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Alcan’s Rolled Aluminium Products Spin Off to be Called Novelis

Alcan Inc. announced today that the publicly-traded company to be created in the spin-off of its aluminium rolled products business will be called Novelis. CEO-designate Brian Sturgell said the name Novelis is ground...

23 Sep 2004

India to Trial Aluminium Body Wagons to Combat Corrosion

The Ministry of Railways has decided to manufacture one aluminium body corrosion resistant light weight hopper wagon for conducting service trials in the current financial year. Decision for future induction of alumi...

23 Sep 2004

Sumitomo Chem Begin Construction of Optical Grade Methyl Methacrylate Plant in Korea

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. today announced that its South Korean affiliate, LG MMA Corporation (LG MMA), has started construction of a new methyl methacrylate (MMA) polymer plant with an annual production capacity of 40...

23 Sep 2004

National Science Foundation Awards Northeastern University $12.4m to Establish Nanotechnology Center

The National Science Foundation today announced a $12.4 ($12.376 million for five years) million grant for a new nanoscale science and engineering center to be headquartered at Northeastern University. The grant fortifie...

23 Sep 2004

Ausmelt to Build New Facility in Korea to Recover Lead and Zinc

Ausmelt has signed several smaller contracts, worth a combined $3.2 million, that will provide a solid foundation for its earnings in the current financial year. The most recent contract has been signed with Young Poo...

23 Sep 2004

Eastman Introduces Pellet form of its Amorphous Polyolefin

Eastman Chemical Company announces a new, easy-to-handle pellet form of its Eastoflex APOs (amorphous polyolefins). The unique pelletized form improves product handling and enhances the processing of adhesives. Eastoflex...

22 Sep 2004

BASF Partners to Develop Electronic Paper Applications

BASF Future Business GmbH, Ludwigshafen, and SiPix Technology Inc., Taipei, Taiwan, have entered into a partnership to jointly develop coloured e-paper applications. BASF will develop the dyes needed to produce multicolo...

22 Sep 2004

DuPont Introduces Kevlar Reinforced Storm Room

By integrating advanced science with 200-plus years of safety knowledge, DuPont is introducing its latest safety innovation – a residential storm shelter made with DuPont™ Kevlar® that is engineered to he...

22 Sep 2004

Yokohama Rubber Starts Shipping Tanks for Airbus A380’s

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., today announced that it started shipping water/waste tanks for use in the first mass-produced A380 ultra-high capacity aircraft of Airbus. Singapore Airlines will use the aircraft. For Yoko...

22 Sep 2004

DuPont Scientist Recognised for Photonics Research

DuPont scientist Dr. Maria Petrucci-Samija has been named to the 2004 list of the world's 100 Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Magazine of Innovation. ...

22 Sep 2004

Dofasco Signs Technology Agreement with JFE Steel

Dofasco Inc. today announced the company has signed a Technology Cooperation Agreement for automotive steels with JFE Steel Corporation of Japan. JFE will provide Dofasco with the product and process technology support t...

22 Sep 2004

Pirelli Patent Self Inflating Tyre System

Improve motorcyclists' safety through technology: that is the objective achieved by the PIRELLI SAFETY WHEEL SYSTEM, a new development patented by Pirelli to reduce risks derived from motorcycle tyre punctures or los...

21 Sep 2004

Scholarship to Investigate Environmentally Friendly Cement

University of Melbourne research investigating the building blocks of new environmentally friendly cement, believed to be the future of Engineering, has been strengthened with a Fulbright scholarship. Mr John Provis, ...

21 Sep 2004

James Hardie Request Trading Halt Pending the Release of Medical Report

James Hardie Industries NV has requested a trading halt in all securities of James Hardie from the commencement of trading today, Tuesday 21 September 2004. The request has been made in accordance with Listing Rule 17...

21 Sep 2004

Alcoa to Present UltrAlloy 6020 at Aluminium 2004 World Trade Fair

Alcoa announced today that the Aluminium 2004 World Trade Fair and Convention in Essen, Germany will include a presentation of Alcoa's UltrAlloy(R) 6020, which removes lead from aluminum precision machined parts, inc...

21 Sep 2004

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Alcan’s Rolled Aluminium Products Spin Off to be Called Novelis

India to Trial Aluminium Body Wagons to Combat Corrosion

Sumitomo Chem Begin Construction of Optical Grade Methyl Methacrylate Plant in Korea

National Science Foundation Awards Northeastern University $12.4m to Establish Nanotechnology Center

Ausmelt to Build New Facility in Korea to Recover Lead and Zinc

Eastman Introduces Pellet form of its Amorphous Polyolefin

BASF Partners to Develop Electronic Paper Applications

DuPont Introduces Kevlar Reinforced Storm Room

Yokohama Rubber Starts Shipping Tanks for Airbus A380’s

DuPont Scientist Recognised for Photonics Research

Dofasco Signs Technology Agreement with JFE Steel

Pirelli Patent Self Inflating Tyre System

Scholarship to Investigate Environmentally Friendly Cement

James Hardie Request Trading Halt Pending the Release of Medical Report

Alcoa to Present UltrAlloy 6020 at Aluminium 2004 World Trade Fair

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