A new transparent, bioinspired coating makes ordinary glass tough, self-cleaning, and incredibly slippery, a team from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard School of Engineering and ...
Tags: Coating, Ordinary Glass
European rigid packaging manufacturer Paccor has selected MuCell extrusion technology for its Neocell and Neocell+ thin sheet technology for form-fill-seal (FFS) applications in dairy, along with other markets. FFS process is often used ...
Tags: Paccor, Mucell Extrusion Technology, Form-Fill-Seal Applications
Researchers in China have been developing nanopatterned-sapphire substrates (NPSS), achieved with nano-sphere lithography (NSL), as a basis for the production of superior aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) semiconductor material for deep ...
Tags: DUV LEDs, LED, Electrical, Electronics
New Orleans seafood is going green. Global Green USA's Coalition for Resource Recovery (CoRR) joined forces with the New Orleans Fish House to test recyclable coated corrugated boxes as methods of transporting locally caught seafood. These ...
Tags: Seafood, Green Packaging
Global Green USA’s Coalition for Resource Recovery (CoRR) has collaborated with the New Orleans Fish House to test recyclable coated corrugated boxes as methods of transporting locally caught seafood. Manufactured by CoRR members ...
The Kent-based company say the solution is better for the environment and less bulky than traditional outdated materials. Reflex Cushions, manufactured under licence from Reflex Packaging in the USA, is a patented product designed to ...
Si Chem Co. has obtained a patent for a method for preventing corrosion of a structure without influencing an electrical flow in the structure. The method is comprised of applying a silicate urethane paint composition to the structure, ...
Tags: Paint, Chemicals, Silicate Resin
Sometimes polymer gets a bad press, but it remains an incredibly versatile material that we would find very difficult to live without. The word 'polymer' is often used as a synonym for plastic, but it also includes other synthetic and ...
Tags: Polymer, Processing Machinery
Styron Europe has announced plans to sell its Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) business to RP Compounds, a subsidiary of Belgian plastic producing company Ravago, for an undisclosed sum. The sale, which is part of an agreement signed between ...
Saudi Arabia's National Petrochemical, or Petrochem, announced Monday that its affiliate Saudi Polymers has completed maintenance work at its polymers plant in Jubail and will restart all units there early next week. The units were shut ...
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Have you ever wondered how those beautiful plastic goods you see in shops and homes are made? Chances are you have, but never cared to find it out. Plastic is a general term used to refer to materials that can be shaped by raising their ...
Tags: Plastic Molding, Molds
The premium of styrene over benzene in the Northwest European market rose to a nine-month high of $448/mt Thursday as spot price trends between the feedstock and its derivative diverged, Platts data showed. The premium, assessed Thursday, ...
Tags: Styrene Premium, Chemicals
Northwest European acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene and polystyrene producers are raising their competitiveness in order to retain market share in the fast growing Turkish market, market sources said this week. European producers are ...
Tags: acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene, polystyrene producers
Styrolution Europe has nominated a Eur25/mt increase in its polystyrene contract price for June from May, the company said Tuesday. The company did not provide an outright value for its contracts but added that the premium of its high ...
Tags: GPPS, Styrolution, Chemicals
Nothing is more embarrassing than having everyone around you realize that you're wearing a wig. This doesn't necessarily mean that you've chosen a bad one: Even the most natural-looking wig can look unrealistic if you don't know how to wear ...