Navigable Nanotransport

Direct synthesis of hollow nanoscopic spheres with tailored surfaces

08-Feb-2007 - To accurately transport pharmaceutical agents to their specific target organs or cell types, you need a good carrier: nanoscopic capsules with surface elements that can "recognize" the target in question could do the trick. To date, all methods for the production of such tiny capsules require ...

Bayer MaterialScience intends to expand annual capacity of TDI production facility in Shanghai to 300,000 tons

07-Feb-2007 - Bayer MaterialScience AG intends to boost the annual capacity of the planned plant for producing toluene diisocyanate (TDI) in Shanghai from 160,000 to 300,000 tons. According to the company, this Bayer subgroup is harnessing an innovative process technology in the construction that, among other ...

Degussa sells its p-Cresol and Antioxidants Business to ARQUES

06-Feb-2007 - ARQUES Industries AG has acquired, in a combined asset and share deal, the p-Cresol and Antioxidants business of Degussa, comprising Degussa Sant Celoni S.A., Spain, and Degussa Knottingley Ltd., UK. The acquired business is one of the largest producers worldwide of phenolic antioxidants, ...

3M Acquires Industrial Adhesives Product Line from Chemence Inc.

05-Feb-2007 - 3M announced it has acquired the Rite-Lok global industrial adhesives product line from Chemence Inc., a specialty chemical company that manufactures a range of consumer and industrial adhesives. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bayer completes sale of H.C. Starck to Advent International and The Carlyle Group

05-Feb-2007 - The Bayer Group has sold its subsidiary H.C. Starck to Advent International and The Carlyle Group. As of the closing on February 1, 2007, the two financial investors have acquired the Goslar-based manufacturer of metal and ceramic powders, specialty chemicals, and parts made from advanced ...

Hexion Specialty Chemicals Completes Purchase Of Orica Limited's Adhesives & Resins Business

02-Feb-2007 - Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. announced that it has completed its purchase of the adhesives and resins business of Orica Limited. The purchase price was not disclosed. The Orica adhesives and resins business manufactures formaldehyde and formaldehyde-based binding resins used primarily in the ...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland collaborate in printed electronics

Focus on development of novel materials and roll-to-roll printing processes for organic electronics

02-Feb-2007 - Ciba Specialty Chemicals and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have agreed to a new research collaboration in the field of organic electronics. The two-year multidisciplinary project focuses on the development of novel materials and processes for printing organic electronics and aims to ...

New names for Kemira's business areas

01-Feb-2007 - Kemira has decided to unify all business area names to correspond with its strategic goal to shift from chemical delivering towards developing complete customer-driven solutions and applications. Business area names are from February 1, 2007: Kemira Pulp&Paper (former Pulp & Paper ...

Dr. Cecil Chappelow Joins PolyOne as Vice President of Research & Innovation

31-Jan-2007 - PolyOne Corporation announced that Dr. Cecil Chappelow has joined the Company as vice president of research and innovation, chief innovation officer. Chappelow comes to PolyOne from Air Products. During a 29-year career there, he developed an expertise in leading global technology organizations ...

H.B. Fuller Company CFO John Feenan Announces Resignation

Company Names Jim McCreary Interim CFO

30-Jan-2007 - H.B. Fuller Company announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Feenan has resigned, effective February 15, to accept the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer of John Maneely Company (JMC).Succeeding Feenan as interim chief financial officer ...