Bayer MaterialScience and BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing develop shape memory polymer from thermoplastic polyurethane

05-25-2012

A new thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) developed by Bayer MaterialScience together with the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin, Germany, shows that plastics can also have a memory. Parts made of such a plastic can be temporarily reshaped and fixed in this ...

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05-14-2012

Sasol Limited’s Olefins & Surfactants Division announced it will expand in a first step its capacity to produce ultra-high purity aluminas (UHPA) by at least 3000 metric tons per year.Construction will begin immediately at Brunsbuettel, the company’s Germany manufacturing site on a process to ...

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04-17-2012

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. has announced that it has commenced consultations with the Works Council to cease production of formaldehyde and formaldehyde-based resins at its Leuna site operated by Momentive Specialty Chemicals Forest Products GmbH. This action will better align ...

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04-10-2012

Measuring the oxygen permeation rate with the very low detection limit of 0.5 ppm (gas phase) offers new opportunities: Minimizing the amount of oxygen that penetrates certain synthetic materials helps to improve the shelf life of products or films with ultra barrier properties for certain ...

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analytica Conference 2012

03-16-2012

20 sessions with some 115 lectures await visitors at the analytica Conference, the most important analysis conference in Europe. As in the past, the conference is being held on the first three days of the International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis and Biotechnology. One of ...

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03-15-2012

Dow Personal Care, a business of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), received the 2012 China Personal Care & Cosmetics Innovation Award for EcoSmooth™ Satin conditioning polymer at the Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) event currently underway in Shanghai. This is the second award for ...

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03-07-2012

Given all the new scandals about prohibited and hazardous substances, the quick, easy and accurate analysis of food continues to increase in importance. At analytica 2012, to be held in Munich from April 17 – 20, there will be a number of new exhibitor developments on the topic of food ...

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02-27-2012

At the upcoming in-cosmetics show in Barcelona, Clariant will present three new lines of biopolymers for skin and hair care under the theme “Touch of Nature”. The company also announced that it has achieved Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification, according to ISO 22716, for its ...

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02-21-2012

Salts of formic acid, which are known as formates, are now being used successfully in the Nordic countries, Switzerland and Austria to remove slippery ice from roads, sidewalks and bikeways. Compared to conventional gritting materials, these liquid de-icing agents act more efficiently and in ...

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True Surface Microscopy wins Photonics Prism Award 2011

02-02-2012

WITec has just received the Photonics Prism Award 2011 for the development of TrueSurfaceTM Microscopy. This internationally respected product innovation award recognizes cutting-edge products that break conventional ideas and improve life through photonics and is presented each year by SPIE ...

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