Samsung’s Galaxy Note 6 (or Note 7?) is nearly upon us, and the leaks are basically interminable. Today’s hot rumour concerns the new Note’s screen. Samsung is planning to follow on from the success of the critically ...
Tags: Galaxy Note 6, curved dual-edge variant, AMOLED screen
US-based Dow Chemical Company has developed new recyclable stand-up pouches using the RecycleReady technology. Made with Retain polymer modifiers, the stand-up pouch features barrier film that can be recycled in a polyethylene recycling ...
Tags: RecycleReady technology, recycling stream, breakthrough
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, along with Nordmeccanica, has introduced a new lamination technology, developed by using both adhesive and machinery hardware advancements. The companies have used Dow's new Symbiex solventless ...
Dow Chemical Company has launched an innovative Microfoaming Technology for the packaging industry in Latin America. The project is part of a comprehensive Dow program focused on mitigating the carbon footprint of the Rio 2016 Olympic ...
Tags: Dow Chemical, Microfoaming Technology, Packaging Industry
Transilwrap Company, a manufacturer of specialty film products, has signed a letter of intent to acquire the specialty films business of US based Dow Chemical. Dow's specialty films business provides film solutions used in medical, ...
Tags: Transilwrap, Film products, Dow Chemical
The US Senate has stalled a bill which would have eliminated state by state laws requiring food manufacturers to label products made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), ahead of Vermont’s law coming into effect from July. ...
Tags: US Senate, GMO, Food manufactures, Label products
Dow Chemical has signed an agreement with Nordmeccanica, a provider of coating, laminating and metallizing machinery for flexible packaging and industrial applications, to advance the development of packaging technology. Under the terms ...
Tags: Dow Chemical, Flexible Packaging
22 Dec 2015 New Zealand's Dow Design was asked to promote the quality of Anchor's Greek-style yoghurt and create a fresh new look for the brand. The design team wanted the yoghurt to jump out on-shelf, but didn't want to take away from ...
Tags: Dow Design, Greek-style yoghurt, Packaging
The announced merger between petrochemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont will have a significant impact on the low-density polyethylene market and could be just the beginning of large-scale consolidations, an industry consultant said ...
Tags: Dow Chemical, DuPont, polyethylene, LDPE
Spring wheat growers will have a new herbicide option in 2016. Dow AgroSciences announced that PerfectMatch herbicide, broadleaf weed and grass control solution for spring wheat and durum, received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
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Dow Agrosciences LLC and Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. are teaming up to bring new yield traits and trait stacks in corn. This collaboration will use Arcadia’s abiotic stress traits and Dow’s technology platforms, input traits, ...
Tags: Dow Agrosciences, Arcadia Biosciences, corn
As Dow AgroSciences looks to the future of weed control, it's decided to sell its entire global dinitroaniline (DNA) herbicide portfolio. Gowan Company announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the DNA ...
Tags: Dow, dinitroaniline, herbicide portfolio
Recently, quantum dots (QDs)—nano-sized semiconductor particles that produce bright, sharp, color light—have moved from the research lab into commercial products like high-end TVs, e-readers, laptops, and even some LED lighting. ...
Tags: quantum dots, LED lighting, QD light
DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)—The U.S. 2015 corn and soybean crops keep getting bigger, according to the USDA Tuesday. As a result, the CME Group’s corn and soybean markets have turned lower. At the close, the Dec. corn ...
The low density polyethylene unit at Dow Chemical's Bahia Blanca, Argentina, petrochemical complex remains shut two days after an explosion and fire at the unit, a Dow spokeswoman said Thursday. "Dow is actively conducting an inquiry into ...