Flexible packaging material supplier Rollprint Packaging Products has added a new easy-to-open package Peelable Exponent to its Barex replacement product range. The new peelable Barex replacement structure has been developed for ...
The Dow Chemical Company has commenced its exchange offer for the split-off of a significant portion of its chlorine value chain. The split-off transaction is the next step in the separation, from Dow, of its U.S. Gulf Coast Chlor-Alkali ...
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Osaka University in Japan has developed a plasma pre-treatment for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) on gallium nitride (GaN) that avoids creating enlarged etch pits [Hui Deng et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol107, p051602, 2015]. Surface ...
Raging price wars in the LED industry urged many manufacturers to veer away from low entry level products, and invest their resources in more profitable niche markets. Some of these markets include IR LED, UV LED, automotive lighting, grow ...
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University of Glasgow and University of Cambridge in the UK have claimed the highest frequency performance to date for gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) on low-resistivity (LR) silicon (Si) [A. Eblabla et al, ...
To support the apparel industry in Southeast Asia, SGS operates a laboratory in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia and also provides garment inspection services in Myanmar. The Cambodian facility has the capability to perform product ...
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Whitford Corporation, a leading manufacturer of fluoropolymer coatings for industrial and consumer industries, has formed a new Medical Coatings Group dedicated to the supply of fluoropolymer coatings for use on medical devices. The ...
Anton Paar's new Powder Cell has been designed to turn every rheometer from the renowned MCR series into a powder rheometer and in this way brings the full array of traditional rheological methods to the field of powder. Now it is possible ...
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Clariant has announced a new development in controlling harmful nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Nitrous oxide emissions are harmful in two ways: they exacerbate the greenhouse effect and damage the ozone layer. At present, nitrous oxide is ...
There is a large and growing use for latex coatings and the emulsion polymerization process used to manufacture them. Ethox Chemicals has announced the recent issuance of a patent covering important improvements to this process. The US ...
Coles has reported a $1.78 billion profit before interest and tax for the financial year ended 30 June 2015, up 6.6 per cent on the 2014 financial year. Turnover revenue for Coles was $38.20 billion and return on capital was 11 per ...
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BASF has extended its range of high-quality bio-based polyols sold under the Sovermol trademark. The products are used for manufacturing extremely low-emission 2K PU coatings for interior and exterior applications. With Sovermol 830 BASF is ...
The 2015 Polyurethanes Technical Conference will highlight issues and topics specific to the automotive market at the three-day event this October. Hosted by the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI), the conference is set to take ...
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US-based Lost Spirits Technologies has developed a new patented process by using its THEA One reactor, which will be used to create new generation of spirits. THEA One will provide an enhanced way to design and engineer the quality of ...
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R.E. Carroll, Inc. distributor of specialty chemicals and petroleum products located in Ewing, New Jersey has acquired JH Calo Company, also a distributor of specialty chemicals located in Westbury, New York. JH Calo will operate as a ...
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