Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the third consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 45th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On ...
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Fluton Valve India offers an exclusive range of anti corrosion coatings made of FEP, PTFE and ETFE fluoropolymers for better protection from corrosions, chemical reactions, friction, mineral acids, oxidizing agents and other harmful ...
Hartwig Michels (49), currently President of BASF’s global competence center Procurement will become President of the Europe regional divi si on as of October 1, 2013. He succeeds Jacques Delmoitiez (59), who will retire effective ...
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Dent Resistant - Compact Formpack Manufacturer: Amcor Flexibles Award: Silver - Technical Innovation Package Description: Amcor's newest Formpack can be inserted without denting into an overpack designed for child resistance or ...
FibeRio, the developer and manufacturer of ground breaking Forcespinning® nanofiber production systems today announced it has completed a $13M capital raise led by two global strategic investors - SABIC Ventures B.V., Saudi Basic ...
Velcro Industries has announced collaboration with Holland-based Paragon Pet Products to integrate its PRESS-LOK closure technology into its gluten-free, vegetable-based, all natural dog treats Whimzees. Both the companies worked with ...
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Japan-based Toppan Printing has announced plans to open its new JPY27bn ($293m) Gunma plant, which is under construction and is positioning it as a ‘mother factory’ for the production of flexible packaging materials for overseas ...
The results were based on a study on more than 30,000 people. It found that the general population’s exposure to the chemical was too low to have any toxic effects. Experts have claimed that range of human disorders including ...
BASF announces fourth quarter and full year 2012 results. Full year 2012: -Sales €78.7 billion (plus 7%) -EBIT before special items €8.9 billion (plus 5%) -Record year in Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas; earnings in ...
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Here an electro-ultrafiltration (EUF) process was used to separate a representative UV filter micropollutant, 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC), from water. The EUF process was shown to increase 4-MBC rejection and reduce filtration ...
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Plastic film recycling in the US increased 4% to reach one billion pounds annually in 2011 for the first time, according to a new report developed by Moore Recycling Associates. The report developed, on behalf of the American Chemistry ...
Plastics and rubber major Styron plans to raise polycarbonate prices in Europe from March 7 by Eur270/mt ($356/mt) due to unsustainably thin margins and feedstock cost increases, it said Thursday. "For the polycarbonate industry, 2012 ...
Conventional wisdom dictates to hold off on buying a car in the first year of new generation due to potential reliability concerns. Now, we're seeing automakers like Toyota making improvements to popular models like the Camry sedan in just ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3 Comfort & Interior 2.5 Quality & Design 1 Value & Features 3.5 Green 3.5 It would be easy to take cheap pot shots at the Chery J3, one of the most recent Chinese-made vehicles to enter the Australian ...
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The Pigments division of Huntsman Corporation announced global price increases for all its titanium dioxide pigments. The following increases are effective 15 March, 2013 or as contracts allow: -Europe: €230 (Euros) per tonne ...
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