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New Hard Armor Materials from Honeywell Show Improved Ballistic Performance

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it has expanded its Spectra Shield® II line of ballistic materials for hard armor applications, including breast plates, helmets and vehicles that are lighter, work effectiv...

From Honeywell International Inc. 26 Oct 2010

Construction Starts for Momentive’s New Liquid Silicone Rubber Production Facility

Momentive Performance Materials, a global leader in specialty chemicals and materials, has started construction on a new manufacturing facility dedicated to liquid silicone rubber (LSR) production in Leverkusen, Germany, already a major production site for a number of the company’s silicone and sealant product lines.

From Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 26 Oct 2010

Eastman Chemical Announces Sale of PET Business

Eastman Chemical Company today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with DAK Americas, LLC, to sell the PET business and related assets and technology of its Performance Polymers segment.

26 Oct 2010

SULB Selects Praxair for New Steel Project in Bahrain

Praxair Gulf Industrial Gases LLC has finalized an agreement with United Steel Company (SULB) B.S.C., a closely held company in the Kingdom of Bahrain, to supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon for use in its direct iron reduction plant and steel melt shop.

26 Oct 2010

Japan-Based Frontier Laboratories Establishes New Operation in California

Frontier Laboratories Ltd., the leading manufacturer of instrumentation designed for materials characterization and analysis, today announced the establishment of its US operations at 5141 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, California.

26 Oct 2010

Smurfit-Stone Container to Present Full Lifecycle Packaging Solutions at Pack Expo

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, one of the industry's leading containerboard and corrugated packaging producers, will demonstrate full lifecycle packaging solutions at this year's Pack Expo, Oct. 31 – Nov. 3, in Chicago.

26 Oct 2010

Flexible Packaging Manufacturer Jen-Coat Achieves AIB Superior Rating

Jen-Coat, a leading flexible packaging manufacturer in the food, medical and industrial markets, announced today that it has achieved a "Superior" rating from AIB International. AIB International's inspections are ba...

26 Oct 2010

Forecast Report on Global Polyethylene Terephthalate Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Polyethylene Terephthalate: 2010 World Market Outlook And Forecast. The market research features all the important sides of P...

From Report Linker 26 Oct 2010

Two New Boise FIREWORX Colored Papers are Now Available for Sale

Boise Inc. announces that two new Boise® FIREWORX® colored paper additions – Turbulent Turquoise™ and Cat Tail Copper™ – are now available for sale.

26 Oct 2010

Mechatronic Supports EU Project for Increasing Solar Cell Efficiency to 20%

Thanks to its specialist know-how in the field of thin-wafer handling in the semiconductor industry, Mechatronic Systemtechnik, a supplier of thin-wafer handling systems based in Carinthia, Austria, has been selected by the European Commission to make its skills available to the photovoltaic [solar energy] industry.

26 Oct 2010

Dr. Baker Presents on Nanoemulsion-Based Vaccines at GCGH Conference

NanoBio Corporation today announced that company founder and chief executive officer James R. Baker, Jr. MD, will meet with renown scientists at the 6th Annual Grand Challenges in Global Health (GCGH) Meeting, taking place from Oct. 25-27 in Seattle, Wash., to present data illustrating the potential of the company’s nanoemulsion-based needle-free intranasal vaccine platform to alleviate the suffering caused by infectious diseases in developing countries.

26 Oct 2010