BASF is optimizing its organizational structure to better serve its customer industries and enhance its operational and technology excellence. The changes reflect the company's "We create chemistry" strategy which outlines how BASF aims ...
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Clariant, a world leader in Specialty Chemicals, announced to expand the production capacity for Houdry dehydrogenation catalysts. The expansion will be achieved by a low double-digit million Swiss francs investment at its current ...
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UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that China's Jiutai Energy (Zhungeer) Co. Ltd. has licensed Honeywell's UOP methanol-to-olefins (MTO) technology to convert methanol from coal into key plastics building blocks. Honeywell's ...
Specialty chemical manufacturer Albemarle Corp of Baton Rouge,LA,USA says that its board of directors has authorized the expansion of its facility in Yeosu,Korea,which is currently in the final stages of construction and will produce ...
For second-quarter 2012,AXT Inc of Fremont,CA,USA has reported revenue of$25.2m,up 7%on$23.5m last quarter but down 16%on$30m a year ago. Fiscal Q2/2011 Q3/2011 Q4/2011 Q1/2012 Q2/2012 Quarterly revenue$30.0m $28.3m$21.2m$23.5m$25.2m ...
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Global sales deal for laser-produced nanoparticles 05 Jun 2012 German start-up spun out of Laser Zentrum Hannover signs agreement with US-based Strem Chemicals. Particular GmbH,a spin-out company from Laser Zentrum Hannover that uses ...
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US-based UOP, a Honeywell company has been selected by Zhejiang Julong Petrochemical (ZJLPC) to provide key technology for a new unit to produce propylene at its Chinese facility. Honeywell's UOP said the company will provide engineering ...
Platts reports Thursday China will start forcing rare earth producers out of business if they don't qualify for new value-added tax permits being allocated from May 1. Officially it's China's latest bid to curb resource plundering, ...
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Manufacturing probably picked up in the U. S. In March, showing it is weathering a slowdown in global growth, economists said before a report today. The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index climbed to 53 from 52.4 in ...
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Today's class of "green" coatings depend on light stabilizers to protect against UV degradation. By Yung-Chi Yang, Steven Lee and Dr. Yao-Hsing Huang, Everlight Chemical Industrial Corporation High solids, powder, waterborne and UV curable ...
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Fred Maxik wants to make a light bulb that will help you sleep. "Biological specific lights,” tuned so as not to interfere with an individual’s normal production of melatonin, the hormone secreted from the pineal gland linked to ...
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Fred Maxik wants to make a light bulb that will help you sleep. "Biological specific lights,” tuned so as not to interfere with an individual’s normal production of melatonin, the hormone secreted from the pineal gland ...
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World demand for rare earths is forecast to expand 7.1 percent per year to 180,000 metric tons in 2015. In dollar terms, sales are expected to more than triple from $3.0 billion in 2010 to $9.2 billion in 2015. Consumption will be driven by ...
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World demand for rare earths is forecast to expand 7.1 percent per year to 180,000 metric tons in 2015. In dollar terms, sales are expected to more than triple from $3.0 billion in 2010 to $9.2 billion in 2015. Consumption will be driven by ...
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UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that it has been selected by Zhejiang Julong Petrochemical Co. Ltd (ZJLPC) to provide key technology for a new unit to produce propylene at its facility in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. ...