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DuPont Work Overtime to Provide Protective Garments for SARS

In response to the recent SARS epidemic in mainland China and Hong Kong, organisations such as the Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have recommended the use of appropriate disposable protectiv...

29 Apr 2003

BASF to Acquire Sunoco Plasticiser Business

BASF have signed a letter of intent for the purchase of Sunoco’s plasticiser business. They expect to close the deal before the end of the third quarter of this year. Financial details of the transaction have not b...

29 Apr 2003

Bayer and PolyOne Establish Joint Venture

Bayer Polymers LLC and PolyOne Corp have formed a 50:50 joint venture to develop, produce and market polyurethane systems in the USA and Canada. The new company, which will be known as BayOne Urethane Systems LLC. It wil...

29 Apr 2003

GE to Acquire Organosilicones Business

GE have entered into an agreement to acquire OSi Specialties, the organosilicones business of Compton Corp, via their business unit GE Specialty Materials. Compton will receive US$645 million in cash and GE’s Speci...

29 Apr 2003

Worlds’ First Superconducting Power Grid

American Superconductor has been selected as the prime contractor by the US Department of Energy to supply high temperature superconducting (HTS) power transmission cable. The cable will be supplied for the Long Island P...

29 Apr 2003

High Strength Pipeline Steel to be Commercialised

Exxon Mobil Upstream Research, Nippon Steel Corp and Mitsui and Co have jointly developed a new steel which is 20-50% stronger than currently used pipeline steels. To this end, the three companies have signed a letter of...

29 Apr 2003

Dow and Cyclics Sign Global Marketing Agreement

Building on the success of the resin development alliance of last April between Dow and Cyclics Corp, a new long term agreement between Dow Automotive and Cyclics has been signed. The new agreement covers the marketing o...

29 Apr 2003

US Steel bid for Polish Producer

United States Steel Corporation today presented a formal offer to Poland's Ministry of State Treasury to purchase Polskie Huty Stali (PHS). Details of the offer are confidential under the terms of the official privat...

23 Apr 2003

Bethlehem Steel Rejects Last Minute Offers

As the cut off date for offers to purchase the bankrupt Bethlehem Steel was reached on Tuesday, 2 new bidders emerged, in addition to the well documented bid from International Steel Group (ISG). The new bids came fro...

16 Apr 2003

Sale of Bemis' Pressure Sensitive Materials Business Blocked

Bemis have been informed that the US Department of Justice will be filing a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the sale to block the sale of their pressure sensitive materials business to a subsidiary of UPM-Kymmene. The d...

From Amcor PLC 16 Apr 2003

DuPont Begin Talks to Sell DuPont Textiles & Interiors

As of February 1st, DuPont Textiles and Interiors (DTI) became a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, making it a separate entity. DuPont have been looking at their options for separating it from the rest of the company, i...

15 Apr 2003

Sekisui Acquire Controlling Share of Korean Foam Producer

It was announced today that Japan’s Sekisui Chemical Co had bought 51%, or a controlling share of Korea’s Youngbo Chemical Co. The price paid was not disclosed. Sekisui made the strategic move to increase ...

15 Apr 2003

EPA Investigate Health Risks of Polymer Additive PFOA

The Environmental Protection Agency launched an investigation into the potential health risks of a chemical known as C8 or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). PFOA is used in the processing of many fluoropolymers by several m...

15 Apr 2003

US Steel Ups its Bid for National Steel

In the ongoing battle to acquire the assets of bankrupt National Steel, US Steel have upped their bid by $25 million to $775 million. Their bid is still short of AK Steel’s offer of $925 million, of which both incl...

14 Apr 2003

China Plans Aluminium Conglomerate

By merging several of their smaller aluminium producing companies with Aluminium Corp of China, the country’s largest producer, the smaller companies hope to be able to reduce costs by negotiating cheaper raw mater...

14 Apr 2003

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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

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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.

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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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DuPont Work Overtime to Provide Protective Garments for SARS

BASF to Acquire Sunoco Plasticiser Business

Bayer and PolyOne Establish Joint Venture

GE to Acquire Organosilicones Business

Worlds’ First Superconducting Power Grid

High Strength Pipeline Steel to be Commercialised

Dow and Cyclics Sign Global Marketing Agreement

US Steel bid for Polish Producer

Bethlehem Steel Rejects Last Minute Offers

Sale of Bemis' Pressure Sensitive Materials Business Blocked

DuPont Begin Talks to Sell DuPont Textiles & Interiors

Sekisui Acquire Controlling Share of Korean Foam Producer

EPA Investigate Health Risks of Polymer Additive PFOA

US Steel Ups its Bid for National Steel

China Plans Aluminium Conglomerate

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

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

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Insights into the Role of Benchtop NMR in Biofluid Analysis with Philippe Wilson

Particle Size Analysis: Focus on the Essentials with the New Camsizer S1

The Inaugural STEM Marketing Awards – An Interview with Alexandra Balazs, Managing Director at Prolific North

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