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New 3M Coating Used to Rehabilitate Section of Somerville’s Water Pipeline

The city of Somerville, N.J. has applied the new 3M™ Scotchkote™ Spray In Place Pipe 269 Coating to a portion of its drinking water pipeline, as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Aging Water Infrastructure Research Program.

From 3M 11 Aug 2010

Cellect Plastics Wins $1 Million Worth Opflex Foam Order in Dalian, China

Cellect Plastics LLC (CELLECT) has received orders totalling $1 million for its Opflex™ oil absorbing foam for immediate shipment and deployment in the Dalian crude oil cleanup from China Environmental Protection Fuel Group Ltd. (CEPFG).

11 Aug 2010

Interfilm Holdings and Dow Chemical Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

Interfilm Holdings Inc. (Interfilm) and The Dow Chemical Company are improving the sustainability of window envelope films with the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs) to offset the conventional energy expended at Dow’s Hebron, Ohio plant in the production of PROCITE(TM) Window Envelope Films.

From Dow Chemicals 11 Aug 2010

Global Study on Butylenes Market

Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) announces the completion of the 2010 World Butylenes Analysis, a global study that highlights key historical developments and future trends in supply, demand, production, capacity, trade, pricing and profitability for the period 2004 to 2014.

From CMAI 11 Aug 2010

Foam Product Distributor Focuses on Building Path of Success

The past several years have carried a focus of corporate and cultural evolution for New WinCup Holdings, Inc., which in 2006 acquired its foodservice packaging operations from a company that had filed for Chapter 11 bank...

11 Aug 2010

Dynacycle Oil Change Increases Horsepower and Torque in Engines, Shows Test

The Dynacycle Oil Company is announcing that their product, Dynacycle Oil, has out performed Amsoil MCV in recent independent dynamometer testing under accelerated conditions. The test, conducted on a Dynojet 168 / 1...

11 Aug 2010

HZB Group Studies Function of Biochemical Substances

Spectroscopic techniques are among the most important methods by which scientists can look inside materials. They exploit the interaction of light waves with a given sample. Now, using X-ray absorption spectroscopy, ...

11 Aug 2010

Study Shows Quincy, Washington as Best Place for Carbon Composite Manufacturers

Following the recent announcement that global auto maker BMW will build a joint venture carbon composite manufacturing plant in central Washington with SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers that will create carbon-fiber reinforce...

11 Aug 2010

Cristal Global to Discontinue Titanium Oxide Production in Maryland Plant

Cristal Global today announced that it will cease base pigment manufacturing at its Hawkins Point Plant in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The plant was idled in March 2009 as a result of the severe economic downturn. Desp...

11 Aug 2010

Dow Corning Enters Ownership Purchase Agreement with Timminco

Dow Corning Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire a 49 percent ownership interest in Timminco Limited's silicon metal manufacturing facility in Becancour, Quebec, in a transaction estimated at $39.7 million.

From Dow Corning 11 Aug 2010

FSU Installs Aerosol Jet System to Develop Multifunctional Composites

Optomec announced today that Florida State University (FSU) has purchased an Aerosol Jet deposition system. The system, which is installed at FSU’s Materials Research Building, will be used by researchers at the High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) for the development of multifunctional composites incorporating printed sensors.

11 Aug 2010

Plastic Storage Tank Manufacturer Assman Receive ISO Certification

Assmann Corporation of America has received ISO 9001:2008 certification of its management system. Assmann manufactures large polyethylene storage tanks and plastic storage containers in various shapes and capacities.

10 Aug 2010

Eldorado Produces New Water Bottles Using 100% Recycled Plastic

Eldorado Artesian Springs, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ELDO) today announced that it is the first U.S. bottled spring water company to use 100 percent recycled plastic in its bottles. Recycled plastic, or RPET (recycled po...

10 Aug 2010

New Pacific Metals Replies to Tagish Takeover Bid Circular

New Pacific Metals Corp. ("New Pacific"), today responded to the Tagish Lake Gold Corp. Directors' Circular dated August 3, 2010 (the "Tagish Circular") in connection with the take-over bid by New Pacific (the "New Pacific Offer") to acquire all of the shares ("Shares") and all proven secured and unsecured debt ("Debt") of the Company.

10 Aug 2010

New Polypropylene Asia Margin Report Helps to Make Key Business Decisions

ICIS pricing, the leading price reporting service for the global chemical industry, has added a weekly polypropylene (PP) margin report to its series of Asian margin reports. The new ICIS pricing weekly Polypropylene ...

10 Aug 2010