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Ferro to Divest Powder Coating Business

Ferro Corp. have just signed a definitive agreement to sell their powder coatings business for $160 million. The divestiture will consist of two transactions which will see Akzo Nobel acquire operations in the Americas a...

6 Aug 2002

GE to Acquire NovaSensor From TRW

GE Industrial Systems, a division of General Electric has signed an agreement to purchase NovaSensor Inc, a provider of high-technology products and services to the automotive, space, medical and industrial processes mar...

5 Aug 2002

Bath Iron Works Receives Contract to Build US Navy Destroyer

Bath Iron Works, a division of General Dynamics has just been awarded a US$464 million contract to build DDG 102, an Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class destroyer by the US Navy. Bath Iron Works are the lead designers for th...

2 Aug 2002

BASF and Dow Join Forces to Develop Propylene Oxide Technology

It was announced today that chemical giants BASF and Dow would pool their resources for the development of technology for the manufacture of propylene oxide (PO). Both organisations have significant knowledge and corresp...

2 Aug 2002

Kopin Use Nanotechnology for Solid-State Lighting Breakthrough

Kopin Corp have successfully used nanotechnolgy to produce ultra efficient blue light emitting diodes (LED’s) smaller then a grain of sand. The technology used to produce these devices is patent pending and call...

31 Jul 2002

Memry to Evaluate Super Elastic Titanium Alloy for Orthopaedics

Memry Corp have been selected by Connecticut Innovations Inc (CII) to participate in joint study programme with the University of Connecticut. They will use the study to evaluate and test new orthopaedic applications for...

31 Jul 2002

Steel Dynamics to Buy Qualitech Assets

Steel Dynamics has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the mini-mill assets of Qualitech for $45 million. The sale involves Qualitech’s plant in Pittsboro, Indiana. Steel Dynamics has plans to conver...

30 Jul 2002

Bayer Complete Expansion of Rubber Plant

Following an investment of 20 million Euros, the expansion of Bayer’s rubber production plant at La Wantzenau in France has been completed. The project was approved back in 1999. The work on the plant involved m...

30 Jul 2002

Polyfuel Secure $15.6 Million in Second Round Funding

Developers of direct methanol fuel cell technology for mobile applications, Polyfuel, have secured a further $15.6 million in second round funding from US and Canadian sources. Contributors include Ventures West, Chrysal...

29 Jul 2002

Hydro and Rusal Enter into Long Term Agreement

Hydro Aluminium and Russian Aluminium producer, Rusal have furthered their existing relationship by entering into a 10+ year agreement. The terms of the agreement cover production and sourcing of high quality extrusion i...

29 Jul 2002

Chemopetrol Takes Control of New Polyethylene Production Unit

Czech plastics manufacturer Chemopetrol have taken control over their new high density polyethylene production unit from the constructors Linde-KCA-Dresden. The handover has come after the unit completed initial testing ...

26 Jul 2002

GKN to Help Develop Boeing's Sonic Cruiser

GKN Aerospace Services will join the development team for the Boeing’s revolutionary Sonic Cruiser. The Sonic Cruiser is a new concept in commercial aircraft design, and is being designed to fly up to speeds of ...

25 Jul 2002

DuPont to Acquire ChemFirst

DuPont has signed a definitive agreement to purchase ChemFirst, a global supplier of electronic chemicals and materials for the semiconductor industry and intermediates for the polyurethanes and associated industries. Th...

25 Jul 2002

Anglo Platinum Joint Venture Fully Operational

The joint venture between Anglo Platinum and African Rainbow Minerals, established in August of 2001 is now fully operational. The mine has resulted in a capital expenditure of R1.6billion. The 50:50 joint venture, kn...

25 Jul 2002

TVK Completes Sale of Recycling Company

Hungarian chemical company Tiszai Vegyi Kombinat (TVK) have just completed the sale of their synthetics and plastics recycling company, Syntumex Kft. Syntumex was sold to Hungarian petrochemicals company Innochem Kft for...

24 Jul 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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Ferro to Divest Powder Coating Business

GE to Acquire NovaSensor From TRW

Bath Iron Works Receives Contract to Build US Navy Destroyer

BASF and Dow Join Forces to Develop Propylene Oxide Technology

Kopin Use Nanotechnology for Solid-State Lighting Breakthrough

Memry to Evaluate Super Elastic Titanium Alloy for Orthopaedics

Steel Dynamics to Buy Qualitech Assets

Bayer Complete Expansion of Rubber Plant

Polyfuel Secure $15.6 Million in Second Round Funding

Hydro and Rusal Enter into Long Term Agreement

Chemopetrol Takes Control of New Polyethylene Production Unit

GKN to Help Develop Boeing's Sonic Cruiser

DuPont to Acquire ChemFirst

Anglo Platinum Joint Venture Fully Operational

TVK Completes Sale of Recycling Company

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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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