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Ticona Add Capacity to North American Operations

Ticona has added capacity to its North American operations. Added capacity consists of a 20% increase at its North Carolina plant and a 30% increase at its Kentucky plant. Both plants benefit from increased throughput...

27 Aug 2002

3M Acquire Polymer Engineering Corp.

3M have just announced the acquisition of Polymer Engineering Corp. Details of the transaction were not revealed but include related trademarks and patents. Polymer Engineering manufacture a range of adhesives, includ...

22 Aug 2002

Bemis Co. to Sell Their Pressure Sensitive Films Businesses

Bemis Company have reached an agreement with UPM-Kymmene to sell them their global pressure sensitive materials business, known as MACtac for the sum of $420 million. In a separate negotiation, Bemis have also agreed to ...

From Amcor PLC 22 Aug 2002

Solar Power Stations Ready For Launch

Belgian company Solarmundo are looking to launch their solar power stations as soon as possible. Their power stations are based on a simple modular design allowing them to be scaled to suit requirements of varying sizes....

19 Aug 2002

BASF Form a Strategic Partnership to Develop OLEDs

BASF Future Business GmbH, part of the BASF Group have just formed a strategic partnership with teco Optronics Corp. of Taiwan. Under the agreement, BASF will acquire a stake in teco and enter into a research agreement w...

19 Aug 2002

Corus Divest More Non-Core Business

As part of its strategy to concentrate on its core business, carbon steels, Corus is set to offload its 20% stake on Aluminerie Alouette, aluminium smelter in Canada to Alcan. The sale is worth US$165 million in cash as ...

19 Aug 2002

International Steel Group to Purchase Assets of Acme Steel

International Steel Group (ISG) have reached an agreement with Acme Steel to purchase several of their assets such as the compact strip minimill for $65 million. ISG are the recently formed company which not so long a...

15 Aug 2002

Intel to Produce Smallest Nano-Sized Chips Ever

Intel Corp., who already have the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing process, have just unveiled more technological breakthroughs that they plan to integrate into volume manufacturing next year. The new 90nm pr...

15 Aug 2002

Kobe Steel to Merge its Leadframe Stamping and Plating Operations

Effective October 1, 2002, Kobe Steel’s copper leadframe operation will merge with its subsidiary Leadmikk Ltd. The merged operation will be called Kobe Leadmikk Ltd and will be based in Fukuoka, Japan. Kobe Ste...

From Kobe Steel 14 Aug 2002

New Nanotechnology Centre for Sandia and Los Alamos National Labs

The US Department of Energy has approved the funding of a joint nanotechnology facility for Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratories to the tune of $75.8 million. The facility will be known as th...

13 Aug 2002

Anglo Platinum to Finalise Joint Venture

The proposed 50:50 joint venture between Anglo Platinum and Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) has been concluded. The joint venture was first agreed to in principal on July 31, 2001. The joint venture will mine the Boschkop...

12 Aug 2002

Power from Coal Waste

Australia’s CSIRO have just unveiled a new technology for converting coal mining waste into power. The revolutionary new technology has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gases as well as provide b...

12 Aug 2002

Reliance Steel and Aluminum to Acquire Assets of Two Metals USA Businesses

Reliance Steel and Aluminum has agreed to acquire the assets from two of Metals USA’s businesses. The assets of Metals USA are currently under the control of the US Bankruptcy Court. The businesses affected by t...

8 Aug 2002

Australia to Supply China with 3 Million tpa of LNG

Australia’s North West Shelf Venture (NWSV) in Western Australia has been chosen as the preferred supplier for Phase 1 liquefied natural gas (LNG) requirements of the Guangdong LNG Terminal and Trunkline project. ...

8 Aug 2002

Nova Chemicals and BASF Enter into Styrene Supply Agreement

BASF and Nova Chemical have signed a long term styrene monomer supply contract. Under the terms of the contract Nova will supply BASF’s downstream styrene business in the NAFTA region with styrene monomer. Simil...

6 Aug 2002

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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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Ticona Add Capacity to North American Operations

3M Acquire Polymer Engineering Corp.

Bemis Co. to Sell Their Pressure Sensitive Films Businesses

Solar Power Stations Ready For Launch

BASF Form a Strategic Partnership to Develop OLEDs

Corus Divest More Non-Core Business

International Steel Group to Purchase Assets of Acme Steel

Intel to Produce Smallest Nano-Sized Chips Ever

Kobe Steel to Merge its Leadframe Stamping and Plating Operations

New Nanotechnology Centre for Sandia and Los Alamos National Labs

Anglo Platinum to Finalise Joint Venture

Power from Coal Waste

Reliance Steel and Aluminum to Acquire Assets of Two Metals USA Businesses

Australia to Supply China with 3 Million tpa of LNG

Nova Chemicals and BASF Enter into Styrene Supply Agreement

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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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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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