Dr. Cameron Chai

Metinvest Reconstructs its Heavy Plate Mill 3600

Metinvest announced that it has started a $63 million worth reconstruction project of Heavy Plate Mill 3600 located at its Azovstal Iron & Steel Works.

New Bromine-Free Flame Retardant from Buckman

Buckman, a global specialty chemical company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, announced that it has expanded its Flamebloc GS series of bromine-free flame retardants with the introduction of a new powdered product.

Kraton Performance Polymer, FPCC Sign Joint Venture Framework Agreement

Kraton Performance Polymers, a global manufacturer of engineered polymers, and Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC), a producer of plastics and petrochemicals, have entered into a joint venture (JV) framework deal to build and operate a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer (HSBC) manufacturing facility in Mailiao, Taiwan.

Alcoa’s Alumina Refinery in Spain Substitutes Fuel Oil with Natural Gas

Alcoa, a manufacturer of primary and fabricated aluminum, is enhancing the environmental performance and energy efficacy of its alumina refinery located in San Ciprian, Spain, by shifting to natural gas from fuel oil.

New Split Magnet System Could Revolutionize Scientific Research

At Florida State University’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, a tailor-made split magnet system has been built to conduct advanced scientific research.

Bourque Industries Demonstrates Test Results of Kryron Terminator Armor

Accura PEAK Resin Now Available from Quickparts

Quickparts, a 3D Systems company and a provider of custom manufacturing services for designers and engineers to produce plastic and metal components from rapid prototyping to production, now offers Accura PEAK, an enhanced stereolithography resin material.

Translucent Develops New Embedded Silicon Wafer Template

Translucent, a materials-based company and a subsidiary of Silex Systems, has designed a new embedded GaN-on-Si wafer template for application in the LED industry.

University of Warwick Receives EPSRC Grant to Develop Silicon-Based Technologies

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded a £1.7 million grant to the Department of Physics at University of Warwick to develop silicon-based platforms using novel technologies.

XsunX CIGSolar Technology Earns NREL Certification for Achieving 16.36% Conversion Efficacy

XsunX declared that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed the optimum conversion efficiency value of 16.36% for XsunX’s copper-indium-gallium-(di)selenide (CIGS) photovoltaic systems.