08-Oct-2019

BASF SE is to invest €20 million into Quantafuel, a specialist for pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste and purification of pyrolysis oil, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The investment will be facilitated via the subscription of new shares and via the grant of a convertible loan. Together, the ...

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26-Aug-2019

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie acquires the Lindberg & Lund Group. Lindberg & Lund AS is a Norwegian distribution company with its headquarters in Vestby/Oslo, Norway. It focuses on the technical distribution of raw materials and formulated products from areas such as adhesives, composites, ...

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30-Jan-2019

Together with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Siemens opened one of the world's most advanced and robotic battery module factories in Trondheim, Norway. In the future, 55 battery modules per shift will be assembled every day for the marine and offshore market. "We expect this market to ...

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28-Jun-2018

All 60 electrolysis cells are now in operation at the Karmøy technology pilot, where Hydro aims to industrialize the world's most climate and energy efficient aluminium electrolysis technology. "Our aim is to be the global leader in technology and innovation in our industry, and the Karmøy pilot ...

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15-Sep-2017

Katarina Nilsson, Executive Vice President of HR & Organization in Sapa, will be appointed EVP of People & HSE in Hydro. The appointment is pending merger clearance andclosing of the Sapa transaction, expected in the second half of 2017. Katarina Nilsson holds a Master of Law degree from Lund ...

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10-Mar-2017

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding the capacity of its silicon-metal site at Holla in Norway. The Munich-based chemical group is constructing an additional plant there, with world-scale annual capacity. Capital expenditures of around €85 million are budgeted for the capacity increase and for expanding ...

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Laser recrystallization can create functional materials for faster transistors, optical transmission

27-Oct-2016

Glass fibres do everything from connecting us to the internet to enabling keyhole surgery by delivering light through medical devices such as endoscopes. But as versatile as today's fiber optics are, scientists around the world have been working to expand their capabilities by adding ...

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10-May-2016

When you see how difficult it is to get even next week's weather forecast right, you can imagine the challenges researchers are faced with when it comes to predicting the weather decades from now. Climatologists need good models to predict climate change over time, but to predict how the Earth's ...

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03-Nov-2015

A team of scientists from Norway, China and the Netherlands has shown how the size of grains of the molecules that make up the natural structure of methane hydrates determines how they behave if they are loaded with weight or disturbed. "If we have basic knowledge about the mechanical properties ...

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22-Dec-2014

SCG Chemicals Co., Ltd. acquired 51% of the shares in the independent petrochemical institute Norner Holding AS from the current Norwegian owners. SCG Chemicals has entered into an agreement with the current owners, the private equity fund E&M and Norner employee shareholders, for this ...

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