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Clariant Sell Cellulose Ether Business to Shin-Etsu

Swiss-based Clariant have sold their Cellulose Ethers business unit to Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. for 241 million Euro as part of their transformation programme. The sale is yet to be approved by regulating bodies. The ce...

4 Nov 2003

Rexam to Buy Brazilian Aluminium Can Maker

Global packaging company Rexam, has announced its intention to acquire Brazilian aluminium can manufacturer Latasa for US$462 million. Latasa is the leading supplier of aluminium cans in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, s...

3 Nov 2003

Plastics and Chemicals Supplier JLM to be Privatised

International chemicals and plastics distributor JLM Industries have agreed to be bought out and privatised. The purchase offer was made by an investor group lead by the company’s founder John Macdonald and prin...

3 Nov 2003

BASF Invest in Flexible Display Technology

BASF have invested in Korean plastic film manufacturer I-Components. Through their venture capital investment company BASF Venture Capital GmbH, they will provide I-Components with 2.5 million Euros. STIC Ventures is ano...

31 Oct 2003

Pactiv Complete Rock-Tenn Packaging Acquisition

Pactiv have completed their $60 million acquisition of the packaging assets of Rock-Tenn Company. The purchase involves assets related to the manufacture of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene produ...

30 Oct 2003

Spire Receive Patent for Implanting Alumina in Semiconductor Substrates

Spire Corp have received a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for technology enabling the implantation of aluminium oxide in gallium arsenide and other group III-V semiconductor wafers for isolation of integr...

30 Oct 2003

Nippon Steel Strengthen Alliance with LNM

Nippon Steel is to increase its involvement with the privately owned British steel company, LNM. Through this alliance, they plan to increase their supply of sheet metal into the US automotive industry. Nippon Steel w...

29 Oct 2003

PARC Produce First Jet Printed Plastic Semiconductor Array

The Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) have developed the first plastic semiconductor transistor array entirely patterned using jet printing. Jet printing provides an alternative to more conventional vacuum deposition a...

29 Oct 2003

Aldoga Aluminium Project to Benefit from Chinese Involvement

Australia’s Aldoga Aluminium smelter received a major boost today signing two agreements with China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering & Construction Co (NFC). The siging of the agreements co...

28 Oct 2003

BASF Restructure Styrenics Business

BASF will cease production of many of their polystyrene resin grades from their Ludwigshafen plant as of July 1, 2004. This will effectively reduce their sales volume from the compounds market by 100,000 metric tons. ...

28 Oct 2003

BHP Billiton Close Copper Smelter

BHP Billiton have altered the status of their copper smelting and refining plant at San Manuel, USA from care and maintenance to permanent closure. The plant has been idle since May 1999 when it entered into care an m...

27 Oct 2003

Republic Engineered Products Announce Purchase Offer

Republic Engineered Products who are currently undergoing Chapter 11 reorganisation under the US Bankruptcy Code have announced that they have received a purchase offer from Perry Strategic Capital. Republic Engineere...

27 Oct 2003

US Navy Research Laboratory Opens Nanoscience Research Laboratory

The US Naval Research Laboratory have officially opened their Nanoscience Research Laboratory. The facility cost US$12.7 million to construct and was funded in conjunction with Military Construction (MILCON). The Nano...

27 Oct 2003

Alcan to Form Chinese Aluminium Joint Venture

Alcan have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture with Qingtonxia Aluminium Company and the Ningxia Power Development and Investment Co. This will see Alcan invest up to US$150 million, giving them a 50% s...

24 Oct 2003

AvestaPolarit to Close Panteg Stainless Plant

AvestaPolarit, a subsidiary of Outokumpu will close its stainless steel operation in Panteg, Wales at the end of March 2004 due to poor financial performance over the last few years. The facility possesses cold rollin...

24 Oct 2003

Materials Science News

Clariant Sell Cellulose Ether Business to Shin-Etsu

Rexam to Buy Brazilian Aluminium Can Maker

Plastics and Chemicals Supplier JLM to be Privatised

BASF Invest in Flexible Display Technology

Pactiv Complete Rock-Tenn Packaging Acquisition

Spire Receive Patent for Implanting Alumina in Semiconductor Substrates

Nippon Steel Strengthen Alliance with LNM

PARC Produce First Jet Printed Plastic Semiconductor Array

Aldoga Aluminium Project to Benefit from Chinese Involvement

BASF Restructure Styrenics Business

BHP Billiton Close Copper Smelter

Republic Engineered Products Announce Purchase Offer

US Navy Research Laboratory Opens Nanoscience Research Laboratory

Alcan to Form Chinese Aluminium Joint Venture

AvestaPolarit to Close Panteg Stainless Plant

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