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Coherent Unveils New Laser Machining Center for Metal Processing

Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) has expanded upon its family of compact, flexible Laser Machining Centers with the launch of its MetaBEAM(TM), designed for processing metals but capable of addressing non-metal processing as well.

4 Nov 2010

New Flexible Smart Material to Shield Objects from Visible Light

Flexible smart materials that can manipulate light to shield objects from view have been much-theorised but now researchers in Scotland have made a practical breakthrough that brings the possibility of an invisibility ca...

4 Nov 2010

Reddex--First Non-Toxic, Fire Resistant Composite Material from ITRI

ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech research and development institutions, introduces Reddex, the first non-toxic fire resistant composite material technology to simultaneously offer ignition resistance and fire protection in one system, effectively reducing the risks associated with structure fires.

4 Nov 2010

Dow Chemical Unveils New Line of Peel Polymers for Smarter Packaging

Today’s packaging market is filled with innovation. Consumers continue to benefit from packages that are easier to open, provide more reliable seals and keep food fresher for longer periods of time than in the past.

From Dow Chemicals 4 Nov 2010

Vertichem Announces Collaboration to Explore New Applications for Green Specialty Chemicals

Vertichem announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with the Warner Babcock Institute (WBI) in Boston to investigate new applications for green specialty chemicals, specifically those based from lignin and xy...

4 Nov 2010

Overview of Global Calcium Peroxide Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Calcium peroxide (CAS 1305-79-9) Market Research Reports 2010" report to their offering. The study Calcium peroxide (CAS 1305-79-9) Market Research Re...

4 Nov 2010

M2 Polymer Technologies Inks Deal with Global Technologies

Global Technologies Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GTGP) has entered into an exclusive distribution and reseller agreement with M2 Polymer Technologies, Inc. The countries covered by this agreement include Russia, Iraq, Isr...

4 Nov 2010

European Demand for Cereplast’s Bioplastic Resin Rises Due to Ban on Plastic Bags

Cereplast, Inc. a leading manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, compostable and sustainable plastics, announced today that demand in Europe for Cereplast bioplastic resin continues to soar as a result of Italian legislation banning the sale of plastic bags.

4 Nov 2010

DeconGel from CBI Polymers Helps to Remove Toxic Sludge Formed During Hungarian Disaster

Hungary’s toxic sludge spill is being called one of Europe’s top three environmental disasters of the past few decades. On October 4, an enormous chemical-filled reservoir maintained by an Alumina plant in Ajka, western Hungary ruptured, inundating several villages with nearly 200 million gallons of toxic sludge.

4 Nov 2010

Dow Electronic Materials Constructs New Metalorganic Precursor Plant in Korea

Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company today announced it has broken ground for a new metalorganic precursor manufacturing plant in Cheonan, Korea.

From Dow Electronics 4 Nov 2010

Competitive Landscape Analysis on the Spanish Metal Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Spain Metals Report Q4 2010" report to their offering. Business Monitor International's Spain Metals Report provides industry professionals and st...

4 Nov 2010

Industrial Packaging Products Distributor to Participate at Pack Expo

Vital Products, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VTPI), a multichannel innovator in the industrial packaging sector, announced today that its CEO and technical team attending the Pack Expo, is in discussions with several leader...

4 Nov 2010

New Suite of Printed Circuit Board Products from Dow Electronic Materials

Dow Electronic Materials, a business of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) is bringing a new suite of solutions to PCB (printed circuit board) manufacturers. These next-generation technologies enable customers to co...

From Dow Electronics 4 Nov 2010

EcoBlu Products Partners with YouthBuild of Central Florida to Install Coating Facility

EcoBlu Products, Inc., announced today that a partnership with YouthBuild of Central Florida has been reached to deploy a coating facility at YouthBuild’s site in Orlando, Florida.

4 Nov 2010

Sonoco Offers Greener Packaging Solutions to Help Customers Achieve Their Sustainability Goals

Packaging designers and engineers and material scientists at Sonoco are using the Company’s cutting-edge proprietary sustainable packaging design software to help customers reduce their packaging environmental footprint by substituting or eliminating materials, down-gauging structures and simplifying the package to improve its recyclability.

4 Nov 2010