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North American Paper Manufacturer FutureMark Earns New Customers

Today FutureMark™ Paper Company, the only North American manufacturer capable of producing up to 100% recycled coated paper for magazines and catalogs, announced the expansion of its customer base.

4 Aug 2010

Corning Supports Glass Business Growth by Expanding Kentucky Facility

Corning Incorporated today announced that its board of directors recently approved a capital expenditure of approximately $180 million to expand the company’s Harrodsburg, Ky., manufacturing facility.

From Corning Incorporated 4 Aug 2010

Dow Chemical Announces Continued Progress in Petrochemical JV Project

Saudi Aramco and The Dow Chemical Company have announced that a proposed joint venture petrochemical project continues to make progress with the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work expected to be completed in mid-2011.

From Dow Chemicals 4 Aug 2010

CIRCOR Acquires Aircraft Landing Gear Components Manufacturer

CIRCOR International, Inc., today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CIRCOR Aerospace, Inc., has completed the acquisition of privately held Castle Precision Industries (CPI) of Sylmar, California.

From Circor International, Inc 4 Aug 2010

Dow Chemical to Expand Polyolefin Elastomers Production Capacity

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced today a technology breakthrough project that will increase polyolefin elastomers manufacturing capacity at its production facilities in Freeport, Texas, (U.S.A.) and Tarragona, Spain.

From Dow Chemicals 4 Aug 2010

Rio Tinto to Invest US$790m to Expand Pilbara Iron Ore Capacity

Rio Tinto is to invest a further US$790 million in its drive to expand the annual capacity of iron ore operations in the Pilbara to 330 million tonnes. This brings total investment funds approved in recent weeks to US$1 ...

3 Aug 2010

Demand for Scratch-Resistant Glass Results in Capacity Expansions for Corning

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today announced that its board of directors recently approved a capital expenditure of approximately $180 million to expand the company's Harrodsburg, Ky., manufacturing facility. The ...

From Corning Incorporated 3 Aug 2010

Georgia Tech Receives Funding to Develop Functional Polymers

A team of institutions led by the Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to pursue research that co...

3 Aug 2010

Silver Sun Teams Up with SGS for Metallurgical Test Program

Silver Sun Resource Corp. ("Silver Sun" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has contracted SGS de Mexico S.A. de C.V to carry out metallurgical test-work on the mineralized stockpiles fro...

3 Aug 2010

Universal Stainless + Alloy Signs New Contract with Titusville Hourly Employees

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. announced today that it has reached a new five-year collective bargaining agreement effective October 1, 2010, with the Titusville hourly employees represented by Local 7312-03 of the United Steelworkers (USW).

From Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. 3 Aug 2010

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