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Industry News
Chemicals improve safety for airport runways On July 17, 2007, 200 people died in Brazil's worst plane crash, when a TAM Airbus 320 skidded on landing at Sao Paulo's Congonhas runway: the rain-slicked surface had failed to provide the necessary friction for the aircraft to stop. ...Europe's specialty chemicals producers focus on pricing and global expansion With their higher margins and potential for innovation, specialty chemicals should be an attractive proposition for Europe's chemical producers. But the diverse sector faces a number of challenges. Senior industry executives from leading...Good growth projected for aerospace composites BOEING'S EIGHT-week strike by 27,000 unionized machinist workers and the global banking crisis have added pressure to aircraft build rates, perhaps causing the cycle to peak sooner than expected. After years of growth, commercial airc...
Like all global industries, chemicals is facing unprecedented challenges.
An already complex sector, with huge international trade flows, reliance on many downstream industries, and increasing regulations, chemical companies face an e...
Chemicals play key role in aviation IT IS 105 years almost to the day since brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright took their 12-second leap into the history books by making the first powered, piloted flight. Clearly, a lot has changed since. Vapor trails now fill the skies...High-normal phosphate levels linked to early atherosclerosis Healthy adults with higher levels of phosphate in the blood are more likely to have increased levels of calcium in the coronary arteriesa key indicator of atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular disease risk, reports a study in the Feb...Air Liquide Acquires Indian Company Electrocare Paris-based Air Liquide has acquired Electrocare Systems, Chennai, India, a company specializing in medical equipment for respiratory care. Electrocare manufactures respirators for intensive care and anesthesia, as well as medical ai...Cure dynamics of powder coatings Commercial application line operators, laboratory and customer service personnel working for powder coatings manufacturers, and even field engineers and application line designers have often relied on on-line trial-and-error methods and ...Rhodia, Dow Corning make tyres greener RHODIA AND DOW Corning have signed a pact to work together on the development and commercialisation of new materials to make tyres more environmentally friendly. The companies will develop novel precipitated silicas and silanes for ty...NOVA Chemicals Declares Quarterly Dividend NOVA Chemicals Corporation today declared a quarterly dividend of Cdn. $0.10 per share on the outstanding common shares of the Company, payable on February 15, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 30, 2009.... |
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