Corbion has been granted a European patent for its unique vinegar powder. This patented technology covers a composition and process for producing the powdered vinegar, and use of it as a preservative in meat and other food and beverages. ...
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Bioplastic materials firm EcoCortec has commissioned a new converting line for zip lock and heat sealing bags, a move that increases production capacity at the company's plant in Croatia. The investment in new equipment is in line with ...
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Analysts at the consultancy company IHS are predicting that the switch to solid-state lighting will cut global electricity demand for general illumination by a remarkable 24 per cent by 2020. According to the firm’s lighting ...
A new nitrogen (N) stabilizer for fertilizer management will be available this spring for growers. CHS Inc. will sell its NBPT-based urease inhibitor, N-Edge. N-Edge is for use with urea, UAN, or manure. It can prevent up to 30% N loss and ...
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Krylon has launched Krylon COVERMAXX and Krylon SUPERMAXX paints. These innovative paints provide ultimate durability and maximum results that can transform old décor accents and furniture into new pieces, and protect them for ...
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AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings celebrates AMS 3095A qualification of new, 100 percent chrome-free paint systems for commercial fleet maintenance. The new systems provide customers with increased flexibility and choice, including multiple ...
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Global coatings supplier Hempel, has launched HEMPADUR AvantGuard, a portfolio of three new anti-corrosive zinc primers. Based on patented AvantGuard technology, HEMPADUR AvantGuard coatings provide better anti-corrosion protection than ...
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High summer temperatures can cause cracks during the drying stage of industrial flooring concrete. MasterKure 111WB from BASF prevents this and takes effect a step earlier than conventional curing compounds. Summertime construction can be ...
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Lighting shift to slash energy consumption, says IHS 04 Mar 2014 Energy used for general illumination set to plummet by a quarter between now and the end of the decade. Consumption cut: the potential impact of LEDs Analysts at the ...
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A fundamental paradigm shift in lighting technologies toward more efficient lamps and bulbs will significantly reduce global electricity demand for general illumination in the next few years, according to IHS. The energy usage of the ...
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Most patients with both bipolar disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) should be treated as having bipolar disorder, researchers suggest. In their systematic review of OCD and bipolar disorder comorbidity, they found that, ...
A group of researchers at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of Universit- de Montr-al discovered a promising new approach to treating leukemia by disarming a gene that is responsible for tumor progression. That ...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its investigational DCV Dual Regimen (daclatasvir and asunaprevir) for use as a combination therapy in the treatment ...
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Salix Pharmaceuticals and Pharming Group have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Action Date to 16 July 2014 for the Biologics License Application (BLA) for the ...
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Studying a cycle of protein interactions needed to make fat, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered a biological switch that regulates a protein that causes fatty liver disease in mice. Their findings, they report, may help ...