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Albemarle Develops New Polymer Chain Extender

Albemarle Corporation, a leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of curative solutions, announced today it has commercialized ETHACURE® 90, a new polymer chain extender that greatly improves the processing capability of polyurea and polyurethane spray elastomer coating systems used in applications such as truck bed liners, concrete and steel coatings, potable water systems and industrial coatings.

22 Sep 2010

RISI Announces Finalists for 2010 PPI Awards

RISI today announced the finalists for the PPI Awards 2010 program. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector. ...

22 Sep 2010

President Bill Clinton Launches Plastic Disclosure Project at CGI’s Annual Meeting

During the opening plenary session, President Bill Clinton formally kicked-off the Plastic Disclosure Project (PDP), announcing collaboration with Doug Woodring, one of the co-founders of Project Kaisei, and his project ...

22 Sep 2010

Kings Minerals Merges with San Anton Resource

San Anton Resource Corporation announces that effective September 21, 2010, San Anton and Kings Minerals NL have completed their previously announced business combination.

22 Sep 2010

Liberty Tire Recycling's Executives to Discuss at 2010 Rubber Recycling Symposium

Executives at Pittsburgh-based Liberty Tire Recycling, the premier provider of tire recycling services in North America, will be among the speakers and panelists at the 2010 Rubber Recycling Symposium (September 29, 30 and October 1, 2010 in Toronto, ON, Canada).

22 Sep 2010

Market Study on Polyurethane Chemicals and Products in the EMEA Region

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Polyurethane Chemicals and Products In Europe, Middle East And Africa (EMEA) - 2010 Eighth Edition - Section 2 - Rigid Foam" report to their offering. ...

22 Sep 2010

Passive Copper QSFP+ Interconnects from Siemon Pass IBTA Testing

Siemon, a leading global manufacturer of IT network cabling and infrastructure systems, today announced that its passive copper QSFP+ (Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus) high speed interconnect products have been tested and accepted by the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) as compliant to the InfiniBand Architecture Specification.

22 Sep 2010

Researchers Find Unexpected Fact About Doped High-Purity Barium Titanate Ceramics

For months, Anthony West could hardly believe what he and his colleagues were seeing in the lab -- or the only explanation for the unexpected phenomena that seemed to make sense. Several of the slightly doped high-pu...

22 Sep 2010

Boral Composites Awards New Facility Construction Contract to SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced today it was awarded a new prime contract by Boral Composites Inc. to design and build a composite building material manufacturing facilit...

22 Sep 2010

New Report on the U.S. Nonclay Refractory Manufacturing Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Nonclay Refractory Manufacturing Industry in the US and its International Trade [Q3 2010 Edition]" to their offeri...

22 Sep 2010

Summit Materials Acquires Two Concrete Firms

Summit Materials, LLC (Summit), a building materials company, today announced that it has concluded the acquisitions of Altaview Concrete, Inc., an aggregates and ready-mix concrete company based in Salt Lake City, Utah ...

22 Sep 2010

Atrium Unveils Full Line of Vinyl New-Construction Windows

Atrium Companies Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of residential vinyl and aluminum windows and patio doors in North America, today announced the launch of the Series 120, a complete line of vinyl new-construction window products, including tilt-sash single hung, horizontal slider, picture windows and special architectural-shaped windows.

22 Sep 2010

Opening of New Steel Innovation Center by voestalpine

With a new “Steel Innovation Center” at its Linz site the voestalpine Group has taken another step in the long-term strengthening of its technology and quality leadership.

22 Sep 2010

Solargiga Energy Enters JV Agreement to Strengthen Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Business

China's leading monocrystalline silicon solar ingots and wafers manufacturer, Solargiga Energy Holdings Limited ("Solargiga" or the "Company", HKSE Stock Code: 757, Taiwan Depositary Receipts: 915...

22 Sep 2010

GigOptix Announces Federal Support for On-Chip Integrated Photonic Polymer Transceiver Program

GigOptix Inc., a leading supplier of high performance electronic and electro-optic components that enable next generation 40G and 100G fiber-optic telecommunications and data-communications networks, proudly announces the continued federal support of its On-Chip Integrated Photonic Polymer Transceiver program.

22 Sep 2010