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Qatar Petrochemical Selects Shaw for Expansion of 720 KTA Ethylene Plant

The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been awarded a contract by Qatar Petrochemical Company Ltd. Q.S.C. (QAPCO) to provide basic engineering services for the expansion of a 720 KTA ethylene plant in Mesaieed, Qatar.

15 Feb 2011

AlsaLume--New Spray from Alsa Paint

Alsa Corp. announces AlsaLume, THE FIRST LIQUID LIGHT! It can be sprayed, rolled or brushed. You will not believe its brightness! AlsaLume is not like normal glow paint. A spray can is able to instantly light up a t-...

15 Feb 2011

Applied Minerals to Supply New Multi-Functional Polymer Additives for Signature's MegaDeck Product

Applied Minerals, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCBB: AMNL) is pleased to announce its first commercial supply contract for its Dragonite-HP™ multi-functional polymer additive. Dragonite-HP is a new, patent pending Halloysi...

15 Feb 2011

GTM Research’s Latest Report on Global PV Materials Market

The global PV materials market, which encompasses more than a dozen major materials before the module, is forecasted to hit US$12.8 billion by 2014 according to GTM Research’s latest report.

15 Feb 2011

Lehigh Technologies Offers Micronized Powders Based on Natural Rubber

Lehigh Technologies, a manufacturer of sustainable, micronized rubber powders, announced today they are offering natural rubber based MicroDyne™ and PolyDyne™ micronized powders, for customers managing the ch...

15 Feb 2011

Niagara Development Acquires NewPage's Niagara Mill Property and Assets

NewPage Wisconsin System Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NewPage Corporation, and Niagara Development LLC jointly announced today Niagara Development LLC's acquisition of the NewPage Niagara, Wisconsin mill property and assets.

15 Feb 2011

Nissan Motor Builds Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery Plant in Portugal

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has begun construction of a state-of-the-art, advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Cacia, Portugal to support the rollout of electric vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance in Europe.

15 Feb 2011

Air Products Becomes Exclusive Supplier of Hydrogen Fueling Technology for FCHE Conference

Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology will be very busy this week at the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy (FCHE) 2011 Conference in Washington, D.C.

15 Feb 2011

Global Strategic Business Report on Metal Matrix Composites Industry

A Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) is the combination of metallic phases/matrices (plastics, metals, etc) armored/reinforced with fibers, wires, gases, and other materials. MMCs were developed for certain applications fo...

15 Feb 2011

Colortrend Uses RPC Oakham’s Packaging for Relaunch of Paint Products

The excellent reproduction of RPC Containers Oakham’s in-mould labelling (IML), allied to the durability and performance of its pails, has again been utilised by Irish brand Colortrend, this time for the relaunch of its Woodcare range.

15 Feb 2011

Siemens Bags Order to Equip Henan Zhongfu's New Hot Aluminum Rolling Mill

Siemens has received an order from the Chinese company Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co., Ltd, to equip a new 2560 millimeter aluminum rolling mill with automation and drive technology.

15 Feb 2011

Applied Nanotech Announces Showcase of Non-Contact Printable Metallic Inks for Solar Applications

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce that it will showcase its non-contact printable metallic inks for use in the manufacturing of silicon solar cells at SNEC PV Power Expo 2011.

15 Feb 2011

Direct FuelCell Installation at Quadrant 3 Re-Development Project in England

FuelCell Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power plants using renewable and other fuels for commercial, industrial, government, and utility customers, today announced the sale of a 300 kilowatt DFC300 to be installed at the Quadrant 3 re-development project on Regent Street in central London, England.

15 Feb 2011

New Series of Screw-Terminal Power Aluminum Capacitors from Vishay Intertechnology

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced a new series of screw-terminal power aluminum capacitors with a long useful life of 5,000 hours at + 105 °C and high rated ripple current to 34.8 A at + 105 °C in 11 case sizes ranging from 35 mm by 60 mm to 90 mm by 220 mm.

15 Feb 2011

Comprehensive Report on Anti-Microbial Coatings Market in the U.S.

Control of microbial growth and contamination is both vital and critical in every aspect of life and in every environment, ranging from food and beverage, dairy processing, pharmaceuticals, electronics, construction indu...

15 Feb 2011