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Tata Steel Signs MoU for Titanium Oxide Project

The Government of Tamil Nadu signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Steel, for Tata Steel's Titanium Oxide (TiO2) Project in Tuticorin District of Tamil Nadu. The MoU was signed by Mr. Shaktikanta Das, ...

2 Jul 2007

INEOS and Lanxess Form Joint Venture

INEOS Group today announced that it has agreed to set up a Joint Venture with LANXESS, the German chemicals and polymers group, through which it is to take over the operation of the LANXESS ABS plastics business, Lustran...

30 Jun 2007

Whitehouse Scientific Launch E-Brochure to Assist Customers

To help customers order from the constantly expanding range of particle size calibration standards, Whitehouse Scientific has introduced a new E-brochure onto the company’s website. Whether the interest is in Polyd...

30 Jun 2007

FT4 Powder Rheometer Proves Its Worth in Powder Analytical Laboratory

Freeman Technology’s FT4 Powder Rheometer is proving to be a central piece of instrumentation in the analytical laboratory at the Enser Corporation in Florida, USA. Enser Corporation designs, develops, qualifies an...

30 Jun 2007

ExxonMobil Chemical to Add Capacity to Hydrocarbon Fluids Plant in Singapore

ExxonMobil Chemical announced today that it will add 130,000 tons per year of capacity to its ExxsolTM hydrocarbon fluids plant in Jurong Island, Singapore. This will bring Singapore fluids production to over 500,000 ton...

30 Jun 2007

Timken Steel Technology Used in CERN's Hadron Collider

The Timken Company's steel technology helped Superbolt, Inc. provide equipment to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and its large particle physics laboratory located near Geneva, Switzerland. Timk...

From The Timken Co. 30 Jun 2007

Successful Testing of Adhesives and Protective Coatings Containing Halloysite Nanotubes

NaturalNano, Inc., a materials science company, today announced the successful formulation and testing of adhesives and protective coatings using high loadings of halloysite nanotubes (HNTTM) in a variety of polymers. At...

30 Jun 2007

Joint Venture to Build Russia's First World-Scale Vinyl Plant

Solvay and SolVin, the joint subsidiary of Solvay and BASF for vinyls in Europe, announce that they have signed a joint venture agreement with Sibur LLC, an affiliate of Gazprom to build Russia’s first world-scale,...

30 Jun 2007

Alcan Named Best Corporate Citizen in the Canadian Mining Sector

Alcan has been named the best corporate citizen in the Canadian mining sector by Corporate Knights magazine's annual "Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada" listing in recognition of the Company's commit...

30 Jun 2007

Boeing to Premiere the Most Technologically Advanced Passenger Jet-The 787 Dreamliner

Boeing will broadcast the Premiere of its newest technologically advanced passenger jet - the 787 Dreamliner - to viewers around the world. The 787 Premiere will be carried live and in nine different languages on Sund...

30 Jun 2007

Improves Flip-Chip Adhesive Process Speed, Temperature Performance Compliments of Dow Corning

Dow Corning Corp. today introduced two new members of its family of lid-seal materials for flip-chip semiconductor packages. One offers a two-fold improvement in cure rate, and another is specifically formulated for the ...

30 Jun 2007

E3 Biofuels Launch High Efficiency Genesis Ethanol Plant Fueled by Biogas

E3 BioFuels launched its high- efficiency Genesis Plant today in Mead, Neb., as the world's first closed-loop ethanol plant fueled largely by biogas from animal waste instead of coal or natural gas. "This is ...

30 Jun 2007

Kevlar and Nomex Help Mattress Manufacturers Meet Flammability Standards

DuPont innovations are playing a key role in helping mattress manufacturers meet the new U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) new flammability standard for mattresses that goes into effect July 1, thus he...

30 Jun 2007

Sumitomo Precision Products Completes Acquisition of Primaxx

Sumitomo Precision Products Co. Ltd. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Primaxx, Inc. of Allentown, PA, USA, a venture-funded leading high technology manufacturer of MEMS etch release equipment, in ...

30 Jun 2007

Sasol Commences Restructuring of Olefins and Surfactants Businesses

Sasol, stated in March 2007 that it would not sell its Olefins & Surfactants (O&S) division but rather maximise value in the business through a rigorous turnaround process. In a first step of this process, Sasol ...

30 Jun 2007