The world-renowned journal Nature Thursday released its annual list of ten people who mattered in science in 2015, which includes one Chinese scientist whose work in human embryo gene editing has caused repeated debate in the academic ...
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The announced merger between petrochemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont will have a significant impact on the low-density polyethylene market and could be just the beginning of large-scale consolidations, an industry consultant said ...
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Shell Chemical is exploring a project to expand its olefins plant in Deer Park, Texas, and increase its ethylene production, the company said Wednesday. "Shell is evaluating a proposed expansion of ethylene production at the existing ...
Hubei Benz Hongda Industrial & Commercial Co., Ltd. , the dealer of Beiben heavy-duty truck, delivered Beiben heavy-duty V3 tractors to Hubei Yingcheng Benz Logistics Co., Ltd. , one loyal customer of Beiben heavy-duty truck on December, 8, ...
On December 3 2015, the High-level Dialogue between Chinese-African Leaders and Business Communities and the 5th Conference of the Chinese and African Entrepreneurs, jointly held by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, China Council for the ...
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, has reduced its North China toluene ex-factory offers by Yuan 200/mt ($30.97/mt), or about 4%, Tuesday, amid weakness in demand and the yuan, an industry source said. Its North China ...
Cause for concern over the potential toxicity of some flame retardant chemicals has prompted the UK’s largest furniture association to investigate further. Findings from research into current and alternative flame-retardant ...
Twinings have introduced a new English Breakfast tea range to Australia. The tea producer says its new range will now include extra strong, decaffeinated and honey vanilla options alongside its pre-existing traditional English Breakfast ...
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Light and electricity dance a complicated tango in devices like LEDs, solar cells and sensors. A new anti-reflection coating developed by engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, in collaboration with researchers at the ...
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Specialty metal and chemical products firm 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Québec, Canada has appointed Arjang J. (AJ) Roshan as president & CEO, effective 15 February. He replaces Jacques L’Ecuyer, who co-founded the firm in 2000 and ...
Hybrid optoelectronic devices based on blends of hard and soft semiconductors can combine the properties of the two material types, opening the possibility for devices with novel functionality and properties, such as cheap and scalable ...
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Creative agency M&C Saatchi has joined with textile group Australian Weaving to launch an absorbent cotton towel packaged in an unexpected format - a 2L soft drink bottle. The message in this bottle is that the Australian Weaving towel is ...
AlGaN/GaN and InAlN/GaN structures combine high electron mobility and high critical electric field strength and are excellent platforms for the production of next-generation RF and power electronics devices such as high-electron-mobility ...
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LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the polypropylene (PP) compounding assets of Zylog Plastalloys (Zylog) of ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, a leading, global manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, is pleased to announce the enrichment of its Nap-Gard fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) powder coatings. Through our continuous improvement efforts, Axalta has ...
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