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Lexan Winscreen Helps Chinese Automaker Produce Concept Minivan

Glazing solutions from SABIC Innovative Plastics are helping Guangzhou Auto Group Co.’s (GAC) first concept vehicle turn heads at AutoGuangzhou 2007. Replacing traditional glass, Lexan* GLX polycarbonate (PC) resin...

20 Nov 2007

Coal-Fired Power Plants to use Activated Carbon to Reduce Mercury Emissions

Calgon Carbon Corporation announced today that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (ILEPA) has granted Midwest Generation approval to use Calgon Carbon's FLUEPAC MC Plus activated carbon to control mercury e...

20 Nov 2007

Rohm and Haas to Feature Latest Technologies at CHINACOAT 2007

Rohm and Haas, the world's leading specialty chemicals manufacturer, will participate in the upcoming CHINACOAT 2007 show in Shanghai, from November 21st through 23rd. The company will feature its latest advanced ...

20 Nov 2007

New Bulk Liquid Chemical Terminal for Antwerp

Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. ("Mitsui USA") announced today its subsidiary Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC ("ITC"), Mitsui & Co., Europe Plc ("Mitsui"), and Rubis Terminal S.A....

20 Nov 2007

FEI Donate Table Top SEM to US High School

Blast off for inner space. Philadelphia’s Central High became the first high school in the nation to open deep inner space exploration to students with the arrival of a new Phenom™ table top scanning electron...

20 Nov 2007

Trelleborg Acquire US Seal Distributor

The Trelleborg Group, through the Trelleborg Sealing Solutions business area, has acquired the privately owned US seal distributor Sealing Solutions Inc., which has about 40 employees and annual sales of approximately SE...

20 Nov 2007

Kyma Ship Record Numbers of Aluminum Nitride Templates

Kyma Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of ultra-high purity crystalline gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum nitride (AlN) materials and related products and services, announced their recent volume shipment of 2&rdquo...

20 Nov 2007

QinetiQ Launch A Tool for Detecting Faults in Buried Fibre-Optic Cables

Protecting borders, pipelines, underground cables and critical infrastructure against accidental damage or malicious attack is particularly demanding due to the distances involved and the scale of the challenge. Protecti...

20 Nov 2007

Steel Framed Houses to be Wrapped in Tyvek to Ensuire Long Term Integrity

DuPont South Africa recently developed specifications in conjunction with the Steel Framed Housing Association that require all steel-framed houses be wrapped in a breathable membrane to ensure the long-term integrity of...

20 Nov 2007

BASF to Increase Eepsilon-Caprolactone Production Capacity

BASF will begin expanding its production capacity for epsilon-caprolactone (CLO) with a first project to raise its annual capacity by up to 2,000 metric tons in 2008. In line with market growth, further capital has been ...

20 Nov 2007

Air Products Hydrogen Technology Starts Operation

Air Products’ hydrogen technology was officially put into operation recently at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, in a hydrogen fueling station designed and constructed by Chevron Hydrogen Company, a div...

20 Nov 2007

AK Steel Presents Supplier Awards

AK Steel today presented its “Supplier of the Year” award to four companies for outstanding service, value and strategic support of the steelmaker’s business plan. The awards were presented by James L. ...

20 Nov 2007

Tiny Silicone Structure Revelas How Bacteria Self-Organize

Using a device composed of microscopic rooms and hallways that was designed and fabricated at the University of California, San Diego, a team of researchers from four institutions has determined how bacteria self-organiz...

20 Nov 2007

Reducing the Risk of Aircraft Crashes

On Wednesday 21 November, TU Delft will demonstrate how improved control techniques can reduce the risk of aircraft crashes. The demonstration involves reconstructing troubled flights – such as the El Al flight whi...

20 Nov 2007

Porous Materials May be Suitable for Hydrogen Energy Storage

The protection of the environment is one of the most urgent questions in the present world. The release of pollutant gases due to the excessive consumption of fossil fuel has lead scientists to the search for new channel...

20 Nov 2007