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Kaymont Places Order for AlumiFuel Cartridges

Early production stage hydrogen generation company AlumiFuel Power, Inc. announced today that it has received the first Purchase Order for AlumiFuel cartridges for its Portable Balloon Inflation System (PBIS)-1000 portable hydrogen generator.

24 May 2010

Kraton Expands its Line of Polymers Used for ASC Applications

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers or “SBC’s” (together with Kraton Polymers LLC and its other subsidiaries “Kraton”), announced the addition of DX405 to its product line of polymers for adhesives, sealants, and coatings (ASC) applications.

24 May 2010

TenCate’s Subsidiary Pioneers Use of Composite Materials in Latest Inkjet Modules

TenCate subsidiary Xennia Technology is pioneering the use of composite materials made by TenCate Aerospace Composites in its latest designs of inkjet printing systems.

From Toray Advanced Composites 24 May 2010

ThyssenKrupp Acquires Austria-Based Flame Cutting Company

With effect from April 30, 2010 the ThyssenKrupp Group has bought all shares of Techno-Stahl Stahlgroßhandel und Brennschneidbetrieb GmbH, Vienna (Austria). The new acquisition is a flame cutting company with great technical expertise in the area of processed flat products. Its core business is the production of sheet metal and slab blanks by thermal cutting. It has been agreed that the purchase price will not be disclosed.

24 May 2010

New Method to Produce Semiconductor Materials for Solar Applications

Thanks to a new semiconductor manufacturing method pioneered at the University of Illinois, the future of solar energy just got brighter.

24 May 2010

Selenium Market Report: Features Global Producers and Prices

Selenium Market Review 2010 has been recently added by Market Publishers Ltd. The report focuses on a study of the global Selenium market. It features major Selenium producers, prices, supply and demand conditions, ...

24 May 2010

New Study on Global Silver Market

Silver Market Review 2010 has been recently added by Market Publishers Ltd. The report focuses on a study of the global Silver market. It features major Silver producers, prices, supply and demand conditions, as wel...

24 May 2010

Dow Chemical Company Publishes New Databook 2010

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it has published its 2010 Databook: The Dow of Tomorrow…Here Today. The new Databook provides comprehensive insight into Dow as an industry-leading advanced materials, specialty chemicals, and agricultural sciences company.

From Dow Chemicals 24 May 2010

New Binder Technology Launched by Dow Coating Materials

Dow Coating Materials, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, has introduced a new binder technology designed to help formulators develop low-odor paints with outstanding performance. Dow is integrating...

24 May 2010

Global Aluminum Manufacturer Joins in Launch of Green Products Innovation Institute

Alcoa, an early adopter of Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) certification for its Kawneer architectural aluminum products, joined in the launch of the Green Products Innovation Institute (GPII), which took place yesterday at Googl...

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 23 May 2010

Ellsworth Adhesives Launches Canadian Website with over 3000 Product Lines

Ellsworth Adhesives announced today the launch of its Canadian website, www.ellsworthadhesives.ca. The website provides the single most comprehensive source for adhesive products in Canada, offering over 3,000 product SK...

23 May 2010

PerkinElmer to Launch Flexar TM SQ 300 Mass Spectrometry Platform

PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced it will launch the Flexar TM SQ 300 MS platform at the 58th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) ...

23 May 2010

Over 50% Capacity Hike Planned for JEFFAMINE Polyetheramine Facility in Singapore

The Performance Products division of Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) announced today that it will expand manufacturing capacity of its JEFFAMINE® polyetheramine manufacturing facility located on Jurong Island, Singa...

21 May 2010

ARCADIS Logos to Provide Consulting Services for Samarco’s P4P Mining Project

ARCADIS, the international consultancy, design, engineering and management services company, announced today that its affiliated company in Brazil, ARCADIS Logos, has signed a US$ 80 million contract with Samarco, a company owned by VALE and BHP, to provide project management services for the realization of a pelletizing plant project (the P4P project).

21 May 2010

Frbiz.com Studies the Effect of Fall in Steel Prices on Iron Ore Market

Frbiz.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms, analyzes the decline in iron ore prices. Frbiz analysis indicates that, through a series of control policies, China's property market has cooled signific...

21 May 2010