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Oxygen Sponge Saves Energy During the Production of Plastics

Dutch researcher Bart de Graaf has developed a solid oxygen carrier, a sort of oxygen sponge. The oxygen from the sponge reacts with hydrogen to produce water. With De Graaf's discovery a lot of energy can be saved ...

16 Feb 2005

Degussa to Expand Carbon Black Capacity at Brazillian Plant

Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, will increase the capacity of its carbon black plant in Paulinia, Brazil, to 100,000 metric tons per year. This investment has now been approved by the Management Board of Degussa, clearing the wa...

15 Feb 2005

High Purity BASF Chemicals Help Microchip Manufacturers

Modern computers have little room to spare, with as many as a billion transistors per square centimeter jostling for position on their processors and memory chips. Imagine the entire population of India holidaying in W...

11 Feb 2005

Arcelor and Thyssen Krupp Join Forces to Develop High Manganese Steels for Automotive Applications

Arcelor and ThyssenKrupp Stahl agreed to combine research and development efforts to reach a technological breakthrough in the area of highly resistant and highly formable flat carbon steels for automotive applications...

10 Feb 2005

Dow Chemicals Take Full Ownership of Argentinian Polyethylene Facility

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it has acquired from Repsol/YPF the company’s 28 percent interest in PBBPolisur. Dow now has full ownership of the Argentinean facility, which it purchased with Repso...

From Dow Chemicals 3 Feb 2005

New Technique for Extracting Sugar from Trees May Provide a Renewable Energy Source

Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have invented a method for removing energy-rich sugars from wood, a process that could help develop agricultural feedstocks for ethanol producti...

3 Feb 2005

Schott to Close Janaer Glas

SCHOTT Jenaer Glas finds itself compelled to terminate production of consumer glassware in Jena. It is planned to close down all business activities by March 31, 2005. The closure will affect 120 employees. SCHOTT inte...

2 Feb 2005

Cargill's Corn-Based Plastics Business to be Known as NatureWorks LLC

Effective Jan. 24, 2005, the company that makes the proprietary, corn-based plastic resins marketed under the NatureWorks® PLA and Ingeo™ fiber brand names will be known as NatureWorks, LLC. The name change fol...

2 Feb 2005

BigHead Bonding Fasteners Help Sunseeker Achieve Global Success in Yachting World

Sunseeker, famous throughout the yachting and boating world for the sheer beauty of its designs and the very high quality and performance built into each vessel at its extensive shipyards in Poole, has become the...

From BigHead Bonding Fasteners 2 Feb 2005

Basell to Increase Polypropylene Capacity in Australia by 60000 tpy

Basell announced today that it will increase its polypropylene production capacity in Australia by 60,000 tonnes per year with an expansion project at its Geelong plant. “This is an important step that will enable Ba...

1 Feb 2005

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