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Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Fullerene Polymers

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bf3200/fullerene_polymers) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Fullerene Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Application...

28 Jun 2010

Brenntag and UNIPEX to Distribute DBC Additive Products in the U.S.

Mr. Joseph Leon, President of Double Bond Chemical Industries USA, Inc., announced today that Double Bond will add the parent company's additives products to its business mix.

28 Jun 2010

Plastic Caps and Closures Market Estimated to Reach $4.26 Billion by 2016

While safety regulations imposed on chemical containers is hiking the uptake of child resistant closures, the user friendliness of closures is spawning the use of dispensing closures in food and condiment related applications. The expanding use of closures in these two application sectors is buoying the overall plastic caps and closures market.

28 Jun 2010

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to Produce B-Pillars for German Auto Manufacturer

The tailored tempering process, developed on the basis of hot forming technology and patented by ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, has made its industrial breakthrough. ThyssenKrupp Umformtechnik GmbH, a subsidiary of the Duisburg-based steel producer, has received an order from a German auto manufacturer to produce B-pillars for more than 100,000 cars annually by tailored tempering.

28 Jun 2010

Novelis Set to Meet the Global Demand for Aluminum Rolled Products

Novelis Inc., the world's leading producer of aluminum rolled products, is positioning itself to meet the growing global demand it sees in markets for consumer packaging, transportation light-weighting and sustainable design applications.

28 Jun 2010

Dow Corning Calls for New Federal Policies to Promote Energy Efficiency Legislation

Representatives of Dow Corning, joined by representatives of America’s top solar energy and construction companies, visited Washington D.C. June 22-23 to call for new federal policies to encourage the growth of the domestic solar energy industry and promote the benefits of pending energy efficiency legislation.

From Dow Corning 28 Jun 2010

Universal Test Specimen Helps with Fatigue Design of Plastic Welded Components

A universal test specimen whose behavior can be predicted virtually and verified experimentally is one prerequisite for gaining knowledge about fatigue strength and durability. For this reason that BASF presented such a test specimen a little less than one year ago.

From BASF Corporation 25 Jun 2010

Plastics to Take Greater Market Share from Metals

Wherever the most demanding technical requirements must be satisfied - in the automotive and machinery industries but also in the household appliance and leisure sectors - designers have often had to rely on metal in the...

From BASF Corporation 25 Jun 2010

New Technique to Produce Large Quantities of Graphene

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a simple new method for producing large quantities of the promising nanomaterial graphene.

25 Jun 2010

Overview on Global Fluor Spar and Hydrofluoric Acid Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/01dd88/fluor_spar_and_hyd) has announced the addition of the "Fluor Spar and Hydrofluoric Acid Market Research Report" report to their offering. ...

25 Jun 2010

Amyris, M+G Collaborate to Develop Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

Amyris, Inc. and M&G Finanziaria S.R.L announced today that they have entered into a two-part collaboration agreement. The first part of the agreement contemplates the incorporation of Amyris farnesene as an ingredient into M&G PET processing.

25 Jun 2010

AGR Opens New Distribution Center to Serve Florida Construction Market

AGR Tools, Inc. is pleased to announce its wholly owned subsidiary, AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc. ("AGR USA"), has recently expanded its distribution network to Northeastern Florida. Located in Jacksonville, the new distribution center will serve the large construction and demolition industries in that area.

25 Jun 2010