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Merck and BASF Increase Stake in InnovationLab

By acquiring a majority stake in InnovationLab GmbH, Merck and BASF are increasing their involvement in order to continue the successful scientific work of the Heidelberg-based research and transfer platform for organic electronics in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region.

From BASF Corporation 14 May 2014

Growth in LED Lighting to Drive Demand for Gallium

Demand for gallium is forecast to rise rapidly between 2014 and 2020 as general lighting moves away from incandescent and fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diodes (LEDs). This strong growth is not, however, likely to result in any tightness in supply as the market is oversupplied and likely to remain so.

14 May 2014

New Director of Process Technology at SEMATECH

SEMATECH, the global consortium of semiconductor manufacturers, today announced the appointment of Satyavolu Papa Rao as Director of Process Technology. In this key role, Papa Rao will serve as the operational lead, overseeing the strategic development of SEMATECH’s manufacturing, process, materials and ESH-related activities.

14 May 2014

Sherwin-Williams Enters JV to Launch Premier Paints Company in Saudi Arabia

Sherwin-Williams has expanded its services in the Middle East after establishing a new business in Saudi Arabia.

From The Sherwin-Williams Company 13 May 2014

PI Ceramic GmbH Launch New Website

Clean layout and improved access and navigation: The new website of PI Ceramic GmbH has a modern design with updated contents and extended services. The clear structure of the website facilitates an intuitive orientat...

From PI Ceramic GmbH 12 May 2014

FRX Polymers Closes $8 Million Series C-2 Financing

FRX Polymers Inc. (“FRX” or the “Company”) announced today that it has closed its Series C-2 financing for $8 million. The round of financing was led by the Flemish investment company, PMV. Joining PMV are FRX’s current shareholders, Evonik Venture Capital, DB Masdar Cleantech Fund, BASF Venture Capital, and several others.

8 May 2014

Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Form Globally Operating Complete Provider for Metallurgical Industry

Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) want to cooperate in the field of metallurgical industry and are forming a globally operating complete provider for plants, products and services for the iron, steel and aluminum industry.

8 May 2014

LEAP Technologies Appointed by Magritek as the Distributor for Spinsolve Benchtop NMR Spectrometers in US/Canada

LEAP Technologies was formed in Carrboro, NC in order to serve automation needs in the analytical laboratory with a focus on solutions for chromatography and mass spectrometry. LEAP delivers the automation advantage to R&D, pharmaceutical, polymer, food processing, forensic and academic laboratories.

From Magritek 7 May 2014

Accella Acquires RTH Processing and RDT Manufacturing to Form Ultimate RB

Accella Performance Materials, Inc. (rebranded from Dash Multi-Corp, Inc.) a leading manufacturer of polyurethanes, plastisols and recycled rubber products, has announced the acquisition of two related companies, RTH Processing, Inc. and RDT Manufacturing LLC (aka Ultimate) to form the new company Ultimate RB, Inc.

7 May 2014

New Neopentylglycol Production Plant to be Built by BASF and SINOPEC at Verbund site

BASF and SINOPEC will build a new world-scale production plant for Neopentylglycol (NPG) at their state-of-the-art Verbund site, BASF-YPC Co., Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture in Nanjing, China.

From BASF Corporation 7 May 2014

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