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Latrobe Special Steel Wins AIST Award for Project Excellence

Latrobe Specialty Steel's VIM-VAR expansion won by unanimous vote the Association for Iron & Steel Technology's (AIST) award for 2009 Project Excellence. AIST's Project and Construction Management Technol...

25 Jan 2010

Arkema Sponsor Chemstart'up Award

Arkema sponsors Chemparc, a public interest group in charge of development in the Lacq basin of SW France, for the first edition of the Chemstart'up Award. With backing from Fédération Française pour l...

25 Jan 2010

Applied Materials and Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Settle Patent Dispute

Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) and Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc. (AMEC) today jointly announced that they have settled all litigation between the respective companies and that all outstanding disputes...

From Applied Materials Inc 25 Jan 2010

Plenary Speakers to Focus on Polymer Innovations at SPE ANTEC 2010

The speakers at the plenary sessions of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC™ 2010 conference will be three authorities on the business and science of polymer materials, it was announced today by SPE. ANTEC 2010, the world’s largest plastics technical conference, will take place May 16-20 in Orlando, FL.

25 Jan 2010

Chinese Tile Manufacturer Acquires Another Production Facility

China Ceramics Co., Ltd. ("China Ceramics" or the "Company") announced today that the Gaoan City Administration for Industry and Commence has transferred to the Company the registration and business l...

25 Jan 2010

Bal Seal Focus on PTFE and UHMWPE Low Pressure, Low Friction Seals at Lab Automation 2010

Low pressure, low friction sealing solutions will be the central feature of an exhibit hosted by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. at the Lab Automation 2010 trade event, held January 24-26 in Palm Springs, Calif. Bal Seal,...

25 Jan 2010

Gurit License Technology to Hexcel

Gurit (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) announced today that it has granted a non-exclusive license for its patented Sprint technology and products to Hexcel Corporation.

From Hexcel 25 Jan 2010

New Understanding of Random Lasers Could See them Used in Cancer Diagnosis

When University of Utah scientists discovered a new kind of laser that was generated by an electrically conducting plastic or polymer, no one could explain how it worked and some doubted it was real. Now, a decade later, the Utah researchers have found these "random lasers" occur because of natural, mirror-like cavities in the polymers, and they say such lasers may prove useful for diagnosing cancer.

25 Jan 2010

New Semiconductor Inspection Tool from Camtek

Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CAMT) ("Camtek" or the "Company"), today announced the introduction of a new Semiconductor Inspection tool focused on the special requirements of the LED Market. Camte...

25 Jan 2010

DuPont Vespel Polyimide Used at High Temperatures to reduce NOx Emissions in Cars

Gustav Wahler GmbH & Co. KG of Esslingen (Germany) uses bushings made of DuPont™ Vespel® TP polyimide to position and guide the cylindrical operating rods of EGR slip-in valves (EGR = Exhaust Gas Recirculation). These valves are used in four and six cylinder stratified-charged petrol engines. Located behind the precatalytic converter and operating at temperatures of up to 220 °C, they regulate the quantity of exhaust gases recirculated into the combustion air to reduce NOx emissions.

From Linde plc 24 Jan 2010

Surlyn from DuPont Used to Create Cost Effective Packaging for Perfume

“In the Mood for Love”, an eye-catching new fragrance from Gianfranco Ferré Profumi, demonstrates the aesthetic appeal of DuPont™ Surlyn® when used for the cost-effective production of opaque perfume caps.

24 Jan 2010

TMK Agrres to Supply Agreement with Surgutneftegas

TMK, one of the world's largest oil and gas pipe producers, announces that it has reached a supply agreement with Surgutneftegas for 2010 deliveries. The agreement, signed between Trade House TMK and Surgutneftegas, ...

24 Jan 2010

Gulf Coast Chemical becomes Exclusive Distributor for SpectraQuartz

Gulf Coast Chemical has been named the exclusive distributor of SpectraQuartz colored quartz aggregate from Mineral Visions to construction, flooring, and pool markets in Florida. SpectraQuartz is manufactured by Mine...

24 Jan 2010

Semiconductor Equipment Revenues not Following Expected Trends

The business climate for the semiconductor equipment industry is being undermined by semiconductor manufacturers, not the economy, according to the report “The Global Market for Equipment and Materials for IC Manufacturing,” recently published by The Information Network.

24 Jan 2010

PolyOne Recognized for World's Best Lean Six Sigma Deployment

PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced it has earned the most prestigious Lean Six Sigma award in the world for their customer...

24 Jan 2010