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Manufacturer of Next Generation Polymer-Based Products Settles Intellectual Property Agreement

Memry Corporation , an American Stock Exchange listed company focused on high-value engineering of nitinol-based and polymer-based next generation products for the medical device industry, announced today that it has ent...

15 Aug 2008

Nano-Coating Film Shows Effect Against Bacteria Cells

Chemical Engineers in Switzerland have created a plastic film that’s up to 1000 times more effective at killing E. coli bacteria cells than conventional methods. The team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Tech...

15 Aug 2008

Scientists Developing High-Performance Energy Storage Units for Hybrid Motors

Hybrid technology combines the advantages of combustion engines and electric motors. Scientists are developing high-performance energy storage units, a prerequisite for effective hybrid motors. The vehicle is powered ...

14 Aug 2008

New High Performance Thermoplastic Improves Performance of Valves

PPL suggests replacing the metal poppets in the valves with poppets made of VICTREX PEEK polymer, a high performance thermoplastic. Substituting plastic for metal maintains strength while improving corrosion resistance, reducing weight, and allowing for greater design flexibility.

14 Aug 2008

Malvern Particle Size Analyzers Help Ensure Exceptional Product Quality at Ferrari Granulati

Ferrari Granulati, a leading supplier of marble granulates
and powders, is using a number of different real-time particle size analyzers
from the Malvern
Instruments range to achieve exceptional product quality at competitive
variable cost.

14 Aug 2008

Sabic Unleash New High-Tech Plastic Films to Combat Counterfeitters

Border security and other threats, such as identity theft, are driving the development and use of electronic identity security documents that can resist compromise by incorporating a variety of sophisticated graphic technologies like laser marking.

13 Aug 2008

DuPont Receives Award from Eaton Corporation for Excellence in Engineering Polymers

Of the thousands of Eaton suppliers around the world, these are the best in terms of quality, productivity, innovation and technology.

13 Aug 2008

Solutia Inc. Announce Price Increase for All Polyethylene Products

In response to dramatically increasing raw material costs, the Plastic Products Unit of Solutia Inc. began raising prices during July. The price increases are going into effect immediately, and where necessary, according...

13 Aug 2008

Applied NanoWorks Release New Inorganic Molecules for Custom Applications in Organic Material Systems

The MCP Technology patent-pending process allows the flexibility and organic compatibility of the designed molecules to be enabled through ligand attachment sites and nano-particle growth capabilities.

13 Aug 2008

Ticona Extend Further Cooperation with European Polymer Distributor

Effective August 2008, polymer producer Ticona will be extending its cooperation with Resinex to Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland and the UK. As an international distributor of plastics, rubber and chemi...

13 Aug 2008

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