They secure tiny electronic components as well as huge wind turbines. They hold both car bodies and trains together. Modern adhesives almost do wonders. “Adhesive bonding has become a key technology in many industrial sectors,” says Oliver Kutsch, CEO of Ceresana Research. The market research institute has scrutinized the European adhesive market from top to bottom.
“The future pricing of bauxite and alumina should reflect the fundamentals of the value chain,” Executive Vice President Johnny Undeli said in Metal Bulletin’s Bauxite and Alumina Conference in Miami this week.
A newly published article demonstrates the effectiveness of combining laser diffraction and automated particle imaging (including Raman spectroscopy) in the characterization of nasal spray products.
Ball, provider of ultra-quality packaging for household, food and beverage products, has inked a deal with Thai Beverage Can (TBC) to construct a production facility for beverage cans in Vietnam.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Mar 2011
Tailored-engineered sealing solutions provider for analytical sciences and lab instruments, Bal Seal Engineering is producing 30,000 psi seals for the future-generation of high pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC) pumps.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Mar 2011
Global supplier of ultra-performance materials and chemistries, Avantor Performance Materials, has proclaimed that it has formally changed the brand name of its chemical products from Mallinckrodt Chemicals to Macron Chemicals.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Mar 2011
Provider of contracting services and aggregate-based materials and a 100% subsidiary of Holcim, Aggregate Industries US has proclaimed that the company has acquired Lattimore Materials, a producer of ready-mix concrete and aggregates based in Texas.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Mar 2011
China Prosperity (Jiangyin) Petrochemical and INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT), an integrated manufacturer of fibers and polymers, have proclaimed that China Prosperity’s PTA facility, which has an annual production capacity of 600,000 tons, has successfully initiated its operation.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Mar 2011
Bombardier proclaimed that it has renovated over 9,000 m2 of its plant in Saint-Laurent to produce vital parts for its groundbreaking CSeries aircraft, which is slated for service in 2013.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Mar 2011
Producer of modern tableware, Merritt International has launched Crackle tumblers that are produced with Eastman Tritan copolyester.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Mar 2011
Paper Packaging producer, China Shengda Packaging Group declared that it has inked a Letter of Intent (LOI) on March 7, 2011 to acquire the land use rights for a plot spanning 166,533 m2 in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Provinc...
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Mar 2011
Following the installation of Furnace I, the first silicon metal plant in Karaganda province, Kazakhstan, called Silicium Kazakhstan LLP project has commenced production at the end of 2010.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Mar 2011
The Chatillon brand, renowned for precision weighing and force measurement equipment, has celebrated its 175th anniversary. The original Chatillon company was founded in 1835 by John Chatillon as 'John Chatillon &...
Fluorofil™ filter cartridges from Porvair Filtration Group are manufactured using a highly hydrophobic Gore ePTFE membrane. The enhanced ePTFE membrane offers exceptionally high gas flow rates at low pressure differentials.
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), the leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements, today held the official opening ceremony of its new production facility in the Yuhang Economic and Development Zone, Hangzhou, China. N...