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Silgan Holdings Acquires Leading Brazilian Composite Material Company

Silgan Holdings Inc. , a leading supplier of consumer goods packaging products, announced today, as part of its previously reported acquisition of Amcor Limited's White Cap closures business in Europe, Asia and South...

6 Apr 2008

3M Takes Patent Infringement Lawsuit To Court For Fire Coating Product

3M announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary 3M Deutschland GmbH has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the District Court of Düsseldorf, Germany, against Sue Heung REF Co., GIOLITE-LUMIAN Co., GIO-LITE E...

6 Apr 2008

3M Release Mini Right-Angle Receptacle Reducing Fabrication Time and Costs

In order to better serve high-volume manufacturers, 3M recently released a die-cast version of the Mini Delta Ribbon Surface-Mount Technology (SMT) Right-Angle Receptacle. The new die-cast version is weight-balanced ...

6 Apr 2008

Rio Tinto Sponsors Royal Ballet Tour To China in 2008

Tony Hall, Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House, announced today at a press conference in China that The Royal Ballet Tour to China 2008 is to be generously supported by Rio Tinto. The Royal Ballet returns to Chi...

6 Apr 2008

DuPont Launches Multi-Million Dollar Next Generation Testing Facility

DuPont today opened its first storm shelter testing center at its Chestnut Run site here. The multi-million dollar facility will allow the company to test different materials for its DuPont™ StormRoom™ with K...

6 Apr 2008

Siemen Energy Receives Yet Another Major Wind Turbine Deal Within One Week

Siemens Energy has been awarded another major order for a wind farm in the U.S. with a capacity of nearly 325 megawatts (MW). Siemens will supply 141 units of its 2.3-megawatt turbines for the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Pha...

6 Apr 2008

BASF Increases Stake in Leading Provider of Technology and Services Company

BASF SE and hte have reached an agreement for BASF to increase its stake in Heidelberg-based hte Aktiengesellschaft from 12.7 percent to 75 percent plus one share. The vendors and BASF have agreed not to disclose financi...

4 Apr 2008

Rohm and Haas Acquire Polymer Dispersions Business

Rohm and Haas Company said today it has completed the acquisition of FINNDISP, the polymer dispersions division of OY Forcit AB for €60 million (approximately US$85 million). FINNDISP, based in Hanko, Finland, m...

4 Apr 2008

Emerald Hilton Davis Acquires Carbon Black Dispersions Manufacturer

Emerald Hilton Davis, LLC, a subsidiary of Emerald Performance Materials, LLC (“Emerald”), today announced that it has acquired the carbon black dispersions business and assets of Wolstenholme International L...

4 Apr 2008

ThyssenKrupp Supplies 400 Tonnes Of Scaffold For Downtown Essen

400 tonnes of scaffolding for the new shopping center at Limbecker Platz The remodeling of downtown Essen is taking shape. After a good two years of construction work the first phase of the new Limbecker Platz Shoppin...

4 Apr 2008

3M Completes Acquisition of Global Leader in Personal Protection

3M announced today it has completed its acquisition of Aearo Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of personal protection and energy absorbing products. Aearo provides a broad platform for accelerated growth. It will sig...

3 Apr 2008

MIT Class Explores Controversial Pyramid Theory With Scale Model

Even though they are among the best-known structures on Earth, the pyramids of Egypt may still hold surprises. This spring, an MIT class is testing a controversial theory that some of the giant blocks that make up the gr...

3 Apr 2008

Hydro To Invest EUR 14 million in New Aluminium Recycling Center

Hydro will invest EUR 14.3 million in a new aluminium recycling furnace in Germany, with an output capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year. The twin-chamber furnace will be part of a new recycling center at Alunorf, a joint v...

3 Apr 2008

DuPont Introduces StormRoom Design for Consumers Featuring Kevlar for Tornado Protection

With April kicking off the most active month for tornados across the United States and with consumers being increasingly focused on home safety, DuPont and Epcon Communities have agreed to provide the DuPont™ Storm...

3 Apr 2008

Bayer MaterialScience Teams Up With Carbon Nanotube Manufacturer for New Thermoplastic Materials

The excellent electrical conductivity and mechanical strength of Baytubes® carbon nanotubes were the decisive factors leading to a cooperation agreement on thermoplastics between Bayer MaterialScience AG and Clariant...

3 Apr 2008

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The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

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Silgan Holdings Acquires Leading Brazilian Composite Material Company

3M Takes Patent Infringement Lawsuit To Court For Fire Coating Product

3M Release Mini Right-Angle Receptacle Reducing Fabrication Time and Costs

Rio Tinto Sponsors Royal Ballet Tour To China in 2008

DuPont Launches Multi-Million Dollar Next Generation Testing Facility

Siemen Energy Receives Yet Another Major Wind Turbine Deal Within One Week

BASF Increases Stake in Leading Provider of Technology and Services Company

Rohm and Haas Acquire Polymer Dispersions Business

Emerald Hilton Davis Acquires Carbon Black Dispersions Manufacturer

ThyssenKrupp Supplies 400 Tonnes Of Scaffold For Downtown Essen

3M Completes Acquisition of Global Leader in Personal Protection

MIT Class Explores Controversial Pyramid Theory With Scale Model

Hydro To Invest EUR 14 million in New Aluminium Recycling Center

DuPont Introduces StormRoom Design for Consumers Featuring Kevlar for Tornado Protection

Bayer MaterialScience Teams Up With Carbon Nanotube Manufacturer for New Thermoplastic Materials

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