BASF is now globally offering Ultramid S Balance in a version for monofilament applications. The high performance polyamide 6.10, partly based on renewable resources, is available in various viscosities. The bio-based sebacic acid, which ...
Cascade Microtech Inc of Beaverton, OR, USA, which provides equipment enabling precision contact, electrical measurement and test of wafers, ICs, IC packages, circuit boards and modules as well as MEMS, 3D TSV and LED devices, has acquired ...
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BASF announced that its U.S. affiliate, BASF Corporation, is commencing a tender offer for the acquisition of Verenium Corporation, San Diego, California, at a cash offer price of US$4.00 for each Verenium share. The offer period is ...
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd. — a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of active outdoor performance products — has introduced a collection of alpine apparel featuring Switzerland-based Schoeller Textil AG's stretch-woven textiles ...
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Fabrics for the great outdoors are leaving the mountaintops, rivers, stadiums and trails...and coming to the city. And they're taking on urban sports as well as slipping into everyday lifestyles. From jeans makers to sport specialists to ...
Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., a high-growth specialty chemicals company, announced today the commercial availability of Inherent C18 Diacid — a mid-chain length, bio-based diacid — that enables producers of polyamides and ...
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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tyre companies. It employs approximately 69,000 people and manufactures its products in more than 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centres in Akron, Ohio and ...
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BASF was again included in the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index. The company has been recognized for its engagement in risk and crisis management, human capital management and plant biotechnology. The DJSI World is one of the most ...
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BASF is evaluating its office buildings worldwide in terms of sustainability. This year, the company has already assessed economic, environmental and social criteria of seven buildings in Europe, Asia, North and South America. The ...
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Cequent Performance Products, the maker of ROLA auto racks and cargo boxes,?doubled the office space at its headquarters this summer and updated existing areas. While the address remains the same, the building has a new energy, the ...
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Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) announces today that the lead independent director on its Board of Directors, Corbin A. McNeill, Jr., has resigned due to personal reasons. Mr. McNeill’s resignation is not the result of any ...
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BASF is building a new Ultramid polymerization plant with a capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year in Shanghai, China. The new plant is planned to start up in 2015. “As part of our long-term strategy, we aim to locate production ...
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BASF is building a new Ultramid polymerization plant with a capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year in Shanghai, China. The new plant is planned to start up in 2015. "As part of our long-term strategy, we aim to locate production close ...
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HEAD Sport GmbH announced a new multi-year license agreement with U.S-based PS Brands/Planet Sox for the company to produce HEAD sport, tennis and performance socks for the North American market. The HEAD sock collection is expected to be ...
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BASF increased sales by 3% in the second quarter of 2013 to just under €18.4 billion thanks to higher sales volumes in all segments. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items decreased by 5% to around €1.8 billion. In the ...
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