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EPA Programs Help Slash Mercury Emissions in the US

Mercury air emissions will continue to decline thanks to a voluntary national program to remove mercury-containing switches from vehicles headed for scrap. In its first year, more than 635,000 switches have already been ...

1 Oct 2007

New Laser Marking Technology Achieves Excellent Results on Acetals and other Polymers

The Sabreen Group, Inc. announces its Patent Pending VectorJet™ Laser Marking Technology that achieves unprecedented “dark-on-light” contrast, line edge detail, and marking speed on Acetals, and many mo...

1 Oct 2007

Sealed Air Buy Foam Product Lines from Dow

Sealed Air Corporation announced today that it has entered into an agreement under which Sealed Air will acquire certain assets relating to The Dow Chemical Company’s ETHAFOAM™ and related polyethylene foam p...

1 Oct 2007

Dow Introduces a New Grade of Chlorinated Polyethylene, TYRIN EXT 1000

The Dow Chemical Company today introduced TYRIN™ EXT 1000 Chlorinated Polyethylene (CM), a highly extendable material that helps to deliver a balance of cost savings and performance, making it a cost-effective alte...

1 Oct 2007

DSM Develop New Polymer Suited to Electronic Appplications

Royal DSM N.V. today announces the development of a new polymer which extends the portfolio for high performance engineering thermoplastics. The polymer, described as PA4T, has been developed by DSM Engineering Plastics,...

28 Sep 2007

Boeing 787 Dreamliner to be Insulated with Melamine Resin Foam

American aircraft manufacturer Boeing is insulating its new airplane series, the Dreamliner 787, with Basotect®, BASF’s sound-absorbing and heat-insulating melamine resin foam. This is the first time that a BAS...

28 Sep 2007

BASF's Polyisobutene Continues to Continues to Seal Wondow Systems

A window is more than just an opening that you can see through - it links the building with the outside world and acts as a conduit for light and fresh air. The quality of the insulated glass used in windows is important...

28 Sep 2007

Asahi Kasei Develop the World's Fastest Phophorus Adsorbent for Water Treatment

Asahi Kasei Chemicals, the core operating company for chemical-related operations of the Asahi Kasei Group, has developed the world's fastest phosphorus adsorbent, together with an efficient water treatment system us...

27 Sep 2007

Royal Adhesives and Sealants Completes Acquisition of IAC Bond Plus' Adhesives and Coatings Products

Royal Adhesives and Sealants LLC announced today the completion of its acquisition of the assets of IAC Bond-Plus(R) water base adhesives and coatings product line. The acquired product line consists of EVA, PVA and, acr...

27 Sep 2007

ExxonMobil Chemicals Introduce a New Thermoplastic Vulcanizate

ExxonMobil Chemical Company has introduced a new family of fast cycling Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) grades which can be used to replace thermoset rubber and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) in &ldquo...

27 Sep 2007

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