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 ...
Lydall, Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. Fourth Quarter 2012 (“Q4 2012”) compared to Fourth Quarter 2011 (“Q4 2011”) Net sales were $90.5 million, ...
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CVC Thermoset Specialties, an Emerald Performance Materials company, offers Hypro 1300X33LC and Hypro 1300X43LC VTBNX. The two new methacrylate-functional reactive liquid polymers (RLPs) are a part of the company's Hypro product line of ...
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Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) said today that they have found a way to use high-frequency sound waves to improve magnetic data storage techniques. The breakthrough could allow greater amounts of data to be stored on both ...
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Gastonia, N.C.-based Sans Technical Fibers LLC (STF) — a manufacturer of nylon 6,6 filament and yarns, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Africa-based AECI Ltd. — will invest $10 million to increase nylon manufacturing ...
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The Chinese paint, coatings and ink markets continue to enjoy strong growth, and global suppliers are working hard to reach this ever-expanding market. It comes as no surprise that CHINACOAT (The China International Exhibition for Coatings, ...
IDG News Service - IBM has been slapped with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by chemical products manufacturer Avantor Performance Materials, which alleges that IBM lied about the suitability of an SAP-based software package it sells in order ...
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Global life sciences and material sciences company DSM provides clear evidence of meeting industry regulations, through the use of EMC Documentum D2. Sharing its case study at EMC Momentum 2012, DSM said it was first introduced to ...
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IBM has been slapped with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit by chemical products manufacturer Avantor Performance Materials, which alleges IBM lied about the suitability of an SAP-based software package it sells in order to win Avantor’s ...
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The Dow Chemical Company reported sales of $13.6 billion, down 10 percent, or 7 percent on an adjusted sales basis. The decline was led by Europe, which decreased 10 percent on the same basis driven by adverse currency conditions totaling ...
University of Guelph researcher Atsuko Negishi is investigating a novel and unlikely source of natural fibres that may one day lessen our dependence on petroleum: hagfish slime. The textile industry needs an affordable, sustainable ...
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This was the title of the paper given to approximately 280 attendees at the third Cooperation Forum Biopolymers in Straubing by Dr. Haio Harms, CEO of Kelheim Fibres GmbH. The paper illustrated impressively the versatility of viscose fibres ...
Lydall Performance Materials will implement a general price increase for orders shipped on or after 1 December 2012.Increases will range from 2–6%across most lines,but some specialty products will see prices rise by up to 15%.The ...
Dutch-Italian confectioner Perfetti Van Melle has signed a marketing, sales and distribution deal with global market expansion firm DKSH for the launch of its products into Myanmar. The confectioner has entered into an agreement with ...
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Global high performance materials company Ahlstrom is set to extend its release papers range produced with the introduction of calendered Ahlstrom SILCA Soft grades. The company aims to address the growing market needs and offer further ...
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