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Mid Mountain Materials Appoint Procurement Manager to Aid Growth

Mid-Mountain Materials, Inc., a leading manufacturer of environmental protection products and thermal insulation barriers, is pleased to announce that Mr. John Clarke has begun his tenure as Procurement Manager for the company.

From Mid-Mountain Materials, Inc. 26 Jul 2011

Empower Materials Win 2011 North American Technology Innovation of the Year Award

Empower Materials has been awarded the 2011 North American Technology Innovation of the Year Award in the carbon capture materials market by Frost and Sullivan.

From Empower Materials 26 Jul 2011

ITW Acquire Leading Manufacturer of Thermal Processing Equipment

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today announced that it has acquired Despatch Industries, a leading provider of thermal processing equipment for the solar, carbon fiber and other thermal technology markets. Terms of...

From Despatch 25 Jul 2011

Dragon Kilns and Nutec Bickley Join Forces

Following talks concluded during the recent GIFA exhibition in Düsseldorf, it has just been announced that Dragon Kilns will be joining forces with Nutec Bickley with immediate effect. This move follows on from the ...

25 Jul 2011

Cabot to Increase Fumed Silica Production Capacity by 25 Per Cent at Welsh Plant

Cabot Corp. (NYSE: CBT) will expand production capacity by 25 percent at its fumed silica facility in Barry, Wales, company officials said today. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2012 and is part of a thr...

25 Jul 2011

Pexco Signs Agreement to Buy AllWest Plastics

Pexco, a pioneer in the design and fabrication of custom extruded plastics products, has entered into an agreement to purchase AllWest Plastics.

25 Jul 2011

Buckhorn Acquires Tooling Assets and Intellectual Property for Reusable Plastic Container

A supplier of reusable plastic packaging systems, Buckhorn declared that it has purchased intellectual property and tooling assets from Material Improvements for a reusable plastic container utilized in the production, shipment, processing and storage of bulk natural cheese.

22 Jul 2011

Corning Approve $170m Investment to Expand Emissions Control Substrate Manufacturing Plant

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan of approximately $170 million to further increase the capacity of its clean air products plant in Shang...

From Corning Incorporated 21 Jul 2011

BASF to Build Customer Specific Antioxidants Plant in Bahrain

BASF will significantly expand its presence in the Middle East region by building a state-of-the-art plant for customer specific antioxidant blends (CSB) in Bahrain. CSBs are key additives for the production of polymers ...

From BASF Corporation 20 Jul 2011

Nordson to Acquire Value Plastics

Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Value Plastics, Inc., ("Value Plastics"), a leading designer and manufacturer of precision engineered, pl...

20 Jul 2011

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