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Alcan’s Aluminium Front Bumper Beams Contribute to Opel Astra’s Safety System

Alcan's state-of-the-art aluminium front bumper beams are making an important contribution to the new Opel Astra's safety system. Over a million bumper beams a year are now being manufactured for Opel models alon...

14 Jul 2004

Carbon Nanotechnologies Awarded Patent for Coated Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Ropes

Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc (CNI) announced today the allowance of another U.S. Patent, this one for coated single-wall carbon nanotubes and ropes of single-wall carbon nanotubes. The technology gives CNI a patent on a ...

13 Jul 2004

Smart Card Producer Gemplus Wins 9 New clients

Gemplus International S.A., the world's leading provider of smart card solutions, today announces nine new customer wins in emerging smart banking markets in Asia Pacific, South America, and Europe. This growth is te...

13 Jul 2004

Timken Selected to Supply Bearings for World’s Largest Mining Truck

The Timken Company announced today that it was selected as the supplier for the wheel bearings on the world's largest mining truck, the new Liebherr T282 B. Measuring 7.4 meters (24 feet) high, 8.8 meters (29 feet) w...

From The Timken Co. 13 Jul 2004

3M Introduce High Performance Diamond Pad Polisher Conditioner for CMP of Semiconductors

3M today introduced an innovative high-performance diamond pad conditioner - the 3M Diamond Pad Conditioner A4-55 - for oxide chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) that upholds 3M's commitment to quality, while off...

13 Jul 2004

3M Introduces New System for Ultrathin Wafer Backgrinding

3M introduces the 3M Wafer Support System for ultrathin semiconductor wafer backgrinding. The new system is an alternative to the conventional tape process for backgrinding and is capable of producing wafers as thin as 2...

13 Jul 2004

Tokyo Electron Increasing Market Share in Asian Semiconductor Market

While Applied Materials will remain the semiconductor equipment market leader in 2004, Tokyo Electron (TEL) could move into first position in Japan, according to the report Asia’s Microelectronics Market: China, Ho...

13 Jul 2004

Memry Corp Look to Acquire Putnam Plastics Corp

Memry Corporation announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire substantially all of the assets and selected liabilities of Putnam Plastics Corporation of Dayville, CT. The transaction, which is subje...

13 Jul 2004

A Look into Bayer's Involvement in Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is one of the most important key technologies of the 21st century. It does offer excellent opportunities for developing materials with completely new or radically improved characteristics, particularly in ...

12 Jul 2004

Technique for Purifying Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes

Moore’s Law states that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every eighteen months. However current silicon technologies are approaching the limits imposed by quantum mechanics, which will stop Moore’s...

12 Jul 2004

Pipelife Takes Over PVC Pipe Business of Drossbach

Pipelife, one of the worlds leading producers of pipe systems, acquired the European PVC pipe business of Drossbach, a German based manufacturer of polyethylene/polypropylene pipes and machinery for corrugated pipes. ...

12 Jul 2004

Goodyear Announce $50m Expansion into Colombia

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced a $50-million expansion at its Cali, Colombia, manufacturing plant to produce radial medium truck tires. The investment solidifies Goodyear's commitment to the g...

12 Jul 2004

ISG to Start Second Blast Furnace in Response to Demand for Coated Steel

International Steel Group Inc. today announced plans to increase production at its ISG Weirton Inc. subsidiary in response to strong customer demand for its value-added, coated steel products. ISG will restart a second b...

12 Jul 2004

ISG’s Riverside Operation Restarts Operations Ahead of Schedule

International Steel Group Inc. announced today that its ISG Riverdale Inc. subsidiary restarted operations on July 2, ahead of schedule, and is rapidly returning to normal operations. The Company had announced on Jun...

12 Jul 2004

Collins and Aikman Secure Daimler Chrysler Supply Deal for Future Vehicle

Collins & Aikman Corporation announced it has recently secured the manufacturing, assembly & sequencing business for the front and rear painted fascias of a future, high volume DaimlerChrysler vehicle platform. T...

12 Jul 2004

Materials Science News

Alcan’s Aluminium Front Bumper Beams Contribute to Opel Astra’s Safety System

Carbon Nanotechnologies Awarded Patent for Coated Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Ropes

Smart Card Producer Gemplus Wins 9 New clients

Timken Selected to Supply Bearings for World’s Largest Mining Truck

3M Introduce High Performance Diamond Pad Polisher Conditioner for CMP of Semiconductors

3M Introduces New System for Ultrathin Wafer Backgrinding

Tokyo Electron Increasing Market Share in Asian Semiconductor Market

Memry Corp Look to Acquire Putnam Plastics Corp

A Look into Bayer's Involvement in Nanotechnology

Technique for Purifying Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes

Pipelife Takes Over PVC Pipe Business of Drossbach

Goodyear Announce $50m Expansion into Colombia

ISG to Start Second Blast Furnace in Response to Demand for Coated Steel

ISG’s Riverside Operation Restarts Operations Ahead of Schedule

Collins and Aikman Secure Daimler Chrysler Supply Deal for Future Vehicle

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