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New CS Energy Materials JV to be Formed

H.C. Starck GmbH, Goslar and the Japanese chemical company Chisso Corporation, Tokyo announced that they will establish a joint venture with the aim to develop and produce lithium mixed oxides for high-performance batteries used to power electric cars.

From H.C. Starck Inc 16 Sep 2010

Cereplast Partners with Sezersan to Develop Bio Twist Film for Food Packaging

Cereplast, Inc., a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, compostable and sustainable plastics, announced today that it has partnered with Sezersan Ambalaj (Sezersan), a subsidiary of Aþcý Group in Turkey, to produce bio twist films made from Cereplast Compostables® resins.

16 Sep 2010

Chinese Demand for Industrial Coatings to Increase in Next Five Years

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Chinese Markets for Industrial Coatings http://www.reportlinker.com/p0138652/Chinese-Markets-for-Industrial-Coatings.html. ...

From Report Linker 16 Sep 2010

Two Floor Coating Products from Florock Reapproved for Use in Military Buildings

Two popular Florock products have just been re-approved for use in aircraft maintenance facilities; this marks the 20th consecutive year of approval by the United States government.

16 Sep 2010

Workshop to be Conducted on Electronic Transport in Nanoengineered Materials

Two groups of scientists who rarely get together will jointly consider the technological future of nanoscale materials in a workshop that will meet at the University of Chicago’s Kersten Physics Teaching Center from Sept. 16-18.

16 Sep 2010

PhD Thesis Examines Semiconductor Nanocrystals

The PhD thesis by Carlos Echeverría Arrondo, Doctor in Physics from the Public University of Navarre and entitled "On doped semiconductor quantum dots and magnetic nanowires", studied the behaviour and pro...

15 Sep 2010

New Composite Reinforcement Solution for Wind Turbine Manufacturers

Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a leading global producer of reinforcement solutions for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, today introduced Ultrablade fabric solutions to help enable the marke...

15 Sep 2010

New Report on World Market for Metal Oxide Nanopowders

Metal oxide nanopowders can have far reaching potential in electronics, high speed computing, telecommunication and aerospace across a large variety of applications including catalysts, sensors, optoelectronic materials ...

15 Sep 2010

World's First Full Scale Production Facility for Making Composite Power Distribution Poles Opens in Australia

The world's first full scale production facility making breakthrough composite power distribution poles has opened by Dulhunty Power Ltd., in Australia. The composite poles are the first to provide strength, durabili...

15 Sep 2010

Carbon Nanotubes Stronger Than Originally Thought

Carbon nanotubes - those tiny particles poised to revolutionize electronics, medicine, and other areas - are much bigger in the strength department than anyone ever thought, scientists are reporting.

15 Sep 2010

Owens Corning Uniconform Glass Fiber Now Available Globally

Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, today announced that its Uniconform glass fiber mat is now availab...

15 Sep 2010

Milliken Polymer Technology Improves Aesthetics and Performance of Homewares

Pinnacle Polymers™ LLC, a major polypropylene (PP) manufacturer based in Ridgefield, Conn., has reached new heights of aesthetics and quality by upgrading to Millad® NX8000 technology from Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company.

From Milliken & Company 15 Sep 2010

New Report Indicates Market for Diamond and Diamond-Like and CBN Films and Coating products to be Worth $1.7 billion in 2015

According to a new technical market research report, Diamond and Diamond-Like and CBN Films and Coating Products (AVM025G) from BCC Research, the global market value of diamond and diamond-like and CBN films and coating products is an estimated $904.5 million in 2010, but is expected to increase to more than $1.7 billion in 2015.

15 Sep 2010

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Receives Order for Three Plasma Etch and Deposition Tools

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, leader in etch, deposition and growth systems, has recently received an order for three plasma etch and deposition tools from the Centre of Excellence in Nanoelectronics (CEN) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India.

From Oxford Instruments Semiconductor 15 Sep 2010

China Linen Textile to Supply 650 Tons of Linen Yarn to Indian Customers

China Linen Textile Industry, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: CTXIF) ("China Linen" or the "Company"), a China-based company engaged in the production and sale of linen yarn and various types of linen fabri...

15 Sep 2010