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BASF Commission Plant to Produce Electroplating Chemical

BASF have commissioned production facility for the manufacture of methanesulfonic acid (MSA). The facility is located at BASF’s main plant in Ludwigshafen and took only 20 months to construct. The plant with an ...

1 Aug 2003

DuPont and Wuxi Xingda to Set Up Nylon Filament Joint Venture

DuPont Engineering Polymers and Wuxi Xingda Nylon Co., China’s largest manufacturer of toothbrush filaments, announced that they intend to form a joint venture. After approvals are gained, the joint venture will...

1 Aug 2003

James Hardie to Invest $100m in Expanded Capacity and R&D

Building materials manufacturer James Hardie have announced that they intend to invest over US$100 million into their fibre cement business. This will see them expand production capacity to meet growing product demand as...

31 Jul 2003

Stelco Consider Divesting AltaSteel

Stelco announced that they were considering divesting their wholly owned subsidiary AltaSteel after soliciting interest in the possible sale. They have received several letters of intent and are now considering their opt...

31 Jul 2003

Planets More Likely to be Associated with Heavy Metal Stars

Following the triennial meeting of the International Astronomical Union last week in Sydney, astronomers found that so-called "heavy metal stars" were more likely to have planets associated with them. Stars,...

30 Jul 2003

New Standard for Germanium Containing Semiconductors

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will release a new standard later this summer (northern hemisphere) that will relate to the measurement of speed in semiconductors. Germanium is used to induce...

30 Jul 2003

Arcelor Do Deals with Tata Steel and Bao Steel

Arcelor have granted India’s Tata Steel a licence to use their technology to produce hot dip galvanised products for the automotive industry. The licence covers both pure zinc hot dip galvanising and galvannealed p...

29 Jul 2003

Hydro to Participate in Alunorte Alumina Expansion

Hydro, co-owners of the Brazilian alumina refinery Alunorte, will take part in the second plant expansion, that will lift capacity by 1.8 million tonnes to 4.2 million tonnes. This will result in further improvements to ...

29 Jul 2003

Merger of American Steel Societies Approved by Members

The American Iron and Steel Institute’s merger with the Iron and Steel Society has been overwhelmingly approved by members of both organisations. Both organisations held meetings to vote on the merger, with 97.7...

28 Jul 2003

DSM to Shut Down Elastomer Operation

Following the release of the first quarter results in April, which indicated poor performance due to depressed markets and unfavourable currency variations, DSM have released restructuring plans for the company. These in...

28 Jul 2003

Bemis to Terminate Sale of Pressure Sensitive Materials Buisiness

In an announcement made today, Bemis have decided to terminate their $420million sale of their Pressure Sensitive Materials business to UPM-Kymmene, after the Department of Justice filed a complaint and got an injunction...

From Amcor PLC 28 Jul 2003

Toyota to Build Bio-Plastics Pilot Plant

Toyota Motor Corp is intending to build a pilot plant for the production of polylactic acid or bio-plastics, which are plastics that are made from renewable sources such as sugarcane. The proposed plant will be built ...

25 Jul 2003

Cree Purchase SiC Patents from ABB

Cree Inc., specialist semiconductor manufacturers have purchased a portfolio of patents from ABB. The portfolio of 44 US patents cover silicon carbide technologies for semiconductor and power device applications and r...

25 Jul 2003

Tata Steel to Supply Proton

Indian Steel Maker Tata Steel has made further inroads into the automotive industry, securing an order to supply 5% of Proton’s requirements, with supply to commence in this quarter. Proton’s requirements ...

24 Jul 2003

Simula to be Acquired by Armor Holdings

Simula, a leading supplier of body armour to the US Military and manufacturer of other products for the military have signed a letter of intent to be acquired by Armor Holdings for US$110.5 million. Under the agreemen...

24 Jul 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

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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BASF Commission Plant to Produce Electroplating Chemical

DuPont and Wuxi Xingda to Set Up Nylon Filament Joint Venture

James Hardie to Invest $100m in Expanded Capacity and R&D

Stelco Consider Divesting AltaSteel

Planets More Likely to be Associated with Heavy Metal Stars

New Standard for Germanium Containing Semiconductors

Arcelor Do Deals with Tata Steel and Bao Steel

Hydro to Participate in Alunorte Alumina Expansion

Merger of American Steel Societies Approved by Members

DSM to Shut Down Elastomer Operation

Bemis to Terminate Sale of Pressure Sensitive Materials Buisiness

Toyota to Build Bio-Plastics Pilot Plant

Cree Purchase SiC Patents from ABB

Tata Steel to Supply Proton

Simula to be Acquired by Armor Holdings

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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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Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

From Lab to Industry: How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming Structural Integrity

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3Surface Reconstruction of Wide-Bandgap Perovskites for Efficient Solar Cells

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