BASF increased spending on research and development to €1.8 billion (2012: €1.7 billion) in 2013. "In absolute terms, we lead the field in the chemical industry with our research and development expenditures," said Dr. Andreas ...
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Linpac Rfresh Elite, the tray that makes breasts, legs and rumps more desirable has won a PackTheFuture Award at interpack for sustainability in plastic packaging. Linpac won its award in the Ecodesign category in which judges considered ...
UK-based APS Salads has deployed new packaging machinery, the fully electric eclipse SL4 tray sealer, developed by Packaging Automation, for packing tomatoes. The machinery not only addresses the environmental impact of packaging ...
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Europe is likely to remain a net importer of caustic soda as capacity is threatened by the EU's 2017 deadline to make the costly switch to greener technology, Michael Trager, CEO of German PVC producer Vestolit, said this week. "In the ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor in association with Denso and Toyota Central R&D Labs has developed a new silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor for use in automotive power control units (PCUs). The new use of new semiconductor in ...
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Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced the launch of an 18 MW capacity gas-reciprocating power plant running on methane ( a coal by-product) at an industrial site of the Severnaya mine located in Vorkuta, a structural unit of ...
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Brewer Science Inc of Rolla, MO, USA, which provides thin-wafer-handling materials, processes and equipment, has unveiled the Apogee bonder for temporary wafer bonding applications. The firm says that this marks a milestone in leveraging ...
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U.S. factory output slid last month after two months of strong growth. Manufacturers produced less furniture, machinery, and plastics. The Federal Reserve says that factory production in April dropped 0.4 percent from the previous month ...
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Judit Eszter Karpati, a Budapest-based textile designer, has recently created a unique colour changing fabric that can blend itself with the colour of the background, just like a chameleon.“Made in USA” products is becoming an ...
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Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (a member of the De Beers Family of Companies) says that its gallium nitride (GaN)-on-diamond wafers have been proven by Raytheon Company to significantly outperform ...
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Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has started shipping samples of new 1200V hybrid silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor modules for high-frequency switching applications. Featuring SiC diodes, the modules achieve high efficiency, ...
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US-based Hologenix has unveiled – Celliant, a revolutionary, patented technology that, through the use of fibers, converts the body’s natural energy (heat) into infrared (IR) light and emits it into the body’s tissue and ...
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This summer, Being Human Clothing introduces the biggest trend of the season – Denim Fever - the range includes ultra-soft washed denim shirts in light weight fabrics and light jeans, to beat the heat in style. Leaving behind ...
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Bioplastic manufacturer FKuR Kunststoff and lactic acid derivatives and lactides producer Corbion Purac have established partnership to develop poly lactic acid (PLA) compounds for applications that are heat-resistant and GMO-free. The ...
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Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK has joined a new consortium to establish a pan-European supply chain capability for the high-volume production of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) for ...
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