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GlobalData's New Report on the Chinese Polystyrene Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Polystyrene Industry Outlook in China to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned ...

20 Jan 2011

Development of New Food Packaging Material

Scientists are reporting development and successful lab tests of “killer paper,” a material intended for use as a new food packaging material that helps preserve foods by fighting the bacteria that cause spoilage.

20 Jan 2011

Researchers Develop New Prototype Reactor with Cylindrical Lining of Metal Oxide

Using a common metal most famously found in self-cleaning ovens, Sossina Haile hopes to change our energy future.

20 Jan 2011

EMO Hannover 2011--World’s Premier Trade Fair for Metalworking Sector

2011 is EMO year. After a four-year gap, the premier trade fair for the world’s metalworking sector is being held once again in Hannover, from 19 to 24 September 2011. International manufacturers of production ...

20 Jan 2011

Celanese’s Subsidiary Signs LOI to Construct Ethanol Production Facilities in China

Celanese Corporation a global technology and specialty materials company, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Celanese Far East Limited, has signed letters of intent to construct and operate industrial ethanol production facilities in Nanjing, China, at the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park and in Zhuhai, China, at the Gaolan Port Economic Zone.

From Celanese Corporation 20 Jan 2011

Casix Adds Ion Beam Sputtering VEECO Coater to Support High Power Optic Lasers

Casix, a Fabrinet company and manufacturer of high-quality crystal and precision optics products, announced today that it has added an Ion Beam Sputtering VEECO coater to enable higher precision, high threshold damage co...

20 Jan 2011

Airgas, Linc Group Sign Three-Year Agreement

Airgas, Inc. today announced that it has signed a three-year supply agreement with The Linc Group, an ABM Company and provider of technical building services which includes on-site integrated facility operations management.

From Airgas Inc. 20 Jan 2011

Cereplast Enters Agreement with Euroink Romania to Supply Bioplastic Resin

Cereplast, Inc. a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, compostable and sustainable plastics, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Euroink Romania to supply Cereplast bioplastic resin to the Romanian marketplace.

20 Jan 2011

New Research Report on Bromine and Bromides Market in China

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Production and Market of Bromine and Bromides in China. As a resource-oriented product, bromine is widely used in the product...

From Report Linker 20 Jan 2011

CanWelBroadleaf Signs Agreement to Supply Ainsworth PointSIX Durastrand Flooring

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with CanWelBroadleaf to be its exclusive supplier of the company's oriented strand board ("OSB") enhanced subfloor product line.

20 Jan 2011

Ceradyne Establishes New Ceramic Crucible Manufacturing Facility in China

Ceradyne, Inc. announced the grand opening of its new 218,000-square-foot factory in Tianjin, China, Ceradyne Tianjin Advanced Materials.

20 Jan 2011

Houston-Based Foam Insulation Manufacturer Joins with Momentive Performance Materials

Lapolla Industries, Inc., a Houston based manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation, cool roof coatings and equipment designed to reduce energy consumption in the residential and commercial markets, for both new construction and retrofit applications, today announced a strategic alliance with Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Momentive), an exclusive global licensee of GE sealants and a leading global manufacturer of silicone sealants.

20 Jan 2011

Tahitian Noni International's New Packaging Designs Receive Prestigious Mobius Award

Tahitian Noni International (TNI) has been named as a First Place Winner of the prestigious Mobius Award for its new packaging designs.

20 Jan 2011

Global Chemical Firm to Raise Neopentyl Glycol Capacity in Germany

The global chemical company Oxea will further strengthen its Oxo-Derivatives portfolio by raising its Neopentyl Glycol (NPG) capacity at its production site in Oberhausen, Germany.

20 Jan 2011

Analysis on Game-Changing Partnerships in Bioplastics and Biofuels Sector

The many bioplastics and biofuels start-ups all claim cost parity and scalability, but in reality rising economic and business pressures, encroaching corporate competitors, and stiffening regulations threaten to force many start-ups out of the game, while a select few will go on to find commercial success.

20 Jan 2011