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Praxair Sign Supply Contract wih Chinese Electronics Manufacturer

Praxair China has signed
a contract with Huizhou BYD Electronics Co., Ltd. to supply liquid nitrogen
for its light-emitting diodes (LED) manufacturing facility.

17 Mar 2009

Chinese Vice Premier Meets with Applied Materials to Discuss The Future of Solar

Applied Materials
announced that Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang toured the company's state-of-the-art
SunFab Solar Module Reliability Testing facility yesterday in Xi'an, China,
and met with company executives to discuss the future prospects for solar photovoltaic
(PV) electricity in China.

From Applied Materials Inc 17 Mar 2009

Symyx and Thermo Fisher Collaborate on Electronic Laboratory Notebook and LIM

Symyx Technologies, Inc.
has announced the signing of a partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
The partnership will focus on delivering to scientists improved workflows meeting
their experiment documentation, decision support, and laboratory information
management system (LIMS) needs.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific 17 Mar 2009

Slimmer Copper Nanorods Brings 3D Chip Technology A Step Closer

Researchers at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute have developed a new technique for growing slimmer
copper nanorods, a key step for advancing integrated 3-D chip technology.

17 Mar 2009

Mid-Mountain Materials, Inc. To Exhibit at Aluminium Dubai 2009

Mid-Mountain Materials, Inc., a global supplier of innovative materials to the aluminum industry, will exhibit at ALUMINIUM Dubai 2009 being held March 29th – March 31st at the Dubai International Convention and Ex...

From Mid-Mountain Materials, Inc. 17 Mar 2009

Computer Simulations Capture Bizarre Phase Transition of Silicon

Using rigorous computer calculations, researchers from Carnegie
Mellon University and the Carnegie Institution of Washington have established
evidence that supercooled silicon experiences a liquid-liquid phase transition.

17 Mar 2009

Farfield Invited to Join Research Consortium

Farfield are delighted to be invited to join a new research consortium called "INTOPSENS" combining leading research centres with industry across Europe. Intopsens will develop a highly integrated optical senso...

17 Mar 2009

Tecnalia Collaborate with Japanese on Photovoltaics

The Tecnalia Technological Corporation has signed a strategic agreement for joint working with the Japanese Kyosemi manufacturer of semiconductors in order to jointly research new technologies for the photoelectric energ...

17 Mar 2009

Project Seeks to Reduce the Manufacturing Costs of Structural Automotive Components

TECNALIA Technological Corporation is taking part in the European PROFORM consortium, the aim of which is the development of a new concept for the manufacture of structural parts for the automobile, based on the variable...

17 Mar 2009

North American Market for Biofuels Expected to Decline Slightly

According to a new technical market research report, The North American Market for Liquid Biofuels from BCC
Research, the North American market for liquid biofuels was worth $37.1
billion in 2008.

17 Mar 2009

SKion Takes Stake in SGL Carbon

The Board of Management of SGL Carbon SE was informed that SKion, the investment company of Mrs. Susanne Klatten, has acquired an equity stake of 7.92% in SGL Carbon SE. This corresponds to a total of 5,124,000 shares. ...

From SGL CARBON SE 17 Mar 2009

The End of an Era for Soderberg Aluminium Technology

On Friday, March 13, at 09.01 am, the power in the Soderberg potroom
at the aluminium plant at Karmoy in Norway was switched off. This marks
the end of production in the very last electrolytic cell in Hydro to use the
old Soderberg technology.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 17 Mar 2009

Huntsman Now Offering Bio-Based Glycerine Carbonate Product

Huntsman Performance Products, a division of Huntsman
Corporation, today announced the commercial availability of
its new specialty carbonate, JEFFSOL(R) Glycerine Carbonate.

From Huntsman International LLC 17 Mar 2009

DuPont Increase Nomex Production Capacity

DuPont
completed a planned expansion for DuPont™ Nomex® with the successful
startup of a new production unit at its facility in Asturias, Spain.

17 Mar 2009

Alcoa Take Actions that are Expected to Reduce Costs by $2.4 Billion Per Year

Alcoa
announced today a series of operational and financial actions to significantly
improve the Company's cost structure and liquidity. The operational actions
will reduce costs by more than $2.4 billion annually, reduce capital expenditures
an additional $1.0 billion in 2010, and improve working capital by $800 million
in 2009.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 17 Mar 2009

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Praxair Sign Supply Contract wih Chinese Electronics Manufacturer

Chinese Vice Premier Meets with Applied Materials to Discuss The Future of Solar

Symyx and Thermo Fisher Collaborate on Electronic Laboratory Notebook and LIM

Slimmer Copper Nanorods Brings 3D Chip Technology A Step Closer

Mid-Mountain Materials, Inc. To Exhibit at Aluminium Dubai 2009

Computer Simulations Capture Bizarre Phase Transition of Silicon

Farfield Invited to Join Research Consortium

Tecnalia Collaborate with Japanese on Photovoltaics

Project Seeks to Reduce the Manufacturing Costs of Structural Automotive Components

North American Market for Biofuels Expected to Decline Slightly

SKion Takes Stake in SGL Carbon

The End of an Era for Soderberg Aluminium Technology

Huntsman Now Offering Bio-Based Glycerine Carbonate Product

DuPont Increase Nomex Production Capacity

Alcoa Take Actions that are Expected to Reduce Costs by $2.4 Billion Per Year

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