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Bruker AXS Awards XRD Scholarship at MRS Fall Meeting

During the 2007 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting now taking place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Bruker AXS, a leading global provider of advanced X-ray solutions for life and advanced materials science...

29 Nov 2007

DuPont Highlights Plastic Sustainability Commitments at K 2007

DuPont sustainability commitments recently were highlighted at K 2007, the world’s largest plastic technology show, in Duesseldorf, Germany. More than 242,000 visitors, including about 200 media representatives, le...

From The Timken Co. 28 Nov 2007

Innovative Offering to the World of Textiles from DuPont Artistri

DuPont Imaging Technologies and Hyosung Corporation are presenting an innovative offering to the world of textiles, made possible by DuPont™ Artistri™ digital printing for textiles technology and the latest s...

28 Nov 2007

New DuPont Krytox Lubricants Improves Safety

DuPont™ Krytox® lubricants recently were featured in the Business Week article "Saving Energy by Fighting Friction." The article noted that Krytox® “nonflammable lubricant could withstand tr...

28 Nov 2007

DuPont Opened First Office in Bulgaria

DuPont has opened its first office in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Sofia office represents DuPont’s growing market reach in Central Europe, following site openings in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Baltic co...

28 Nov 2007

BASF Raises Higher Oxo Alcohols and Plasticizers Production Capacity in Ludwigshafen

BASF is to raise production capacity in Ludwigshafen for higher oxo alcohols by 80,000 metric tons to a total of 390,000 metric tons per year. The additional capacity is earmarked mainly for the manufacture of plasticize...

28 Nov 2007

Alcoa Receives NADCAP Approval for Ultrasonic Inspection and Heat-Treatment at Samara Facility

Alcoa today announced it has received the National Aerospace and Defence Contractors Accreditation Program’s (NADCAP) approval for ultrasonic inspection and heat-treated forged products at its Samara manufacturing ...

28 Nov 2007

New Malvern Spraytec Software Further Extends Data Capture and Processing Capabilities

New version software for the Spraytec™ particle size analyzer from Malvern Panalytical® Instruments further extends the system’s data capture and processing capabilities. Spraytec uses the technique of la...

From Malvern Panalytical 28 Nov 2007

NanoDynamics Energy Demonstrates G4 Cell Efficiencies at Fuel Cell Seminar 2007

NanoDynamics Energy Inc. recently presented preliminary test data demonstrating efficiencies of its G4 cell in excess of 60 percent between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius, while also illustrating 800 hours of operation time...

28 Nov 2007

Timken Bearings Plays Key Role in 126-Ton Antennae Transportation into Chilean Andes

The Timken Company announced today that its highly engineered tapered roller bearings will play a key role in transporting 126-ton high-precision antennae into the Chilean Andes, where a radio telescope array will enable...

From The Timken Co. 28 Nov 2007

Timken Racing Hub Kit Contributes to Several Successful Championship Race Teams

The Timken Company has contributed to the recent success of several championship race teams around the country with its Wide Five Performance Racing Hub Kit. Designed specifically for wide five wheel hub designs and freq...

From The Timken Co. 28 Nov 2007

Latest Table-Top Optical Profiling System Available from Veeco

Veeco Instruments Inc., today announced the release of the Wyko(R) NT9100(TM) Optical Profiling System, which delivers the performance and many of the capabilities of Veeco's full-sized profiling systems in a conveni...

28 Nov 2007

Gazprom Examines Prospects of Setting Up Petrochemical Production Facilities in Joint Venture

Today at the Gazprom Headquarters Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Dmitry Konov, President of Sibur Holding, Andrew Liveris, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Dow Chemical...

28 Nov 2007

Gazprom Envisage Significant Cooperation Prospects for Gas and Petrochemical Industries

Today the Gazprom Headquarters has hosted a working meeting between Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee and Sumitaka Fujita, Vice Chairman of Itochu Corporation Board of Directors. Th...

28 Nov 2007

Gazprom Establishes Trading Group with World Leader in Gas and Oil Chemical

BASF AG and Gazprom have established Gazprom YRGM Trading within the Agreement on Share Swap between BASF and Gazprom in the authorized capital of Severneftegazprom. Gazprom YRGM Trading will purchase gas produced in...

28 Nov 2007