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Plastics to Take Greater Market Share from Metals

Wherever the most demanding technical requirements must be satisfied - in the automotive and machinery industries but also in the household appliance and leisure sectors - designers have often had to rely on metal in the...

From BASF Corporation 25 Jun 2010

Amyris, M+G Collaborate to Develop Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

Amyris, Inc. and M&G Finanziaria S.R.L announced today that they have entered into a two-part collaboration agreement. The first part of the agreement contemplates the incorporation of Amyris farnesene as an ingredient into M&G PET processing.

25 Jun 2010

New Bio-Based Method to Produce Fuel Additives, Chemicals

A new green, bio-based method for producing a much-used fuel additive and industrial chemical that is currently made from petroleum products has been developed by an Iowa State University researcher. Thomas...

25 Jun 2010

Fuwei Films’ Subsidiary Applies for New Heat Shrinkage Film Patent

Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co. Limited (Nasdaq: FFHL) ("Fuwei" or "the Company"), a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET plastic films located in China, today announced that Fuwei Films (Shandong) Co., Ltd...

25 Jun 2010

BASF Expand Product Range by Developing Plastics for Client Needs

In the year of the plastics fair K 2010, BASF is presenting many new engineering plastics. Via the connection of property-performance relations with microstructures the new products are directly transformed into customer specific materials.

From BASF Corporation 24 Jun 2010

New PA 66 Grade Enables More Under Bonnet Parts to Made from Plastic

Thanks to the beneficial combination of characteristics, it is now possible to produce, at justifiable system costs, under-the-hood components that are exposed to very hot air and in this way contribute to a significant weight reduction from polymeric materials using a new grade of PA 66.

From BASF Corporation 24 Jun 2010

Cabot Open Masterbatch Manufacturing Facility in Dubai

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) has officially opened its black masterbatch manufacturing facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The plant has an initial production capacity of 25,000 metric tons per year with provisi...

24 Jun 2010

Lummus Receives Contract from Ning Bo Heyuan Chemical

CB&I announced today that Ning Bo Heyuan Chemical Company Ltd. has awarded Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, a contract for the license and basic engineering of a DMTO methanol-to-olefins recovery unit, and an Olefins Conversion Technology (OCT) unit in Ning Bo, China.

24 Jun 2010

First Rewritable Memory Device Developed Using Liquid Crystal Property

As cell phones and computers continue to shrink, many companies are seeking better ways to store hundreds of gigabytes of data in small, low-power devices.

24 Jun 2010

iSmithers Rapra Publishing Release Practical Guidance on Adhesive Bonding

iSmithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Practical Guide to Adhesive Bonding of Small Engineering Plastic and Rubber Parts.

23 Jun 2010

Editorial Highlights

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.

Plastics and Polymers News

Plastics to Take Greater Market Share from Metals

Amyris, M+G Collaborate to Develop Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

New Bio-Based Method to Produce Fuel Additives, Chemicals

Fuwei Films’ Subsidiary Applies for New Heat Shrinkage Film Patent

BASF Expand Product Range by Developing Plastics for Client Needs

New PA 66 Grade Enables More Under Bonnet Parts to Made from Plastic

Cabot Open Masterbatch Manufacturing Facility in Dubai

Lummus Receives Contract from Ning Bo Heyuan Chemical

First Rewritable Memory Device Developed Using Liquid Crystal Property

iSmithers Rapra Publishing Release Practical Guidance on Adhesive Bonding

Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

How Advanced Particulate Monitors are Transforming Real-time Air Quality Management

Overcoming Challenges and Perfecting Techniques for Accurate XRF Analysis

ultraWAVE 3: Single reaction chamber technology

The SF-10 Laboratory Pump: Key Features for Fluid Handling Excellence

Densito Range Handheld Density Meters

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Enhancing STEM Education: The Role of Undergraduate Research

Reimagining Electrode Loading Analysis

Low Power Elemental Mapping for Sample Analysis

Accelerating Superalloy Development with Directed Energy Deposition Technology

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

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

Plastics and Polymers News

Reshaping Metallographic Sample Preparation

How Advanced Particulate Monitors are Transforming Real-time Air Quality Management

Overcoming Challenges and Perfecting Techniques for Accurate XRF Analysis

1Cost-Effective and Environmentally Benign Aluminum-Ion Battery

2Lithium Recovery from Spent LFP-NMC Batteries via Atmospheric Water Leaching

3Atomic-Scale Platinum Clusters for Efficient Catalysis

4New Alloy Beats Invar’s Thermal Stability

5Improving Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance Using a Red Algae-Derived Polysaccharide Binder

6Upcycling Plastic Waste into High-Value Macromolecules

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Editorial Highlights