Research Facility (ACFRF).
The Renco Group’s affiliate, RG Steel has closed the share purchase of three steel companies from Severstal US. With this acquisition, RG Steel now has an annual production capacity of 7.5 million tons of flat-rolled steel.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Apr 2011
Supplier of specialty chemicals, Perstorp has displayed its new line of products for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs), including Oxymer polycarbonate diols, high-end Capa polycaprolactones and Ymer N120, an innovative non-ionic dispersing monomer, at the 2011 European Coatings Show conducted in Nuremberg, Germany.
Excellent Packaging & Supply, supplier of nature-based, biodegradable, eco-friendly packaging products for foodservice and other uses, has proclaimed that it now provides fully degradable paper bags, lids and cups to Blue Bottle Coffee, a coffeemaker based in Oakland, California.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Apr 2011
Provider of innovative sealing and adhesive technologies, Hernon Manufacturing has inked a joint venture deal with the ShenZhen Dover Technology, a China-based company, to establish a new joint venture called Hernon Dover.