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ExxonMobil Bring Additional Paraxylene Production Capacity On Line

ExxonMobil Chemical announced the completion and start-up of an expansion at its Rotterdam Aromatics Plant. The expansion has made this world-scale plant ExxonMobil's largest paraxylene production facility. Parax...

30 Nov 2009

3M and ANEST IWATA Form Marketing Partnership for Paint Preparation Systems

3M and ANEST IWATA today announced the two companies have entered into a strategic marketing agreement, effective immediately. Under the agreement, ANEST IWATA will incorporate the 3M Paint Preparation System (PPS) into ...

30 Nov 2009

ExxonMobil Chemicals Announce the Availability of of More High Viscosity Polyalphaolefins

ExxonMobil Chemical (NYSE:XOM) announced today the availability of an additional 15 thousand tons per year (kta) of high viscosity (Hi Vis) polyalphaolefins (PAO) production. This additional production, achieved through ...

30 Nov 2009

Nanomaterial Breakthrough Could Render Car Exhaust Less Toxic

A University of Pittsburgh team overcame a major hurdle plaguing the development of nanomaterials such as those that could lead to more efficient catalysts used to produce hydrogen and render car exhaust less toxic. The ...

30 Nov 2009

University of North Texas Wins Surface Area and Porisimetry System from Micromeritics

After careful consideration by a special Grant Selection Committee appointed by the president of the company, Micromeritics' grant award winner for the third quarter of 2009 has been selected. An ASAP 2020 Accelerate...

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 30 Nov 2009

New Vacuum Pumping System for Semiconductor Fabrication

Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology™ solutions, today unveiled its Applied iSYS™ platform, the industry's first fully-integrated abatement and vacuum pumping solution for controlling emissions in the semiconductor fab.

From Applied Materials Inc 30 Nov 2009

CMP Systems Now Cheaper to Own Thanks to Applied Materials

Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology™ solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass, today raised CMP* technology to a new level while lowering system cost of ownership (CoO) with the launch of its Applied Reflexion® GT system for advanced metal CMP applications.

From Applied Materials Inc 30 Nov 2009

Applied Materials Announce Important Breakthrough Enabling Faster Fabrication of Transistors

Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology™ solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass, today announced its new Applied Vantage® Astra™ millisecond anneal system, an important breakthrough in transistor fabrication that enables faster, lower power consumption devices.

From Applied Materials Inc 30 Nov 2009

Trying to Mimic the Way Minerals Grow in Biological Systems in Nature

Single crystals of the mineral calcite -- the chief material in limestone -- are predictable, homogeneous and, well, a little boring. But scientists have long marveled at how biological crystals of calcite grow together with other organic materials to form, for example, shells and sea urchin spines.

30 Nov 2009

Rhodia Introduce Environmentally Friendly Polyamide Grade

Rhodia is introducing a new environmentally friendly polyamide - the organically sourced 6.10 range - as a complement to its polyamide range. In keeping with its commitments as a responsible chemical company, Rhodia ...

30 Nov 2009

Download a Free Sample from ASM Handbook Volume 22A, Metals Process Simulation

To celebrate the launch of the newest volume of the world-renowned ASM Handbook series, Volume 22A, Metals Process Simulation, free sample articles are available to be downloaded from the ASM website.

From ASM International 30 Nov 2009

Malvern Particle Size Analyzer is the Only One Up to the Task for Mo-Sci

Now producing per day, billions of unique glass beads used in ‘blood typing cards’, Mo-Sci Corporation (Rolla, MO, USA) relies on the Morphologi G3 image analysis system from Malvern Panalytical to characterize these precision beads. President of Mo-Sci Corporation Ted Day, believes that the Morphologi G3 is the only particle characterization system on the market capable of delivering results at levels of accuracy suited to the quality requirements of the speciality glass his company manufactures.

From Malvern Panalytical 30 Nov 2009

Zwick Releases New Aflow Plastometer

Zwick’s new Aflow extrusion plastometer was presented to industry specialists for the first time at the 18th testXpo international testing technology forum. “With this instrument we have demonstrated that new developments leading to significant improvements are possible even for really classical methods such as MFR/MVR determination,” states Florian Liebert, who as product manager oversaw development of the new plastometer.

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 30 Nov 2009

High Temperature Epoxy for Service above 500°F Now Available from Master Bond

Master Bond has released a high temperature epoxy for service above 500°F. EP125 is a toughened, two part epoxy designed to withstand exposure to boiling acids, alkalis, salts, fuels and most organic solvents. It develops durable bonds between metallic and nonmetallic surfaces.

From Master Bond Inc. 30 Nov 2009

Tata Steel the First to Use New Blast Furnace Charging System from Siemens

Since end of September 2009, the re-built blast furnace ‘C’ at Tata Steel Ltd´s Jamshedpur works India has been operating with Siemens new Simetal Gimbal Top charging systems. Tata Steel became the world´s first steelmaker to utilize this new charging system on a blast furnace.

From Primetals Technologies Limited 30 Nov 2009