German engineering firm Voith has commissioned PM 53 paper machine at Holmen Paper's mill in Braviken, Sweden. The PM 53 is capable of producing a variety of paper grades ranging from newsprint to sophisticated SC papers, including the ...
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Weyerhaeuser is exploring strategic alternatives for its cellulose fibers business that produces liquid packaging board, absorbent pulp and papergrade pulp. The company is considering various alternatives such as sale or spin-off of the ...
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U.S. designer Zac Posen showcased his Zac by Zac Posen diffusion line at an auditorium at Industria Superstudio, which was the first major show to kick off New York Fashion Week, reported Mashable. The LED gown designed by Posen lit up ...
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The crowd at Atou Studio was abuzz with Beijing's art and media types to kick off the JUE music and arts festival. The warm and low key gig was billed as an art exhibit, showcasing just four pieces of sonic-themed art. "We wanted to create ...
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In the midst of this digital age, it's all too easy to overlook the paper which is still deeply embedded into our daily lives. Yet there was a time when these simple sheets also represented massive technological breakthrough. The modern ...
Sonoco-Alcore, a subsidiary of packaging company Sonoco, is planning to divest its uncoated recycled coreboard mill in Schweighouse-sur-Moder, France. Founded in1878, the Schweighouse-sur-Moder plant operates two machines with a total ...
BASF has strengthened its comprehensive range of amines with a new product: the cycloaliphatic diamine Methylcyclohexyldiamine (MCDA), which the company markets under the brand name Baxxodur EC210. Used as an aminic hardener in epoxy ...
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The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China issued the No.22 Announcement 2015 on July 14, deciding to conduct the anti-dumping registration and investigation against the imported acylic fibers originating in Japan, ...
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The world's first front end carrier without metal reinforcement has now leapt across the platforms: The Volkswagen Group is using the front end carrier made from the BASF plastic Ultramid in the new Passat and Sharan models – after ...
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BASF is presenting numerous new solutions for the packaging and furniture industry, automotive and electrical engineering at this year’s Fakuma, the international trade fair for plastics processing, in Friedrichshafen. From October ...
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Huntsman Corporation has announced that its Polyurethanes Division recycled the equivalent of nearly 1 billion 500ml plastic bottles into its TEROL aromatic polyester polyols line in 2014. As part of Huntsman’s commitment to ...
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Since the beginning of 2015, the flame-retardant polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) Ultradur B4450 G5 (halogen-free) from BASF has been used in the mass production of the MiniSKiiP Dual power semiconductor modules from the company SEMIKRON. ...
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BASF is expanding its expertise in top mounts to enable car manufacturers an optimum combination of weight savings, pleasant acoustics and vibration damping. The unique NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) solution is made possible by ...
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Tri-Star Packaging has added a new eco-friendly oval bowl to its portfolio for food-to-go operators. The new Oval Eco Street Bowl is made from a fully compostable sugar cane pulp, unbleached bagasse to present food-to-go options such as ...
“It is only a matter of time before white LEDs using blue LED chips will disappear from the market,” said Shuji Nakamura at a forum on GaN technology in July organized by Nikkei Asian Review. The comment from the inventor of ...
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