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Marubeni Invests in VTEC for Its Patented Plastic Rear View Mirror Technology

Marubeni America Corporation ("MAC") and VTEC Technologies LLC ("VTEC") are to make a formal announcement that MAC as strategic partner acquired an estimated 15% equity position in VTEC, the innovativ...

1 Aug 2006

Inco responds to Teck Cominco's Takeover Offer

Inco Limited is reviewing Teck Cominco’s announcement today that it intends to revise its cash and share offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Inco. The Inco Board of Directors will evaluate the revi...

1 Aug 2006

FEI to Launch Next Generation Combined Focused Ion Beam (FIB) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) at M+M '06

The next generation of combined focused ion beam (FIB) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) technology for research will be unveiled today when FEI Company releases its all-new Helios NanoLab™ DualBeam™ at ...

1 Aug 2006

Conductivity Sensing Ensures Rubber Quality and Reduces Cost

The Foxboro Measurements & Instruments Division of Invensys has provided a solution for Calzin, Inc.’s sticky rubber situation. Calzin, an international supplier of coatings for the rubber industry, now offers ...

1 Aug 2006

Tyco Electronics Introduces Laser Marking System

Tyco Electronics Corporation has introduced the LMS6000 laser marking system. The LMS6000 laser marking system is a fully functional and closed loop, ytterbium doped fiber laser system capable of marking a variety of fla...

1 Aug 2006

Osram Sensor Adjusts Displays' Brightness According to Light Conditions

Osram Opto Semiconductors has developed a new sensor that automatically adjusts a monitor display’s brightness to that of the ambient light. What’s special about the new ambient light sensor is that it is the...

1 Aug 2006

Rusal Starts 5th Boiler at Bauxite and Alumina Complex in Guinea

RUSAL, the world's third largest aluminium producer, announces the start-up of the fifth boiler of the thermoelectric station at the Friguia bauxite and alumina complex in Guinea. Investment into the project to date ...

1 Aug 2006

Potash Corp Extend Supply Contract with Canpotex/Sinofert

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) announced that Canpotex Limited, the offshore marketing company for Saskatchewan potash producers, and Sinofert, a leading fertilizer enterprise in the People's Re...

1 Aug 2006

Hercules and Uniqema to Extend Synthetic Lubricants Manufacturing Agreement

Hercules Incorporated and Uniqema, a business of ICI Americas, have agreed to extend their long-standing synthetic lubricants manufacturing agreement. Terms were not disclosed. To accommodate this manufacturing agreement...

1 Aug 2006

Degussa to Launch Protective Impregnating Agent for Wood Shortly

Degussa AG, Düsseldorf, will shortly be launching on the market a new protective impregnating agent for wood surfaces under the brand name Dynasylan® SIVO 121. According to Dr. Burkhard Standke of Degussa Techni...

1 Aug 2006

Cytec and DSM to Terminate Melamine Joint Venture

Cytec Industries Inc. and Royal DSM N.V. announced today that agreement had been reached for the early termination of their 50/50 manufacturing joint venture American Melamine Industries (“AMEL”) as well as t...

1 Aug 2006

Basell to Build Polyethylene Plant in Germany Based on Spherilene S Technology

Basell announced today that it plans to build a new Spherilene S polyethylene plant at its Wesseling industrial site near Cologne, Germany. The plant will be based on Basellâ€™s new Spherilene S single re...

1 Aug 2006

Structured Materials Wins Air Force Phase II Award to Produce Silicon Photonic Modulators

Structured Materials Industries, Inc. (SMI) reports that it has received an Air Force Phase II STTR to produce Si photonic modulators. Despite recent advances in integrating many optical components into single multi-func...

1 Aug 2006

Teck Cominco Issues Revised Offer for Inco

Teck Cominco Limited today announced that it has revised its cash and share offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of Inco Limited (TSX, NYSE – N). Under the revised offer, Inco shareholders will receive, subj...

1 Aug 2006

Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain Discuss Merging Composites Reinforcing Businesses

Owens Corning and Saint-Gobain jointly announced that they are in discussions to merge Owens Corning's Reinforcements Business and Saint-Gobain's Reinforcement and Composites Businesses (a part of the entity know...

From O-I Glass 1 Aug 2006