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Adding Graphite to Extruded Polystyrene Creates Better Insulating Material

BASF is now introducing onto the market a new XPS (extruded polystyrene rigid foam, brand name Styrodur® C) that has an around 20 percent better lambda value than competitive products.

From BASF Corporation 19 Jan 2011

Goodrich Introduce Lighter Wheels and Brakes for Boeing 777 Aircraft

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has introduced new lighter-weight main wheel and brake assemblies for Boeing 777-200LR, 777 Freighter, and 777-300ER airplane models. The new configuration wheels and brakes provide a weig...

From Collins Aerospace 19 Jan 2011

Graphene May be Ideal for Future Electronic Devices but Challenges Still Exist before They Become Reality

Electronics researchers love graphene. A two-dimensional sheet of carbon one atom thick, graphene is like a superhighway for electrons, which rocket through the material with 100 times the mobility they have in silicon. ...

19 Jan 2011

U.S. Concrete Enters Agreement to Market and Produce Pervious Concrete

U.S. Concrete, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc., has entered into an agreement with Pervious Plus, Inc. of Citrus Heights, California, to market and produce pervious concrete utilizing Pervious Plus™, a specialty chemical admixture designed to improve pervious concrete.

19 Jan 2011

Historical Data and Forecasts on the Turkish Construction Materials Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Future of the Construction Materials Market in Turkey to 2015" report to their offering. In 2009, the Turkish construction materials market valued...

19 Jan 2011

Canadian Structural Steel Manufacturer Earns Two Major International Certifications

After a year of sustained effort, the structural steel manufacturer Supermétal is proud to announce today its attainment of two new major international certifications, ISO 14001 for environmental management and OHSAS 18001 for health and safety.

19 Jan 2011

Scientists Develop New Nano-Structured Polymer Materials to Grow Human Stem Cells

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated 322,000 deaths globally per year are linked to severe injuries from fire and in many of these cases death could have been avoided with surgical intervention....

19 Jan 2011

Environmental Packaging Technologies Buys Global Flexi Systems

Flexitank packaging leader Environmental Packaging Technologies, Ltd., (EPT) has acquired Global Flexi Systems (GFS), one of the top five flexitank companies in the world, said EPT president Nancy Wendrock. GFS is also h...

19 Jan 2011

Momentive Unveils New HexiCrete Concrete Additives for Pavement Applications

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc., will introduce a new and unique line of HexiCrete concrete additives for pavement applications at the World of Concrete tradeshow in Las Vegas.

19 Jan 2011

Ball Acquires European Extruded Aluminum Aerosol Cans Supplier

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today completed its acquisition of Aerocan S.A.S., a leading supplier of extruded aluminum aerosol cans and bottles in Europe. Ball announced the acquisition in December 2010. Aerocan man...

19 Jan 2011

Honeywell Adds New Ballistic Materials to its Spectra Shield II Product Line

Honeywell announced today that it has added new ballistic materials to its Spectra Shield® II line that offer further weight reduction, greater ballistic performance, and improved safety in soft armor applications, including military and law enforcement vests.

From Honeywell International Inc. 19 Jan 2011

Meller Optics Introduces 2011 Stock Parts List

Meller Optics, Inc. is introducing their 2011 overrun parts list featuring 75 categories of first quality optics that are available from stock for immediate delivery at a dramatic cost savings and can often eliminate the need for special ordering and in many applications.

19 Jan 2011

Brush Engineered Materials Announces Name Change to Materion

Brush Engineered Materials Inc. (NYSE:BW) today announced it will change its name to Materion Corporation (NYSE:MTRN) and unify all of its businesses under the new name effective March 8, 2011. The Company’s common...

19 Jan 2011

AK Steel Selects Shaw Group for Maintenance and Engineering Services

The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been selected by AK Steel to provide maintenance and reliability engineering services to the company’s Rockport Works steel processing facility in southwest Indiana. Shaw will begin work on the five-year master service agreement in March 2011.

19 Jan 2011

ArcelorMittal to Receive Oxygen from Praxair's Brazilan Subsidiary

White Martins, the Brazil-based subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. has signed an agreement with ArcelorMittal to supply oxygen to ArcelorMittal’s steel production facility located in João Monlevade, in southeast Brazil.

19 Jan 2011