04.10.2010
- French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis launched a hostile bid for Genzyme at $69 per share, or $18.5 billion, setting off what could be a protracted battle for control of the U.S. biotech...
01.10.2010
- Traditionally, Germans liked their mineral water strongly sparkling and out of refillable glass bottles, unlike most other countries in Europe and around the world where most...
01.10.2010
- The photovoltaic (PV) industry is looking for ways to boost the cost-efficiency of module production and prolong module service life. An innovative encapsulant can play a key role...
01.10.2010
- In the beginning of the production of plastics the basis of the raw materials were renewable resources. This changed in the early 20th Century. Since the end of the 1940s the raw...
01.10.2010
- Nabaltec produces halogen-free flame retardants for the plastics materials sector. Plastics contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases with a focus on innovative solutions for...
01.10.2010
- The market growth for latex polymers is driven by a number of megatrends and the efforts for a sustainable future. These current trends give latex producers the opportunity to...
01.10.2010
- Until recently, the use of glass fibres was restricted to products made by traditional PVC processes (extrusion, injection moulding) or to products made by pultrusion. In the first...
01.10.2010
- When people talk about sustainability, they seldom consider the tremendous opportunities that rubber offers in today‘s technological world. In fact, nowadays there are few machines...
01.10.2010
- In spite of all the efforts made searching for renewable sources of energy, fossil fuels such as oil and gas will continue to be indispensable in the coming decades. Tapping into...
01.10.2010
- As resources dwindle and energy demands increase around the globe, altogether new markets are emerging for innovative solutions using plastics. And those new markets are...
