Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that it has created the world’s first porous carbon fiber with a nanosized continuous pore structure. Using this fiber as a support layer could lighten advanced membranes used in greenhouse gas separation and hydrogen production and make them more compact, thereby enhancing performance. The company will keep pushing ahead with R&D for this new material to foster ca...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 8:02 am
Toray Industries, Inc., today announced that Toray Industries (India) Private Limited began manufacturing polyamide (PA) and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) at a new facility in September. These resins offer outstanding toughness and resistance to heat and chemicals. Key applications include components for automotive and electrical and electronic. This first Indian plastic compounding unit of a Japanese manufacturer...
Thursday, October 3, 2019, 10:20 am
HUBER+SUHNER, leading manufacturer of components and system solutions for electrical and optical connectivity, will debut its LISA Double Access solution for the first time at ECOC 2019, as part of its extensive Fiber Connectivity portfolio. The high-density and modular cross-connect fiber management system solution from HUBER+SUHNER provides a maximum of 3600 ports per rack making it crucial to the support of hig...
Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 2:20 pm
The Swedish Steel Prize is an award for ideas and products that have an impact on future steel solutions, and it attracts competitors from across the world. It will be awarded on November 14th, 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the Swedish Steel Prize 2019 event. Applications are now being accepted. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Swedish Steel Prize. Over the past two decades, the award has inspire...
Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 6:21 pm
Toray Industries, Inc. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Akihiro Nikkaku; hereinafter referred to as “Toray”) announced today that it succeeded in developing a new polyphenylene sulfide (hereinafter referred to as “PPS”) resin with the world’s highest flexibility level while maintaining its superior heat resistance and chemical resistance. The company plans to start proposing appl...
Sunday, March 31, 2019, 1:14 pm
By 2022, logistics provider Dachser plans to replace all of its roughly 6,000 ground conveyors in Europe with vehicles powered by energy-saving lithium-ion batteries. Compared to conventional lead-acid batteries, the lithium-ion variety lasts three times longer and boasts significantly shorter charging times. This increases the flexibility of using vehicles equipped with these batteries, and does away with the nee...
Thursday, November 29, 2018, 7:35 pm
Chemetall, the Surface Treatment global business unit of the Coatings division of BASF, will be exhibiting and presenting at the 12th World Trade Fair & Conference, known as ALUMINIUM 2018, at the Messe Düsseldorf, Germany. Mr. Oliver Katschmareck, Global Product Manager for Anodizing and Conversion Coating, will be featured at the conference’s “Aluminium - Material for the Future” where...
Thursday, October 4, 2018, 8:25 am
ins Olofsfors, a Swedish manufacturer of steel products for the forestry and construction industries, has reduced its material usage, optimized its production process and developed a lighter, more fuel-efficient product. How? By moving its production in house and switching to SSAB Boron 27 steel. “We have transitioned from using pre-manufactured parts to buying steel that we press and manufacture in house,&r...
Friday, August 31, 2018, 6:26 pm
This year’s Aluminium China exhibition and conference in July will provide a platform for China’s rapidly...
Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 5:25 pm
On the morning of October 27th, Alcantara S.p.A held a press conference at the K Museum of Contemporary Art in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The event was organized to announce the official launch of Italian material brand Alcantara S.p.A in the Korean market, and was attended by CEO of Alcantara S.p.A, Andrea Boragno. Andrea Boragno, CEO of Alcantara S.p.A, said, "Alcantara continues to explore the unlimited possibilit...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018, 11:14 am
LyondellBasell announced the final investment decision to build the world's largest propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant in the Houston area. The project is estimated to cost approximately $2.4 billion, representing the single-largest capital investment in the company's history. At the peak of construction, the project is expected to create up to 2,500 jobs and approximately 160 permanent posit...
Monday, July 24, 2017, 10:06 pm
On the morning of July 6, Dow Chemical held ‘LABSense’ collaboration model press conference at COEX Intercontinental Hotel, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The event is prepared for introducing Dow Chemical’s new collaboration model, ‘LABSense.’ Chad Holzer, Global Business Director of Dow Chemical, Suiniaty Basirun, Business Director of Dow Chemical Asia-Pacific area, and Kwon Hyung-jun, Director of Dow Chemical Korea, attende...
Wednesday, July 6, 2016, 5:57 pm