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GE To Sell Advanced Materials Business to Apollo Management

GE announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell GE Advanced Materials (Silicones & Quartz) to Apollo Management, L.P., a private investment firm in a deal valued at approximately $3.8 billion in cash a...

16 Sep 2006

3D Television, The Next Big Thing

It could bring a whole new meaning to the term ‘reality television’. After the introduction of colour displays and high definition images, 3D promises to be the next revolution in visual technology. 3D televi...

16 Sep 2006

Bayer Sell Share in Silicones Joint Venture

Bayer is selling its 49.9 percent interest in the joint venture GE Bayer Silicones to its partner General Electric. The transfer of the interest, which for Bayer represents a financial investment, is occasioned by the sa...

15 Sep 2006

Degussa Expand Cooperation Agreement with Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Development Ltd

Degussa, the world’s leading specialty chemicals company, and Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Development Ltd., (SCIP) today concluded a further major cooperation agreement in Berlin. The contract was signed by Deg...

15 Sep 2006

RAG Complete Acquisition of Degussa

Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, RAG Projektgesellschaft mbH, Essen, and the shareholders who took legal action against the squeeze-out resolution adopted at Degussa’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 29, 2006 and ...

15 Sep 2006

Malvern and FEI to Jointly Develop Nanotechnology Tools

FEI Company and Malvern Instruments Ltd (Malvern, UK) have entered into a joint development and marketing program for advanced nanoparticle analysis utilizing Malvern’s particle image analysis software on FEI’s line of Q...

15 Sep 2006

Solar Energy to Convert Carbon Dioxide into A Useful Fuel

It is the biggest contributor to climate change. Now chemists are hoping to convert carbon dioxide into a useful fuel, with a little help from the sun. If they succeed, it will be possible to recycle the greenhouse ga...

15 Sep 2006

Solar Air Heating Systems Gain in Popularity

Alternative energy options are becoming more affordable, efficient and available ... or are they? As solar panels and solar air heating systems become more popular, supplies are actually becoming scarcer as manufacturers...

15 Sep 2006

Hynix Semiconductor to Use SiFusion Furnaceware

Integrated Materials, Inc. announces that Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., a leading supplier of semiconductor memory products, selected Integrated Materials' SiFusion(TM) furnaceware for its 300 mm production line in Icho...

15 Sep 2006

18lb Plasma Cutter Provides Portability and Versatility

With the introduction of the Spectrum 375 X-TREME™, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. takes plasma cutting to unprecedented levels of portability. Weighing only 18 lbs., the Spectrum 375 X-TREME plasma cutter, provides the ...

15 Sep 2006

Borouge and Borealis to Open Plastics Innovation Centre in UAE

Borouge and Borealis, leading providers of value creating, innovative plastics solutions, today announced the establishment of a major innovation centre in the UAE. The centre represents a significant investment in Borou...

From Borouge 14 Sep 2006

OLED Lighting Products Almost Market Ready

The lighting giant Osram is increasing its research into OLED light sources. The company is concentrating on small molecule designs and expects to have commercial products relatively soon. Marion Reichl, Osram Opto Semic...

14 Sep 2006

CERAM Prove to be an Invaluable Business Partner for IKEA

CERAM has once again proven itself an invaluable business partner for IKEA by providing support for the Swedish retail giant in an improvement programme for one of its major tableware supplier factories. Consultants ...

14 Sep 2006

Gerdau Ameristeel Announces Closure of Melt Shop at New Jersey Mill

Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation has announced that it plans to close the melt shop operations at its Perth Amboy, New Jersey wire rod mill early in the fourth quarter of 2006. The Company plans to continue operating the Pe...

14 Sep 2006

Toshiba to Establish New Production Base for TV Business in Europe

Toshiba Corporation has announced that it would strengthen its liquid crystal display (LCD) television business and expand sales in Europe by establishing Toshiba Television Central Europe, a new production and sales com...

14 Sep 2006