The Audi Nanuk quattro concept has been unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt motor show, revealing a diesel-powered crossover supercar with the brand’s first four-wheel steering system. Despite admitting “collaboration” with ...
Tags: Audi, Diesel-Powered Performance
US propylene contract prices for September have reached a full settlement at a rollover, market sources said Thursday. As first reported by Platts, propylene contracts began to settle Wednesday flat to August, with polymer grade at 70 ...
Ashland Inc. has expanded its family of Aquapas RDP to include Aquapas M Series RDP, Aquapas T Series RDP, Aquapas HS-2098 RDP and Styrene-Acrylic based Aquapas N7930 and Aquapas N7970 RDPs. In 2011, Ashland Inc. launched its Aquapas ...
FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association, will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, at 11 a.m. EST. Pierre Hebert of MAPEI will present a webinar on When Epoxy Grout is a Better Choice. During this webinar, Hebert will ...
Tags: Epoxy Grout, FCICA
International Paint announced that its two latest hull-coating technologies have already made a significant impact on the market within months of their launch in March. Designed to address the industry issues of predictability in ...
Albemarle Corporation, a leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of flame retardants, will increase the price of SAYTEX CP-2000 (tetrabromo bisphenol A) flame retardant by 15% on all shipments effective immediately or as ...
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Total intends to invest €160 million before 2016 to adapt its petrochemical platform in Carling, in the Lorraine region of eastern France, and to restore its competitiveness. Total plans indeed to develop new activities on the ...
Tags: Petrochemical Platform, Textile
Minister for Resource Management, Lord de Mauley, officially opened the UK's only dedicated beverage carton recycling facility, located in Stainland (near Halifax), West Yorkshire (3 September). The new facility in Stainland near Halifax ...
The Audi Sport quattro concept is the second preview of a forthcoming modern-day successor to the German brand’s famous all-wheel-drive coupe of the 1980s. Plug-in drivetrain rather than Quattro technology makes the headlines this ...
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US-based dispensing equipment manufacturer Nordson has completed the purchase of Germany-based Kreyenborg Group’s polymer processing companies. According to Nordson, the acquired companies are Kreyenborg, BKG Bruckmann and ...
Tags: Polymer Processing, Packaging
Mechanical seals are any important functioning aspect of any industry. They prevent leakage and reduce friction while pumping any fluid that you require. On the other hand, centrifugal pumps transfer liquid from one place to another in a ...
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Synthomer will expand its polymer dispersion plant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. This latest expansion will increase plant capacity to more than 100,000 tons by early 2014. "The market in the Middle East has continued to develop strongly in ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, polymer
While NeoCon 2013, held recently at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, saw only a slight increase in attendance—41,488 people this year compared to 40,947 at last year's event—the show was full of energy, optimism and crowded ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Argentina's petrochemicals industry is unlikely to expand until more natural gas and related feedstock supplies become available when the potential of the country's shale gas plays is turned into production in a decade or so, an analyst ...
Tags: Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Charlotte-based nonwovens producer Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) has made an offer to purchase Fiberweb Plc, a London-based nonwovens and geosynthetics producer. Fiberweb's Board of Directors has stated that although there is no guarantee the ...