Specialty chemical manufacturer Albemarle Corp of Baton Rouge, LA, USA has expanded its presence in the electronic materials market by acquiring UK-based Cambridge Chemical Company Ltd, which produces high-purity metal-organic (MO) ...
Tags: Albemarle MOCVD, Electrical, Electronics
SCD-iBIO, an industrial biotechnology group associated with the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), announced that DSM's vice president of bio-based chemicals and materials, Dr. Marcel Lubben, will be the keynote ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Evonik Industries is now significantly expanding precipitated silica capacity at its Maptaphut site in Thailand. Funded by an investment in the lower double-digit million euro range, the expansion is to be completed in the first quarter of ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
BASF has signed a contract with ROCKWOOL to sell BASF Wall Systems GmbH & Co. KG. The transaction comprises the German wall systems subsidiary including the Marktredwitz, Germany site. Currently, approximately 200 employees are working for ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper although the government promised to import 50 million rolls, foreign media reported. Due to years of economic dysfunction, Venezuelans has been used to the shortage of medicines and ...
Tags: Toilet Paper, basic food items
Honeywell announced its results for the first quarter of 2013 Highlights • Strong Productivity Driving EPS Growth of 16%, Up 12% Using Expected Full-Year Tax Rate • Segment Margin Increase of 100 Bps to 16.2%, Operating ...
Teijin Limited announced today that it will establish a specialized department to accelerate materials business incubation through technology acquisitions and alliances from April 1. The new Technology Alliance Development Department, ...
Wichita, Kan.-based polymer and fiber producer Invista has acquired Greenville-based Ashburn Hill Corp. including its TECGEN® brands of flame-resistant (FR) apparel and its Angleton, Texas-based manufacturing operation. "Invista has ...
Tags: apparel, garment segment, garment
Teijin Limited announced that it will establish a specialized department to accelerate materials business incubation through technology acquisitions and alliances from April 1. The new Technology Alliance Development Department, ...
Tags: Textile, Industrial Equipment
DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals distributor and provider of market expansion services for performance materials and Synthomer, a leading suppliers of emulsion polymers for coatings, construction chemicals, ...
Tags: Performance Materials, coatings, construction chemicals
Huntsman Corporation recently announced plans to launch a global transformational change program across its Advanced Materials division, as part of an on-going strategic plan designed to improve the company's manufacturing efficiencies, ...
Tags: Huntsman Corporation, global transformational change program
Cost cutting is tipped to continue to be the focus of Australian companies when they release earnings results next month with investors looking for a more disciplined approach to growth plans after recent job losses and writedowns. ...
Wichita, Kan.-based Invista's Performance Surfaces & Materials business is investing $20 million to optimize bulked continuous filament (BCF) nylon 6,6 production capacity across its North American manufacturing facilities. Most of the ...
Tags: Textile World, Textile, carpet mill, carpet
UPM Raflatac, a part of UPM’s engineered materials business group will showcase its latest thin but high quality self-adhesive labeling solution ProLiner PP30. The Finnish supplier of pressure sensitive label materials said that the ...
Norway-based developer of printed electronics, Thin Film and Bemis have signed an agreement to develop a flexible sensing platform for the packaging market. According to Thin Film, the new category of packaging can collect and communicate ...