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Jacobs Receives BASF Polyols Contract

Jacobs Engineering Group has announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide engineering and procurement services for BASF in Geismar, La. BASF manufactures a wide range of intermediate specialty chemicals at th...

9 Aug 2006

Alternative to Controversial Perfluorooctanoic Acid

Manufacturers of stain-repellents, non-stick cookware and other fluoropolymer-based materials will soon have an alternative to using controversial PFOA when developing such supplies. Fluorine chemist and Trinity Western ...

9 Aug 2006

Advanced Rocket Technology that Uses Kerosene

Purdue University engineers are conducting research to help the United States develop a type of advanced rocket technology that uses kerosene and would not require the foam insulation now used on the space shuttle's ...

9 Aug 2006

Hybrid Lighting Technology Gaining Momentum

With five hybrid solar lighting systems already in place and another 20 scheduled to be installed in the next couple of months, the forecast is looking sunny for a technology developed at the Department of Energy's O...

9 Aug 2006

Miracle Coatings Release Anti Microbial and Ultra Violet Polymers

Miracle Coatings, a small Biotech business from Asia Pacific, releases Anti Microbial and Ultra Violet Polymers and Bio Decontaminators. With distribution contracts in USA, Australia & New Zealand, Israel, Thaila...

9 Aug 2006

Teck Cominco Has No Plans to Negotiate Take Over Offer for Inco

Teck Cominco Limited today announced that it is not in, and has no plans to enter into, discussions or negotiations with Inco Limited regarding Teck Cominco’s offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Inco....

9 Aug 2006

Owens-Illinois Invest $47m on a New Energy Efficient Furnace for Glass Packaging Plant

Owens-Illinois, Inc. today announced a $47 million USD (NZ$78 million) expansion at its glass manufacturing facility in Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand. The investment at Penrose will be spent on an additional energy-e...

From O-I Glass 9 Aug 2006

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Receives Grant to Develop Biodegradable Plastics Made From Local Agricultural and Forestry Products

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has awarded a $50,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) to advance research on sustainable and biodegradable plastics made...

9 Aug 2006

Uhde Contracted to Build High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) for SABIC Polyolefine

SABIC Polyolefine GmbH of Gelsenkirchen, Germany, a 100 percent subsidiary of SABIC Europe B.V., Sittard, The Netherlands, has commissioned Uhde to build a new 250,000 tonne-per-year high-density polyethylene plant (HDPE...

9 Aug 2006

Fertilizer Manufacturer Acquires Polymer Coatings Business to Enhance Controlled Release Fertilizer Products

Agrium Inc. announced today that it has concluded the purchase of certain fixed assets and inventory of Pursell Technologies Inc. and certain of its affiliates (PTI) for a purchase price of $74.5-million (U.S.). Agrium h...

9 Aug 2006

Hybrid Lighting Systems Exhibit Significant Energy Savings

9 Aug 2006

Polyurethane Moldings, A Cost Effective Way to Finish a Room

Molding is the key to making a room or decorating scheme look completely finished, bringing a coordinated design to a wondrous result. Polyurethane moldings, improving on traditional wood and other materials, now make it...

9 Aug 2006

Reusable Plastic Formwork for Concrete Columns

Leading the industry in the distribution of concrete forms made of 100 percent recyclable plastic, Geoproducts Midwest, announced today the availability of Geotube, the first and only plastic concrete tube for the constr...

9 Aug 2006

Discovery Enables Control of Gold Nanocatalysts

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have made a discovery that could allow scientists to exercise more control over the catalytic activity of gold nanoclusters. The finding – that the dimensionality ...

9 Aug 2006

Dow Chemicals and Izolan Form Joint Venture to Provide Polyurethane to Russia

The Dow Chemical Company and Izolan announced today the formation of a joint venture company that will provide customer-tailored, polyurethane systems products to a growing customer base in Russia. Subject to regulatory ...

From Dow Chemicals 9 Aug 2006