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Cabot Corp Acquires Oxonica Materials

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) today announced the acquisition of Oxonica Materials Inc. (OMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxonica plc. The purchase will complement Cabot's existing Security Business and expands Cab...

29 Jul 2010

Software Helps Acceleration of Plastic Gears Replacing Metal Counterparts

SABIC Innovative Plastics, a world leader in engineering thermoplastic solutions, has collaborated with Swiss software maker KISSsoft AG to take the guesswork out of plastic gear design. To accelerate the trend toward replacing metals with high-performance, durable and versatile thermoplastic compounds.

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 29 Jul 2010

Beta Steel becomes NLMK Indiana

Beta Steel, a Portage (Indiana, USA) based steel mini-mill specializing in the production of hot rolled coils, today announces that it is changing its name to "NLMK Indiana" effective from July 27,2 010. The Co...

29 Jul 2010

SECO WARWICK Commissions Walking Hearth Furnace for Stainless Steel Billets

SECO WARWICK Allied recently commissioned a walking hearth furnace at Chandan Steel Ltd. The furnace is used for heating stainless billets for hot piercing.

29 Jul 2010

Protocall Announces Exclusive Manufacturer of Certified Composite Material

Protocall Technologies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PCLI) is proud to announce: Integrated Armor Solutions (IAS) is now the exclusive manufacturer of an independent laboratory certified proprietary composite material designed to d...

29 Jul 2010

China Gerui Plans to Double Current Steel Production Capacity

China Gerui Advanced Materials Group Limited (Nasdaq: CHOP) ("China Gerui," or the "Company"), a leading niche and high value-added steel processing company that utilizes advanced technology to produc...

29 Jul 2010

Reportlinker Offers New Report on Bioplastics Market in Brazil and Mexico

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Strategic Assessment of the Bioplastics Market in Brazil and Mexico (http://www.reportlinker.com/p0236318/Strategic-Assessment-o...

From Report Linker 29 Jul 2010

Petrominerales Buys Stake in Norway-Based Petroleum Company

Petrominerales Ltd. ("Petrominerales"), a 66% owned subsidiary of Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd., would like to announce that we have acquired 1,141,125 shares ("IOX Shares") of InterOil Exploration & Production ASA ("InterOil"), representing approximately 5.2% of the outstanding shares of InterOil.

29 Jul 2010

NEAH Power Qualifies Alternate Materials to Advance Fuel Cells

NEAH Power Systems, Inc., the company developing fuel cell based renewable energy solutions, announced today that it has successfully qualified alternate materials that will help to reduce precious metal content in its fuel cell.

29 Jul 2010

ThyssenKrupp to Begin Apprenticeship Training Schemes on August 1, 2010

For the apprenticeship training schemes starting on August 1, ThyssenKrupp VDM has taken on 32 new apprentices, around 50 percent more than a year earlier. With an apprenticeship training rate of seven percent, the company has confirmed its role as the leading training company in the Sauerland region.

29 Jul 2010

Siemens Receives Order for Demineralization Systems from HENC

Hanwha Engineering & Construction (HENC) in Korea has selected Siemens to provide demineralization equipment and condensate polishing systems for the new Marafiq Yanbu power plant in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

29 Jul 2010

Dow Corning Honored for Implementation of Automated Solutions

Dow Corning, a world leader in silicone and silicon-based applications, has won the 2010 Progressive Manufacturing 100 (PM100) award.

From Dow Corning 29 Jul 2010

Study on Gold Mining Chemicals Market in South Africa

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: South African Market for Gold Mining Chemicals (http://www.reportlinker.com/p0234578/South-African-Market-for-Gold-Mining-Chemic...

From Report Linker 29 Jul 2010

Gold Extraction Demonstrations to be Performed by Haber in Suriname

Haber, Inc (“Haber”), (OTC: HABE), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Arlington, Mass., with proprietary technologies in the separations sciences and environmentally friendly processing of gold bearing o...

29 Jul 2010

Fiber Technology Provider OmniGuide Marks 10 Years of Achievement

OmniGuide® Inc, pioneer of the world’s most precise flexible surgical scalpel for minimally invasive surgery, recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. Since its inception OmniGuide has introduced a new vision for fibers that guide light by virtue of a hollow core photonic bandgap structure.

29 Jul 2010