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BASF Expand Product Range by Developing Plastics for Client Needs

In the year of the plastics fair K 2010, BASF is presenting many new engineering plastics. Via the connection of property-performance relations with microstructures the new products are directly transformed into customer specific materials.

From BASF Corporation 24 Jun 2010

New PA 66 Grade Enables More Under Bonnet Parts to Made from Plastic

Thanks to the beneficial combination of characteristics, it is now possible to produce, at justifiable system costs, under-the-hood components that are exposed to very hot air and in this way contribute to a significant weight reduction from polymeric materials using a new grade of PA 66.

From BASF Corporation 24 Jun 2010

LOT Oriel Appointed Distributors for KLA Tencor Stylus and Optical Surface Profilers

LOT are proud to be recently appointed as the UK/Ireland distributor for KLA Tencor Stylus and Optical Surface Profilers. The range includes:- 2D & 3D Stylus Profilers: Alpha Step D-100 & Alpha Step D-12...

24 Jun 2010

Rio Tinto Welcomes Negotiation on Mining Super Tax

Rio Tinto is cautiously encouraged by the new Australian Prime Minister's invitation to the Australian minerals industry to begin full and open engagement on all aspects of tax reform. While it is a positive first st...

24 Jun 2010

Cabot Open Masterbatch Manufacturing Facility in Dubai

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) has officially opened its black masterbatch manufacturing facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The plant has an initial production capacity of 25,000 metric tons per year with provisi...

24 Jun 2010

Struers Become Exclusive Distributor for Phenom Desktop SEMs in Nordic region

Phenom-World BV and Struers A/S announce the start of a new partnership making Struers the exclusive distributor for the Phenom Desktop SEM (scanning electron microscope) in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The s...

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Phenom-World BV 24 Jun 2010

BHP Billiton Welcome New Prime Minister's Offer to Negotiate on Mining Super Tax

Today, BHP Billiton Chief Executive Officer, Marius Kloppers, said that the company was encouraged by the comments of the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, that her Government will open the door for negotiations ...

From BHP 24 Jun 2010

AK Steel Honored by American Metal Market

AK Steel has received two "Awards for Steel Excellence" from American Metal Market (AMM), a leading metal industry publication. The company was named "Steel Producer of the Year" and presented the award for "Best Turnaround of the Decade."

24 Jun 2010

SunPower Marks Milestone with 24.2% Solar Cell Efficiency

SunPower Corp., a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced today that it has produced a full-scale solar cell with a sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency of 24.2 percent at its manufacturing plant in the Philippines.

24 Jun 2010

Bloo Solar Teams Up with CVD to Develop TCO Coating Process

Bloo Solar, a West Sacramento renewable solar energy company, announced today the selection of CVD Equipment Corporation (CVD) to develop and manufacture the equipment for its unique 3rd generation three dimensional architecture, thin film, solar module.

24 Jun 2010

American Nano Partners to Boost Market Share in Construction Material Industry

American Nano Silicon Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ANNO) ("American Nano" or "the Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of Micro-Nano Silicon, a basic raw material for detergents and other app...

24 Jun 2010

Lummus Receives Contract from Ning Bo Heyuan Chemical

CB&I announced today that Ning Bo Heyuan Chemical Company Ltd. has awarded Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, a contract for the license and basic engineering of a DMTO methanol-to-olefins recovery unit, and an Olefins Conversion Technology (OCT) unit in Ning Bo, China.

24 Jun 2010

China’s Anti-Corrosive Coatings Market Shows Strong Growth in Weak Economy

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4e0de5/assessment_of_chin) has announced the addition of the "Assessment of China's Market for Anti-corrosive Coatings" report to their offering. ...

24 Jun 2010

Kuraray to Exhibit its Solutions at Water Expo

Kuraray Co., Ltd. today announces its first exhibit at the Water Expo, which is to be held from June 29 as part of Singapore International Water Week 2010.

24 Jun 2010

Conductive Inkjet Technology Successfully Partners with BT Manufacturing

Bulova Technologies Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BLVT) (“BulovaTech” or “the Company”) announced today its business partnership with Conductive Inkjet Technology (“CIT”). CIT and its manufacturing business, Ink...

24 Jun 2010