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Lucifer Furnaces Ship New Annealing and Stress Relieving Oven

A large recirculating oven built by Lucifer Furnaces, Inc. in Warrington, Pennsylvania, has been shipped to a West Coast manufacturer who will be using the unit for annealing and stress relieving.

From Lucifer Furnaces 7 Dec 2010

Carl Zeiss Introduce a New Range of Compact Microscopes with Primo Vert Monitor

Carl Zeiss, a leading provider of microscopy solutions for a variety of research, clinical and industrial applications, introduces a new generation of ergonomic and compact tissue culture microscopes with its Primo Vert Monitor. The microscope makes the quick check of living cells faster and easier than ever before, replacing traditional eyepieces with an integrated digital camera and LCD display.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 7 Dec 2010

Arkema Looks to Acquire Coatings Resins and Photocure Resins Businesses

Arkema announces a project to acquire the Coatings Resins (Cray Valley and Cook Composite Polymers) and Photocure Resins* (Sartomer) businesses of Total's Specialty Chemicals activities for a €550M enterprise va...

7 Dec 2010

Springer Launches New Tool to Measure the Popularity of the Science Publications

Springer is launching a new free analytics tool www.realtime.springer.com which provides multiple visualizations of the usage that is generated worldwide by Springer’s online products, including journals, books, images and protocols.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 7 Dec 2010

New Catalogue on Mass Spectrometry for Monitoring Thermal Processes from Hiden

Hiden Analytical issue a new catalogue describing their mass spectrometer systems and microreactors for control and monitoring of diverse gas-related thermal processes. Application areas include catalyst quantification, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), thermal programmed desorption (TPD) and general thermal reaction studies.

From Hiden Analytical 7 Dec 2010

Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy in Polymer Analysis Book Launched

iSmithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy in Polymer Analysis.

From Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd 7 Dec 2010

TransDigm Buys McKechnie Aerospace for $1.27 Billion

TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG) a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of McKechnie Aerospace Holdings In...

7 Dec 2010

Praxair China, Beijing Jin Jing Solar Materials Join to Supply On-Site Industrial Gases

Praxair China has signed a long-term contract with Beijing Jin Jing Solar Materials Co., Ltd to supply on-site industrial gases for its key growth project, the low-emissivity (Low-E) oxy-fuel float glass production lines.

7 Dec 2010

CEMEX’s FEC Quarry Operations Recognized at Five Star EPA Celebration

On Thursday, December 2, 2010, nearly 100 state and local officials, community partners, representatives from the Wildlife Habitat Council, educators, students and neighbors recognized CEMEX’s FEC Quarry operations at a Five Star Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebration for its extensive wildlife habitat management and educational work.

7 Dec 2010

Coating Excellence International Opens Third Flexible Packaging Unit in Wisconsin

Coating Excellence International (cei), the Wisconsin based market leading flexible packaging and technical products company today announced the opening of its third flexible packaging manufacturing facility, located in ...

7 Dec 2010

International Aero Engines to Supply 20 V2533-A5 Engines to Vietnam Aircraft Leasing Company

International Aero Engines announced today that it has signed an agreement with Vietnam Aircraft Leasing Company (VALC) to provide 20 V2533-A5 engines to power 10 Airbus A321-200 aircraft, on order. The contract, val...

7 Dec 2010

GHX Industrial Completes Acquisition of Delta Rubber Company

Houston-based GHX Industrial, LLC (ghxinc.com), today announced it has completed the acquisition of Delta Rubber Company, an industrial distribution company with a strong customer base in California and Nevada.

7 Dec 2010

China XD Plastics Celebrates Opening of New Production Lines in Harbin

China XD Plastics Company Ltd. ("China XD Plastics" or the "Company"), (Nasdaq: CXDC), one of the leading Chinese manufacturers engaged in the development, manufacture, and distribution of modified pl...

7 Dec 2010

New Report on Polyethylene Market in United Kingdom

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

7 Dec 2010

Casey Container to Supply 225,000 Biodegradable Preforms to An US Bottled Water Company

Casey Container Corp. is in receipt of a new purchase order from a U.S.-based bottled water company providing for Casey to supply about 225,000 biodegradable preforms on a weekly basis over a year period, for use in the manufacture of biodegradable plastic bottles.

7 Dec 2010