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Sasol to Construct Ethylene Tetramerization Unit at Lake Charles Chemical Complex

Sasol today announced plans to construct the world’s first commercial ethylene tetramerization unit, capable of producing over 100,000 metric tons per year of combined 1-octene and 1-hexene, at its Louisiana production site in Lake Charles.

4 Dec 2010

Dow Chemical Improves Ethane Cracking Capabilities by 20% - 30%

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it plans to increase ethane cracking capabilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast over the next two to three years, and improve its ethane cracking capabilities by 20 – 30 percent in this timeframe.

From Dow Chemicals 4 Dec 2010

Carlisle Companies Acquires Hawk

Carlisle Companies Incorporated, today announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Hawk Corporation by means of a short-form merger effected under Delaware law.

From Carlisle Companies Inc. 4 Dec 2010

Global Analysis on 2011 Butadiene Market

Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) announces the completion of the 2011 World Butadiene Analysis, an annual global study that covers historical trends and future projections for supply, demand, production, capacity, trade, pricing and profitability of the global butadiene industries for the period 2005 to 2015.

From CMAI 4 Dec 2010

Siemens to Provide Equipment for New Cement Plant in Turkmenistan

The Turkish company Polimeks Insaat Taahhüt ve San. Tic. A.S. has assigned Siemens Turkey to provide the electrical and automation equipment for a new cement line in Koytendag, Turkmenistan.

4 Dec 2010

SMIC Implements Cadence Silicon Realization Products for 65 nm Reference Flow

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, the largest semiconductor foundry in China, has adopted Cadence® Silicon Realization products for the design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and low-power technology at the core of SMIC's 65-nanometer Reference Flow 4.1.

4 Dec 2010

China XD Plastics Completes 3rd Annual Seminar on Macromolecular Materials

China XD Plastics Company Limited ("China XD Plastics" or the "Company"), (Nasdaq: CXDC), one of the leading Chinese manufacturers engaged in the development, manufacture, and distribution of modified...

4 Dec 2010

Scientists Develop New-Generation Fibers from Carbon Nanotubes

Working in a multidisciplinary team that includes groups from other universities and the MER Corporation, Horacio Espinosa, James N. and Nancy J. Farley Professor in Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and his group have created a high performance fiber from carbon nanotubes and a polymer that is remarkably tough, strong, and resistant to failure.

4 Dec 2010

Synthesis of Nanoparticles to Decorate Christmas Tree

They might just be the smallest Christmas tree decorations ever. Tiny spherical particles of gold and silver that are more than 100 million times smaller than the gold and silver baubles used to decorate seasonal fir tre...

4 Dec 2010

PolyOne Sells 50% Ownership Interest in BayOne to Bayer MaterialScience

PolyOne Corporation today announced it has sold its 50% ownership interest in BayOne Urethane Systems LLC (BayOne) to Bayer MaterialScience LLC. Terms of this transaction were not disclosed. In an unrelated transaction, PolyOne collected 100% of its outstanding note receivable of $25.6 million from Excel Polymers.

4 Dec 2010

New Market Report on Vinyl Chloride Monomer Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Industry Outlook in India to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of...

From Report Linker 4 Dec 2010

Talison Lithium Commissions Stage 1 Expansion at Greenbushes Lithium Operations

Talison Lithium Limited ("Talison") announces the early commissioning of the Stage 1 expansion at the Greenbushes Lithium Operations and an update on the Stage 2 expansion.

4 Dec 2010

Alexco Resource Signs Agreement with Glencore for Lead, Zinc Concentrate Shipments

Alexco Resource Corp. ("Alexco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into lead and zinc concentrate off-take agreements with Glencore Ltd., Stamford ("Glencore"), a branch of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss-based international natural resources group Glencore International AG.

4 Dec 2010

China Shuangji Cement Starts Ramp Up Production at New Zhaoyuan Cement Plant

China Shuangji Cement, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: CSGJ) ("China Shuangji" or the "Company"), a leading producer of high-quality Portland cement in Shandong and Hainan Provinces in the People's Repu...

3 Dec 2010

UM Research Projects Receive $5.1 Million Funding to Move into Market

Several of the most promising technological research projects at University System of Maryland-related labs are getting a strategic infusion of federal cash to help them through the most difficult phase of development, and move them toward the commercial market.

3 Dec 2010