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Noryl Resin Proves a Greener Alternative Wire Harness Insulation

Through co-development efforts with SABIC Innovative Plastics, Japan’s Nissei Eco Company Ltd. has created a unique solution to significantly reduce the environmental impact of wire harness insulation. That solution is ECO-01 tubing, a wire insulation product made from SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Flexible Noryl* resin.

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 20 May 2010

Online Continuously Monitoring Particle Size Analyzer from Malvern Passes the Test

Following a number of convincing trials over the past year, SDTech, a company specialising in the micronisation and analysis of powders, has opted to routinely use a dedicated Insitec Voyager system for on-line particle size analysis.

From Malvern Panalytical 20 May 2010

Talk on Volcanic Ash at Particle Characterisation Conference Particularly Timely

Particles have enjoyed a wide press in recent weeks thanks to the disruption to air travel caused by volcanic ash over Europe. In a timely presentation, Dr Graham Rideal of Whitehouse Scientific will give a paper on particle size calibration at the next meeting of the Particle Characterisation Interest Group.

From Whitehouse Scientific 20 May 2010

Masteel Now Offering Structural Steel Grades for the Offshore Industry

To coincide with the launch of their new corporate website, Masteel UK Limited is offering a comprehensive range of structural steel grades suitable for the offshore industry.

From Masteel UK Ltd 20 May 2010

Henkel to Display New Aerospace Solutions at 2010 SAMPE Show

Henkel will display its innovative aerospace solutions at the 2010 SAMPE show in Seattle, Wash. These technologies significantly help to increase process efficiency, reduce costs and strengthen structural integrity. H...

From Henkel Corporation 20 May 2010

Apollo Solar to Invest US $8.75 MM on Demo Solar Power Station Project in China

Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ASOE) ("Apollo Solar" or "the Company"), a refiner and producer of high purity tellurium (Te) and tellurium-based metals for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry and specifi...

20 May 2010

Tii Completes Acquisition of Copper Products Division from Porta

Tii Network Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIII), a leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing network products for the communications industry, today announced it has completed the acquisition of all of the assets an...

20 May 2010

Dow to Expand its Italian Facility for UPS Copolymer Production

Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, today announced that the company plans to expand its Fombio, Italy facility to manufacture uniform particle size (UPS) copolymers used in the company’s ion exchange resins.

20 May 2010

Novelis Becomes Sole Supplier of Aluminum Sheet to Rexam

Novelis do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Novelis Inc., the worldwide leader in aluminum rolled products and can recycling, has signed a multi-year agreement with Rexam, a leading global beverage can producer and the domestic leader in Brazil, to supply aluminum sheet for can production.

20 May 2010

New Report on Vietnam’s Construction Site Supplies Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fc3699/construction_site) has announced the addition of the "Construction Site Supplies Market in Vietnam: Business Report 2009" report to their offering. ...

20 May 2010

Discovery of Nanoscale Phenomenon in Nonconductive Materials

At the scale of the very small, physics can get peculiar. A University of Michigan biomedical engineering professor has discovered a new instance of such a nanoscale phenomenon one that could lead to faster, less expensi...

20 May 2010

Uppsala University to Install Tegal's Silicon DRIE Tool in its Materials Science Lab

Tegal Corporation, an innovator of specialized production solutions for the fabrication of advanced MEMS, power ICs and optoelectronic devices, today announced it has received an order for a Tegal 110 S/DE DRIE tool from Uppsala University.

20 May 2010

Bunge to Use Cereplast’s Bio-Based Resins in New Food Packaging Applications

Cereplast, Inc., a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, announced today that Bunge Alimentaris, a Brazilian subsidiary of Bunge, Ltd will be expanding its use of Cereplast Resins as a compostable food packaging solution throughout Brazil.

20 May 2010

LED Manufacturers Face Challenges Due to Material Supply Constraints

The fast-growing market for high-brightness LEDs in LCD TVs will be restricted by a shortage of key semiconductor materials in the second half of 2010, as predicted by Strategy Analytics, in its report, “Materials Shortage to Restrict Rampant LED Market.”

20 May 2010

International Event to Address Ways to Boost Scrap Metal Exports and Imports Worldwide

The 2008 global financial recession was a heavy blow to the recycling metal industry, which has been boosted through a series of stimulus policies in 2009. Two favorable influences, the recovering global economy and t...

20 May 2010