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Evraz Acquires One of Russia's Largest Steel Distributors

Evraz Group S.A. (LSE: EVR) ("Evraz") announces the closing of the deal with Carbofer Group for the acquisition of Carbofer Metall, one the largest Russian steel distribution networks, which Evraz and Carbofer ...

19 Oct 2009

Energy Savings in the Home Start from Construction

DuPont teams are developing science-based building innovations to improve energy efficiency in homes around the world. These sustainable construction materials reduce dependence of fossil fuels and lower emissions of carbon dioxides. In addition, they improve the environmental performance of buildings.

19 Oct 2009

DSM's Picture Glass Wins ICIS Innovation Award

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, announces today that claryl picture glass was awarded the 2009 ICIS Innovation Award for Best Business Innovation....

From Elsevier - Materials Science & Technology Publisher 19 Oct 2009

Tata Steel Win Award from World Steel Association

At its annual congress in Beijing this week the World Steel Association (worldsteel) named Tata Steel as one of the three recipients of its Safety and Health Excellence Recognition Award. The Award related to a Tata ...

19 Oct 2009

Alcoa Promote the Environmental Benefits of Aluminum in Transport

Low weight aluminum offers real-world fuel economy and emissions benefits to manufacturers of commercial vehicles. That was the key message Todd Summe, Division Manager, Product Design & Development for Alcoa (NYSE:A...

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 19 Oct 2009

Air Products to Supply DuPont with Turnkey Photovoltaic Solution

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced it has signed a turnkey gas supply contract to provide its SunSource Solutions liquid bulk and specialty gases, related gas distribution equipment, and engineering services to DuPo...

From Air Products PLC 19 Oct 2009

Advanced Composites Group to Show Off Prepreg Systems at Marine Trade Show

Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG), part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, will exhibit its VTM and MTM Series prepregs - 'the prepreg systems of choice in the marine industry' - on Stand No.: 01.609 at ...

19 Oct 2009

NLMK Start Using an Ultraviolet Gas Analyzer to Measure Air Quality

The physical-chemical laboratory at NLMK's Industrial Ecology Department has begun using a new ultraviolet gas analyzer for continuous air contamination level measurement. By using the new equipment, the plant&#3...

19 Oct 2009

Take Over Offer for Ausmelt

Ausmelt Limited (AET) has received an indicative non-binding expression of interest (Indicative Offer) to acquire all of the shares in Ausmelt. The Indicative Offer price is significantly in excess of the current sha...

19 Oct 2009

Leti Presents Results of a SOI Industry Workshop on CMOS Technology

Leti, a leading global research center committed to creating and commercializing innovation in micro- and nanotechnologies, today presented results at the SOI Industry Consortium workshop in Leuven, Belgium, that prove SOI-based planar CMOS meets requirements for low-power, 22nm node devices, offering a practical route to further feature shrink and enabling a significant jump for “green” products.

19 Oct 2009

Wooden Cookware, For Real

Woodn't have thought it? But it's true!! There are Cedar Baking Planks for use in the oven, alder and cedar BBQ Grilling Planks and Wood Wraps for oven or BBQ. The woods impart a subtle flavour to foods such ...

19 Oct 2009

Composiflex Appoints Partner to Distribute Engineered Composite Products

Electronic contract manufacturer, Sunburst Electronics (Erie, Pa.), reports that Composiflex, a global supplier of highly-engineered composite products, has selected Sunburst as its strategic partner to offer industry-fi...

19 Oct 2009

Optical Professionals Report Satisfaction with Trivex Lens Material

Helping the industry harness the continued growth of Trivex lens material, PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) is featuring the accounts of optical professionals who are having success with the material as part of an enhanced Web site.

From PPG Industries Inc. 19 Oct 2009

Shidan Use Sustainable Technologies and Practices to Reduce Energy Consumption of Buildings

Shildan, a leading advocate of green sustainable building practices, announced today that several of its most recent projects are making a significant difference in the environmental movement. According to Shildan Pr...

16 Oct 2009

HP Employ NextWindow Touch Screens in its New Range

NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that industry leading PC maker Hewlett-Packard is using NextWindow touch screens in its new TouchSmart 300, TouchSmart 600 and 9100 "all-in-one" desktop computers. The new computers, which launched publicly this week, are HP's third generation all-in-one PC.

16 Oct 2009