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Toho Tenax to Carbon Fiber Composite Materials for Bombardiers New Aircraft

Toho Tenax Ltd, the core company of the Teijin Group's carbon fiber business, announced today that its European division, Toho Tenax Europe GmbH, has been awarded a contract to supply carbon fiber material for major ...

From Teijin Limited 28 Jun 2010

Plastics Replace Brass in Fire Extinguishers

With the aid of CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering), time and money can be saved when designing new plastic parts, as expensive prototypes can frequently be dispensed with. Multiplast in Austria and BASF have exploited this benefit during the development of a plastic valve for a new generation of fire extinguishers.

From BASF Corporation 28 Jun 2010

New Teaching Resource for High Resolution Continuum Source Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Recognising the emergence of High Resolution Continuum Source Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (HRCS AAS) into a fully established AAS technique, Analytik Jena has produced a comprehensive package of teaching material for ...

28 Jun 2010

New Two Component Copolymer Films Allow Manufacturers Tailor Film Properties to Their Requirements

BASF researchers have now developed even further improved Styrolux grades with an eye towards expanding the plastic sleeve product line. They have done so in response to the industry’s desire for stiffer films that allow even larger, more complex objects to be shrink-labeled and the thickness of the sleeve film to be further reduced.

From BASF Corporation 28 Jun 2010

Siltronic Evaluates Altatech Wafer Inspection System

Siltronic AG, one of the leading suppliers of silicon wafers, is evaluating an AltaSight SL300 inspection system from Altatech Semiconductor S.A. to verify the tool's capabilities for use in wafer manufacturing. The ...

28 Jun 2010

Dycem Appoint PR Firm to Promote Contamination Control Products

NetDyaLog, a British-based agency with offices near London and Cambridge, have been appointed by Dycem to handle their PR activities to raise brand awareness worldwide and to lead the introduction of a series of new prod...

28 Jun 2010

Arburg Now Represented by Local Organisation in Austria

Since June this year, Arburg has been represented by a fully-owned organisation in the Austrian market. The headquarters is located in Vienna, but the sales and service personnel work in the field.

From Arburg GmbH 28 Jun 2010

Alma Monta Acquires Masking and Packaging Tape Company, Evotape

With effect from the 21st of June 2010, the International group Alma Monta has acquired the Evotape group from the Luxembourg-based investment fund bluO. Both parties have confirmed the closing in a joint press conf...

28 Jun 2010

KYOCERA Introduces New Cutting Tool Inserts for Cast Iron Applications

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation, Cutting Tool Division today announced its new CA4505 and CA4515 CVD coated carbide grades of indexable cutting tool inserts for machining gray and nodular (ductile) cast iron. Featuring Kyocera’s new Bright Black (BB) coating technology, the CA45-series offers superior resistance to premature insert wear and fractures.

From Kyocera International, Inc. 28 Jun 2010

New Intumescent Fire Retardant Coating from Icynene

Icynene Inc. (Icynene), the North American leader in open-cell spray foam technology, this week introduced ICYNENE ShelterShield™, an intumescent fire retardant coating that is available exclusively to Icynene Licensed Dealers.

28 Jun 2010

Rubber and Plastic Supplier, Fairchild Industries Selects SYSPRO ERP Software

SYSPRO, the leading provider of visionary, pragmatic ERP software, has today announced that Lake Zurich, Ill.-based Fairchild Industries, a major, worldwide supplier of top quality extruded rubber, molded rubber, molded plastic, extruded plastic products and elastomer solutions, has selected SYSPRO Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to improve business process, boost operational efficiencies and facilitate company growth.

From Fairchild Industries, Inc. 28 Jun 2010

Mid America Brick to Begin Operation in New Manufacturing Plant

An enthusiastic crowd of community members, elected officials and economic development advocates gathered here today to celebrate the announcement that Mid America Brick & Structural Clay Products, L.L.C. will begin operating the former A.P. Green plant as a face brick manufacturing facility.

28 Jun 2010

Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Fullerene Polymers

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bf3200/fullerene_polymers) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Fullerene Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Application...

28 Jun 2010

Brenntag and UNIPEX to Distribute DBC Additive Products in the U.S.

Mr. Joseph Leon, President of Double Bond Chemical Industries USA, Inc., announced today that Double Bond will add the parent company's additives products to its business mix.

28 Jun 2010

Plastic Caps and Closures Market Estimated to Reach $4.26 Billion by 2016

While safety regulations imposed on chemical containers is hiking the uptake of child resistant closures, the user friendliness of closures is spawning the use of dispensing closures in food and condiment related applications. The expanding use of closures in these two application sectors is buoying the overall plastic caps and closures market.

28 Jun 2010