DuPont launched a new Science & Technology speakers bureau in conjunction with its annual Technology Conference this week in Iowa. The conference brings together scientists, engineers and marketers from around the globe for a week of ...
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Food processing and packaging company Tetra Pak has signed a supply agreement with petrochemical company Braskem for ‘I'm green’ low-density polyethylene (LDPE) made from sugarcane. The Swedish packaging firm will use the ...
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This was already the fourth time Lewa had held the Green Technologies Day. Under the motto "Gas as an energy source ? bridge technology to the hydrogen age?", experts from industry and the sciences reported on current research and the use ...
The US saw its biggest ever yearly rise in oil production last year as its booming shale oil industry continues to transform the global oil market, BP said Wednesday. At the same time, global proven oil reserves continue to grow and are ...
DuPont announced that it will increase prices on all of its titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Asia Pacific regions effective July 1, 2013, or as contracts allow as ...
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New cleaner polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polymers that promise to transform the biodegradable polymer industry are being created by biomolecular engineers at the University of Sydney. The plastics will be used for fully recyclable ...
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Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France says that Santiago-based Minera El Tesoro (MET), part of one of the largest mining groups in Chile, has built the first pilot plant in South America using its ...
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Last year the U.S. was the least riskiest place in the world to open a data center, according to a study released this week. The rankings, which were released by Cushman & Wakefield, Hurleypalmerflatt and Source8, were made after ...
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China could be ready to deploy its proposed embargo on imports of thermal coal with a calorific value of less than 4,540 kcal/kg on a net-as-received basis, and on thermal coal with a sulfur and ash content of more than 1% and 25% ...
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Whether you want central heating or simple electrical services in West Midlands, there are very good companies that offer reliable services at reasonable rates. Selecting the right electrical contractors is crucial to your project. Always ...
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Editor’s Note: The following column By Mike Feinstein, vice president, sales and marketing, Digital Lumens, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column. The series features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, analysts, ...
As a responsible company committed to the principles of sustainability, Saint-Gobain Oberland AG is committed to making every endeavour to further reduce its CO2 emissions. The company is therefore planning to use biogas for glass container ...
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The Grasshopper Company is headquartered in Moundridge, Kansas in the United States. The company manufactures zero-turn mowersand lawn mower implements. History Grasshopper has been a family-owned business since 1969, when the first ...
Electricity is one of the necessities people cannot live without. Due to risen energy consumption over the past decades, it has become necessary to look into new ways of generating electricity. Traditionally, electricity has been produced ...
As natural gas prices hit an average of $10.46/MMBtu in New York City in February, the switch from gas back to coal for power generation was on, data released Monday by the US Energy Information Administration showed. "All parts of the ...
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