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Wavin to Close Injection Moulding Plant in Lichfield

Wavin UK today announces the proposed closure of its manufacturing site in Lichfield (Staffordshire) in the second half of this year. Wavin intends to transfer the injection moulding activities from Lichfield to its site...

17 Jan 2007

New Insights into Why Lead is Toxic

It has been speculated that lead poisoning may have played a role in the fall of the Roman Empire: it is thought to have been caused by the concentration of grape juice in lead containers. Though the introduction of lead...

17 Jan 2007

Alcoa to Supply High Performance, Lightweight Armor Alloys for Humvees

Alcoa Defense announced today that it has won a contract with AM General to supply high performance, lightweight aluminum armor alloys for use on High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (Humvee) for deployment in Ira...

17 Jan 2007

Plastic Cooling Towers - A Viable Alternative to Steel Cooling Towers

Cooling systems utilizing water towers are usually high maintenance and come with expensive replacement costs. A wise alternative to the less dependable and more costly metal-coated towers that are so common is an all-ne...

17 Jan 2007

American Superconductor Demonstrate World Record Level Production Rates for 344 Superconductors

American Superconductor Corporation, a leading energy technologies company, announced today at the U.S. Department of Energy's 2007 Wire Development Workshop in Panama City, Florida, that it has demonstrated world-re...

17 Jan 2007

CVRD Negotiates Price Increase of Blast Furnace Pellet with Japanese Steel Producers

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), the world's largest iron ore producer, has concluded the blast furnace pellet price negotiations for 2007 with the Japanese steelmakers - Nippon Steel Corporation, JFE Steel Corpora...

17 Jan 2007

International Stainless Steel Forum Promotes Recycling of Stainless Steel

The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) today announced it has launched an advertising campaign jointly with the Nickel Institute. The campaign is designed to inform the public that stainless steel is one of the w...

17 Jan 2007

Nanoparticles of Nickel Show Promise for Use in Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors

Nanoparticles of nickel show promise for use as electrode materials in multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC). However, their inception has been hindered by the fact that they prove difficult to synthesize. This has result...

16 Jan 2007

Evraz Acquire 91.5% of Oregon Steel Stocks

Evraz Group S.A. today announced that the cash tender offer by its wholly owned subsidiary Oscar Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc. to purchase outstanding shares of common stock (including the associated preferred stock purch...

16 Jan 2007

Use of Aluminium in European Cars is on The Increase

A new study shows the amount of aluminium used in new European cars has risen from 50kg in 1990 to 132kg in 2005 and is predicted to grow by another 25kg by 2010. In 2005 two million tonnes of aluminium components were p...

16 Jan 2007

FDA Authorize The Use of BASF Superabsorbents in Direct Contact Food Packaging Applications

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of BASF superabsorbents in indirect food contact packaging. The superabsorbent to be used in this application is manufactured and sold worldwide by BASF ...

16 Jan 2007

Borealis Invest EUR 90 Million to Increase Polypropylene Production Capacity

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, will invest EUR 25 million to expand the capacity of its PP plant in Porvoo, Finland, by 65,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 220,000 tpa by the ...

16 Jan 2007

INEOS Form Chinese Joint Venture to Produce Fluorochemicals Raw Material

INEOS Fluor Limited and Zhejiang Xing Teng Chemical Company Limited today announced the formation of a joint venture – Jiangxi In-Tech Chemical Company Limited. The JV has been established to produce high purity An...

16 Jan 2007

Plastic Omnium to Acquire Cadence Innovation Who Produce Plastic Automotive Bumpers

The Commercial Court in Evreux has accepted Plastic Omnium’s offer to acquire a plant in Vernon, Normandy, belonging to Cadence Innovation, which is in compulsory liquidation. The plant currently produces bumper...

16 Jan 2007

Polyurethane Head Restraints Offer The Best Comfort and Safety for All Terrain Vehicles

Even outstanding suspension, first-class shock absorbers and four-wheel drive can’t prevent a bumpy ride when all-terrain vehicles are really "in their element". But passengers and drivers should also be ...

16 Jan 2007

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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Wavin to Close Injection Moulding Plant in Lichfield

New Insights into Why Lead is Toxic

Alcoa to Supply High Performance, Lightweight Armor Alloys for Humvees

Plastic Cooling Towers - A Viable Alternative to Steel Cooling Towers

American Superconductor Demonstrate World Record Level Production Rates for 344 Superconductors

CVRD Negotiates Price Increase of Blast Furnace Pellet with Japanese Steel Producers

International Stainless Steel Forum Promotes Recycling of Stainless Steel

Nanoparticles of Nickel Show Promise for Use in Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors

Evraz Acquire 91.5% of Oregon Steel Stocks

Use of Aluminium in European Cars is on The Increase

FDA Authorize The Use of BASF Superabsorbents in Direct Contact Food Packaging Applications

Borealis Invest EUR 90 Million to Increase Polypropylene Production Capacity

INEOS Form Chinese Joint Venture to Produce Fluorochemicals Raw Material

Plastic Omnium to Acquire Cadence Innovation Who Produce Plastic Automotive Bumpers

Polyurethane Head Restraints Offer The Best Comfort and Safety for All Terrain Vehicles

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

How Advanced Particulate Monitors are Transforming Real-time Air Quality Management

Overcoming Challenges and Perfecting Techniques for Accurate XRF Analysis

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