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BestPack.com Launches BL16 Carton Sealing Tapes

As part of its commitment to providing reliable and cost effective packaging equipment systems, case sealer authority BestPack.com brings customers premium BL16 carton sealing tapes.

4 Oct 2010

New Timminco-Dow Corning JV Owns Silicon Metal Operations in Quebec

Timminco Limited announced today that it has completed its previously announced joint venture transaction with Dow Corning Corporation ("Dow Corning") regarding the silicon metal production facilities of Timminco's wholly-owned subsidiary, Bécancour Silicon Inc.

4 Oct 2010

US Army to Evaluate Self-Heating Packaging Technology of HeatGenie

The standard ration, known by its initials: MRE™ -- Meal, Ready-to-Eat™ -- has been under continual improvement since it was launched in 1981.

4 Oct 2010

Window Film Manufacturer Solamatrix Becomes Subsidiary of Madico

Madico, Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of advanced laminates, today announces the acquisition of Solamatrix, Inc., a leading manufacturer and global distributor of automotive, architectural, and safety/security window films.

4 Oct 2010

Hexion, Momentive Performance Materials Form New Combined Enterprise

Momentive Performance Materials Holdings Inc., the parent company of Momentive Performance Materials Inc., and Hexion LLC, the parent company of Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., today completed the previously announced combination of Hexion and Momentive, creating a global leader in specialty chemicals and materials.

From Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 4 Oct 2010

Use of Aluminum in Automotive Components Reduce Vehicle Weight

In response to the Obama Administration’s proposed automotive fuel economy and emissions regulations being announced today, the following statement was issued by Randall Scheps, Chairman of The Aluminum Association...

4 Oct 2010

Global Ethylene Oxide and Ethylene Glycol Market to Grow Till 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Ethylene Oxide (EO) and Ethylene Glycol (EG) Markets to 2020 - Asian Polyester Fiber and Resin Demand Leading the Global Market" report to their offering....

4 Oct 2010

RPC Containers Corby Offers New Plastic Fridge Pack for Heinz Beanz

RPC Containers Corby has manufactured the convenient plastic jar that is the centrepiece of Heinz’s latest revolution in the packaging of its famous Heinz Beanz.

4 Oct 2010

Dow Corning to Showcase Innovative Silicone Materials for Green Building

Dow Corning will be featuring innovative silicone-based materials and solutions for green building construction at the Green Building Congress 2010, being held from 7 to 9 October 2010, at the Chennai Trade Center.

From Dow Corning 4 Oct 2010

Aculon Receives Process Patent for Applying Organometallic Film on Substrates

Aculon is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has allowed a patent covering its method for applying organometallic film to substrates, which has been perfected by the company ov...

From Aculon 4 Oct 2010

GLO Announces SEK 170 Million Investment; Establishes New Engineering Center

Lund (Sweden) based nanowire semiconductor LED developer GLO AB today announced the closing of an SEK 170 million investment round (approximately USD 25 million) and establishment of a California-based engineering center to supplement its current efforts in Sweden and Denmark.

4 Oct 2010

New Handbook on Pharmaceutical Packaging

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Pharmaceutical Packaging Handbook" book to their offering. (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c0ac38/pharmaceutical_pac) A complete overvie...

4 Oct 2010

AVS Symposium to Highlight Advances in Materials Research and Other Fields

This month in Albuquerque, New Mexico, scientists and engineers from around the world will convene to discuss some of the latest breakthroughs in nanotechnology, alternative energy, materials research, and medicine at th...

4 Oct 2010

NIH Awards Fund to Shrink Nanotechnologies’ Scientific Founder

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy industry, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that its scientific founder, Dr. Michelle Khine, has received a multi-year and multi-million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to work on her shrink-film based diagnostic platforms.

4 Oct 2010

Leo Motors’ Fuel Cell Technology Can Revolutionize the Automobile Industry

Leo Motors, Inc. (Pink OTC Markets: LEOM) held a seminar to demonstrate the successful development of its proprietary Zinc Air Fuel Cell Generator (ZAFCG). At the seminar, professors and researchers from the Electric ...

4 Oct 2010