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Xstrata to Divest Share in Copper-Gold Project

Xstrata Copper announces that its subsidiary Xstrata Copper Chile SA has entered into a formal sale agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation for Xstrata's 70% interest in El Morro SCM, the holder of the El Morro coppe...

12 Oct 2009

Global Friction Products Business Expected to be Worth $15.7 billion by 2014

According to a new technical market research report, The Friction Products and Materials Market (AVM028D) from BCC Research, the global friction products business is expected to reach $15.7 billion by 2014. Its 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2009 to 2014 is projected to be 8%.

12 Oct 2009

Global Market for Microscopes Expected to be Worth $3.6 billion in 2014

According to a new technical market research report, Microscopy: The Global Market (IAS017C) from BCC Research, the global market for microscopes and accessories is expected to rise to $3.6 billion in 2014, for a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5% from 2009.

12 Oct 2009

Plastic Fuel Fillers Save Automotive Manufacturers Money

Premix offers electrically conductive PRE-ELEC® compounds for PE-HD based fuel filler systems. The new products enable significant cost savings since they can be used both in extrusion blow-moulded filler pipes and injection moulded filler necks and heads.

12 Oct 2009

German Flat Panel Display Forum Gets New Board of Directors

During the annual General Assembly in Munich on September 9, 2009, the members of the German Flat Panel Display Forum (DFF) elected a new Board of Directors. The acting Chairman Robert Isele is confirmed in his office. D...

12 Oct 2009

High Output LEDs Enhance Driver and Pedestrian Safety

The infrared Platinum Dragon from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides a high radiance from a small surface. With its 1 mm² thin-film chip in stack technology it generates an optical output of almost 1 W from a driving current of 1 A – that’s almost twice the output of the standard chips that have been used up to now.

From Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH 9 Oct 2009

Osram Lighting Solution for Motorcycle Riders Improves Safety

Seeing and being seen: the life assurance for motorcycle fans. With its OSRAM Night Racer and OSRAM X-Racer, the high performance lamps in its new motorcycle lamp line, OSRAM has opened up a new dimension for powerful li...

From Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH 9 Oct 2009

ORNL Shell Out $33 Million for Materials to Build the ITER's Largest Magnets

The U.S. ITER Project Office at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has awarded two contracts totaling $33.6 million for 8,270 km of niobium tin strand and 4,795 km of copper strand for the Toroidal Field Conductor, a major co...

9 Oct 2009

Accelerator Hardens Concrete Faster with No Ill Effects on Final Properties

BASF has launched its new Crystal Speed Hardening concept for contractors and precast producers. The core product of the concept is X-SEED 100, a unique hardening accelerator. It helps to speed up concrete hardening sign...

From BASF Corporation 9 Oct 2009

DuPont Metallization Paste helps Make Solar Energy More Attractive

DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM) recently announced the introduction of DuPont™ Solamet® PV412 photovoltaic (PV) metallization paste for thin film PV technologies. Thin film PV is projected to become the fastest-growing segment of the solar module industry because it has the potential to reduce the cost of producing solar energy.

9 Oct 2009