US polypropylene contract prices for March fell 6 cents/lb ($132/mt) to 82-83 cents/lb ($1,808-$1,830/mt) for homopolymer injection grade on a delivered-via-railcar basis, sources said Monday. The decline was the result of a similar drop ...
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The applications for industrial fabric curtain walls only grow as this relatively new product category finds different niches. First designed to partition space, they are now used for various reasons – including temperature separation ...
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Cheers for fewer chores We bet you're not shopping for outdoor patio furniture because you want more things to fix and paint. The whole idea is to relax, so steer yourself toward low maintenance, durable outdoor furniture in chairs, ...
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STF Group — a Germany-based manufacturer of plastic recycling and washing machinery, mainly for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) post-consumer bottles — has made available in North America its Dry Label Removing Machine for ...
February 2013 — At the European Coatings Show from March 19 to 21, 2013, in Nuremberg, Bayer MaterialScience will present a technology for heat-activated dispersion adhesives that is based on the new polycarbodiimide crosslinker ...
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Kia Motors America (KMA) has launched the revamped version of the 2013 Optima Hybrid in the US with enhanced features. The vehicle is equipped with a new electric traction motor that generates an output of 47hp, a hybrid starter ...
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When sourcing pumps for a new sludge dewatering process, maintenance engineers at the Odense WWTP in Southern Denmark opted for 8 Mono EZstrip cake pumps and 16 of the company’s Compact C Range progressing cavity (pc) pumps. The ...
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The main challenge faced today by PET plant manufacturers and operating companies alike is the sourcing of screen changers combining both the smallest footprint and the largest filtration surface in one single package. Maag has ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announces its new EcoTain approach to sustainable innovation. The EcoTain life cycle and label developed by Clariant is driven by the commitment to protect human, environmental and ecological ...
Leather furniture is made using many different types of leather that are created using different processes.That is what accounts for the different look,feel and quality of leather furniture,and ultimately even how to clean it. Leather ...
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U.S. 8,202,919 B2 Polyguard Products, Inc. has been granted a patent for a composition for application to provide a water barrier coating on a construction surface comprised of at least one of wood, cement, masonry, plaster, stone, clay ...
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted notice of allowance (NOA) to Arrowhead Research's patent application NO.13/336,028 covering dynamic polyconjugate (DPC) siRNA delivery system. The patent entitled, 'In Vivo ...
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Telescope Casual Furniture for Outdoor, Patio Telescope Casual Furniture did not start out by manufacturing outdoor, patio furniture. At its beginning in 1903 this outdoor furniture company was known as The Telescope Cot Bed & Novelty ...
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a glass coating that prevents fogging without distorting its optical properties. The team, led by Michael Rubner, TDK Professor of Polymer Materials Science and ...
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In April, AATCC will honor Charles Yang as the 2012 recipient of the Olney Medal for outstanding achievement in the field of textile chemistry. The Olney Medal is the Association’s highest honor. Yang is a world-renowned scholar in ...
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