On November 13,2012,AATCC honored retiring AATCC Treasurer,Charles E.Gavin III for completing two consecutive terms as treasurer of the international Association. An AATCC member since joining Auburn University AATCC chapter in 1958,Gavin ...
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Flexible packaging company Wipak has opened a new extrusion plant in Germany, which can be used to produce thermoforming films with better transparency. According to the company, the films produced at the plant will be marketed by it ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted tenth US patent to Quick-Med Technologies' non-leaching NIMBUS antimicrobial technology, designed for use in wound care and other medical applications. The patent, which is entitled ...
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INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, teams up with ARVIND to build new roads into the high potential global denim market. This association seeks to bring to India the best of technologies ...
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The American Association of Textile Chemical and Colorists has organised a Materials Research Poster Competition. Winning entries in each area, whether submitted by an individual or a team, will be awarded. First Place: US$1,000 Second ...
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The Shepherd Color Company announced the development of a new pigment chemistry offers excellent durability, high opacity and a bright clean yellow color. Niobium Tin Pyrochlore (NTP) Yellow is an innovative inorganic pigment that expands ...
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Dr Klaus Middeldorf general manager of DVS, German Welding Society said that the UAE commands nearly half the market share of welding machinery in the Middle East and over 72% of the GCC industry. Dr Middeldorf said that the UAE ...
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Scientists from France's Ecole Polytechnique have developed a remarkable new technology which extracts trace amounts of gold from industrial waste water. Fairfax reports that the new technology was first developed in 2007, and involves ...
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German carmaker Audi has unveiled the new 2+2-seater crosslane plug-in hybrid concept coupé at the ongoing 2012 Paris motor show in France. Powertrain system of the new dual-mode hybrid concept includes a 1.5litre, ...
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The study examines the medical device coating and surface modification treatment industry, a global enterprise that BCC Research anticipates will reach nearly $8 billion by 2017. It describes the eight coating and surface treatment ...
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The report, "Global Biocide Market - By Types, Applications, Trends & Forecast (2011 - 2016)," published by MarketsandMarkets, defines and segments the global biocide market with analysis and forecasting of the global volume and revenue for ...
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By 2030 around 70 percent of the Europe's energy requirements is predicted to come from abundant reserves of gas in Russia, the Artic and the neighboring areas of southeast Asia and North Africa. Also to the European Union's 27 member ...
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On 19-21 November 2012 the twenty partners involved in an EU funded research programme held their kick-off meeting in Wageningen,The Netherlands.Led by Wageningen UR Food&Biobased Research,the 4-year project has the goal to develop a new ...
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Gerresheimer AG, one of the world’s leading partners of the pharma and healthcare industry, today announced that it has acquired the majority shareholding in the Indian company Triveni to further accelerate its growth in the emerging ...
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Invista, one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, announces the start-up of a new production line in Tuas, Singapore, designed specifically to produce a series of specialty LYCRA fiber products to serve ...
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