Outsourcing to Asia means frequent contact with your suppliers. One in five Australian businesses have lost out financially because of poor supply chain management. As elements of Australian supply chains are increasingly being ...
BASF inaugurated its world-scale production complex for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. These are the first plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers in South America. ...
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In April, BASF commissioned the pilot plant for the manufacturing of SLENTITE, its new high-performance product. The large-sized insulating panels will initially serve the optimization of the performance profile and will subsequently be ...
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X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading More than Moore foundry, has announced the industry’s first cost-efficient 180nm SOI technology for automotive and industrial applications that need to operate in harsh environments. X-FAB's new ...
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By the year 2020 the first cylinder housings manufactured from polymer composite materials will be introduced into passenger car and motorcycle engines, replacing the aluminium components currently in use, predicts SBHPP High Performance ...
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Home furnishing retailer Ikea today confirmed plans to test a number of new retail formats in the UK. The planned Order and Collection Points aim to make shopping with Ikea easier and more convenient, connecting the in-store and online ...
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Sofradir of Palaiseau near Paris, France, which makes cooled infrared (IR) detectors based on mercury cadmium telluride (MCT/HgCdTe), indium antimonide (InSb), quantum-well infrared photodetector (QWIP) and indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) ...
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Spanish automotive supplier Gestamp is looking to develop advanced high strength steels, with improved stiffness and reduced weight, fit for chassis manufacturing. As part of the project co-funded by Centro para el Desarrollo ...
Belgium-based label producer Reynders has joined hands with Swiss secure graphics provider ScanTrust to develop a technology for a label that cannot be copied but authenticate through a mobile app. With a view to guarding a product's ...
In hall B1 (booth 403) at Laser World of Photonics 2015 in Munich, Germany (22-25 June), engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA – represented by its subsidiaries II-VI Suwtech of China ...
Researchers in South Korea have used electrochemical potentiostatic activation (EPA) to alter the hydrogen content in p-type gallium nitride (GaN) layers with a view to improved performance of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [June Key Lee et ...
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BGF Industries, a global manufacturer of woven and nonwoven materials from high performance fibers, is pleased to announce the latest innovation in thermoplastic composite material – PolyPreg. PolyPreg is a woven co-mingled ...
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Anchor Brewing Company announces the release of the eighth brew in their Zymaster Series, Luxardo Cherry Ale (6% ABV). Luxardo Maraschino Cherries are a far cry from the neon red orbs that insinuate their way into mundane mixed drinks. ...
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The firm has appointed Mark Foster as head of marketing EMEA. TOMY has welcomed former Hasbro European marketing director, Mark Foster to the role of head of marketing EMEA. With what the firm has described as a ‘spectacular ...
InterContinental Beverage Capital (IBC) has signed an advisory agreement with Miami Bay Beverage Company (MBB). According to the agreement, IBC will provide strategic business and financial guidance and services aimed at refining the ...