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Emerald Performance Materials Buys European-Based Chemicals Manufacturer

Emerald Performance Materials, LLC (Emerald), a leading provider of advanced specialty chemicals, today announced that it has acquired the business and assets of DSM Special Products, BV (DSP), a European-based manufactu...

17 Dec 2010

Dow Chemical Plans to Construct New Propylene Glycol Plant in Thailand

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it plans to build a propylene glycol (PG) plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, with a production capacity of up to 150 KTA.

From Dow Chemicals 17 Dec 2010

Market Analysis on Steel Industry in South Africa

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "South Africa's Steel Industry 2009" report to their offering. World crude steel output in 2008 amounted to 1 326,5-million tons, down from 1351,3-...

17 Dec 2010

Rubicon Opens Crystal Polishing Unit in Malaysia

Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN), a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, Semiconductor, and Optical industries, today announced the opening of the company’s first facility ou...

17 Dec 2010

China Shuangji Obtains Operating License Extension for Dongfang Cement Plant

China Shuangji Cement, Ltd. ("China Shuangji" or the "Company"), a leading producer of high-quality Portland cement in Shandong and Hainan Provinces in the People's Republic of China (PRC), announced that its Dongfang cement plant on Hainan Island, which it previously announced was on a published list of more than 2,000 production lines across China that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) wanted to phase out due to concerns over outmoded production methods, has been granted a long-term extension of its operating license until after a new state of the art 2,000,000 MT cement plant is completed and fully operational.

17 Dec 2010

ArcelorMittal’s Stainless Steel Unit Releases European Prospectus and Demerger Plan

The stainless steel division of ArcelorMittal has today published its European prospectus and demerger plan, following the decision of the ArcelorMittal Board of Directors to proceed with the spin-off of the stainless steel business.

17 Dec 2010

Cancer Treatment Using Genetically Instructed Nanoparticles

In a proof of principal study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins and the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have shown that a set of genetic instructions encased in a nanoparticle can be used as an "ignition switch" to rev up gene activity that aids cancer detection and treatment.

17 Dec 2010

Scientists Use Optical Metamaterials to Create Superlens

AMES, Iowa – Advancements in fabrication technologies may lead to superlenses and other designer optical materials, according to an Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory physicist.

17 Dec 2010

GlobalData Announces Market Outlook on German Toluene Industry

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

17 Dec 2010

Scientists Discover Phase Transition in Materials That Convert Heat to Current

Scientists have discovered that a class of materials known to convert heat to electricity and vice versa behaves quite unexpectedly at the nanoscale in response to changes in temperature. The discovery - described in ...

17 Dec 2010

Veeco Ship 200th TurboDisc MOCVD System

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), announced today that it has shipped its 200thTurboDisc(R) K465i(TM) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System to a leading LED manufacturer located in Asia. "W...

From Veeco 16 Dec 2010

Borouge to Present Innovative Plastic Solutions for Infrastructure, Automotive and Packaging

Anyone looking for innovative and sustainable plastics solutions will find the answer in the 10th Arab International Plastics and Rubber Industry Trade Show and Conference (Arabplast) to be held from January 8-11, 2011 i...

From Borouge 16 Dec 2010

Freeman Technology Director to Speak on Powder Flowabaility at Seminar in January

Tim Freeman, Director of Operations for Freeman Technology, will talk about "The nature of powders - understanding and measuring powder flowability" as part of a programme of presentations and trials at Gericke‘s customer seminars in January 2011.

From Freeman Technology 16 Dec 2010

Carl Zeiss Promote Commitment to Service, Support and Training

Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, a leading provider of microscopy solutions, will highlight its commitment to service, support, and training at the 2010 meeting for the American Society for Cell Biology, December 12 - 14, at the...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 16 Dec 2010

Malvern Particle Sizer Helps Assess Health Risks of Volcanic Ash

The Mastersizer 2000 laser diffraction particle size analyzer from Malvern Panalytical is one of the first instruments applied by scientists when assessing the respiratory health hazard of volcanic ash.

From Malvern Panalytical 16 Dec 2010