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KA Prevulcanised Latex and Vystar Discuss Benefits of Vytex NRL at India Rubber Expo 2011

Vystar® Corporation the exclusive creator of Vytex® Natural Rubber Latex (NRL), a patented, all-natural raw material that significantly reduces antigenic proteins found in natural rubber latex, and KA Prevulcanised Latex Pvt. Ltd. (KAPVL), part of the Kurian Abraham Group and one of India's largest latex concentrate glove producers, jointly presented the benefits of Vytex NRL and ongoing development programs at the India Rubber Expo in Chennai, India on January 20, 2011.

28 Jan 2011

Research Report on Metal Industry in Egypt

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Egypt Metals Report Q1 2011" report to their offering. The Egypt Metals Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, me...

28 Jan 2011

Envia Systems Announces Availability of High Capacity Cathode Materials for Pilot Vehicle Programs

Envia Systems, the technology leader in high performance, low cost Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) energy storage solutions, announced today that its High Capacity Manganese Rich (HCMR) cathode material for advanced batteries is available in limited quantities for pilot vehicle programs.

28 Jan 2011

Cyrium’s QDEC Solar Cells Power High Concentrating Photovoltaic Power Station in China

Cyrium Technologies, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) cells, today announced the grand opening of a 200 KW HCPV (high concentrating photovoltaic) power station owned and operated by Qingdao HG Solar Energy Co., Ltd.

28 Jan 2011

Aide Solar Announces Phase 2 Expansion of Existing Solar Cell Production Facility in China

In an ambitious move aimed at increasing its global customer base, Aide Solar today announced it has broken ground on the planned Phase 2 expansion of its existing 1 million sq. ft. poly and mono crystalline solar cell and PV module production factory in Xuzhou, China.

28 Jan 2011

Industry Experts Expect Steel Prices to Increase Due to Growth in Automobile Sector

Steel demand and production have improved nicely in the past year due to increased government support and more balanced demand. The rebound in demand has been largely attributed to stronger auto and non-residential co...

28 Jan 2011

New White Paper on the Precise Measurement of Isotope Ratios Available from Spectro

The isotope ratios in a rock are very revealing: Analytical laboratories use them to reliably date geological samples and to create “fingerprints” for rocks, minerals and ceramics. Especially the so called “rare earth” elements have established themselves as important indicators in the world of geological analysis.

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 27 Jan 2011

Borouge Award Engineering and Construction Contract for Polyethylene Plane in Abu Dhabi

Borouge, a leading provider of innovative plastics solutions, has awarded a contract worth US$169 million to Hyundai Engineering and Construction of South Korea to build a cross-linkable polyethylene (XLPE) unit at its petrochemical plant in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.

From Borouge 27 Jan 2011

UPM Develops Formable Plywood that Easily Bends to Your Desired Shape

UPM Plywood has developed a new way to manufacture layered composites. The first application of the new technology is formable plywood which will be introduced at the furniture industry's international Interzum trade...

From UPM 27 Jan 2011

NLMK Completes Power Upgrade in Preparation for New Blast Furnace

NLMK has completed installation of the main equipment for a new 150MW Heat and Power Plant - one of the key facilities forming Stage II of its Technical Upgrade Program. This project will increase its power generation...

27 Jan 2011

BASF Adds New Engineering Polymers for Medical Applications

BASF is adding three new products from two classes of material to its medical-technology plastics portfolio identified by the suffix “PRO”.

From BASF Corporation 27 Jan 2011

French Laboratory Established to Develop Polymers for Photovoltaic Applications

Arkema and CEA teams from INES (Institut National de l'Energie Solaire) have joined forces to create in France the first private/public mixed research laboratory dedicated to the development of polymer materials for ...

27 Jan 2011

Leading Manufacturer of Thermoforming Equipment Illig Receives Award

On occasion of the book lauch "Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer" (encyclopedia of German Global Market Leaders) at Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch-Hall/Germany, January 24, 2011, the enterprises included in this new reference book received the “Weltmarktführer-Schwinge“ award. ILLIG, being the leading manufacturer of machines and tooling for thermoforming and solutions for packaging technology worldwide.

From ILLIG Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG 27 Jan 2011

Elsevier Sponsor Launch Cermony for The International Year of Chemistry

Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, is a proud co-sponsor of today's launch ceremonies for The International Year of Chemistry. The 63rd Gene...

From Elsevier - Materials Science & Technology Publisher 27 Jan 2011

Custom Glass Formulations to Suit Your Application Available from The Technical Glass Co

Goodfellow, through their affiliate The Technical Glass Co., can supply custom glass formulations for use in a wide range of technical fields. These highly specialised glass compositions can be supplied in quantities as small as 1kg, with custom particle size distributions and properties tuned for specific applications.

From Goodfellow Ceramic & Glass 27 Jan 2011