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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

AK Steel Fails to Reach Agreement with USWA Regarding National Steel Purchase

AK Steel, the leading bidder for the purchase of bankrupt National Steel, has failed to reach a labour agreement with the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) by the deadline imposed by the US Bankruptcy courts. AK S...

11 Apr 2003

APL Awarded $2.7m Grant to Develop Lighting Technology

APL Engineered Materials, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Lighting Technologies have just been awarded a US$2.7 million grant from DARPA, the Defence Research Projects Agency over the next three years. The grant...

11 Apr 2003

Pechiney and Sual to Form Aluminium Joint Venture

Sual, Russia's number 2 primary aluminium producer, plan to join forces with French metals giant Pechiney to construct a $2.1 billion dollar aluminium plant in the Komi Republic in Russia. This is the second ventu...

10 Apr 2003

Simula Receive Order for Vehicle Armour from US Army

Simula have just received another order for ceramic/composite armour panel kits for the US Army’s M1117 Armoured Security Vehicles or ASV’s. The order has come via Textron Marine and Land Systems, who manufac...

10 Apr 2003

A.Schulman to Close Texas Dispersions Plant

Plastics compound and resin manufacturer A Schulman have announced that they will be closing their Texas-based (USA) dispersions plant. The decision to close the plant was in response to higher resin prices and reduce...

9 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

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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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

AK Steel Fails to Reach Agreement with USWA Regarding National Steel Purchase

APL Awarded $2.7m Grant to Develop Lighting Technology

Pechiney and Sual to Form Aluminium Joint Venture

Simula Receive Order for Vehicle Armour from US Army

A.Schulman to Close Texas Dispersions Plant

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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

1Say Goodbye to Disk Drives: Flinders Team Makes a Dent on Data Storage Limits

2One-Step Fabrication of Soft-Magnetic High-Entropy Alloy Fiber

3The Potential of 3D Printed Concrete for Carbon Capture

4Surface Reconstruction of Wide-Bandgap Perovskites for Efficient Solar Cells

5Solid Phase Alloying Turns Scrap into High-Performance Alloys

6Advancements in All-Solid-State Battery Research

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