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Ex-Dow Chemical worker guilty in trade secret case * Ex-employee accused of selling secrets to China Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore…. Click Here to Read More

Fantastic Plastic, Part 2: Electric Action Plastics, those ubiquitous malleable synthetic polymers so essential to the needs of virtually the entire spectrum of global business, have become the pulsing heart of the high-tech world. The universal insulator for the electrical and electronics industries, plastic materials can also be semi-insulating, semiconducting, and even fully electrically conducting. Read more on…. Click Here to Read More

‘Tall order’ sunlight-to-hydrogen system works, neutron analysis confirms Researchers have developed a biohybrid photoconversion system — based on the interaction of photosynthetic plant proteins with synthetic polymers — that can convert visible light into hydrogen fuel. Read more on Science…. Click Here to Read More

Eastman Completes Sale of Performance Polymers PET Business KINGSPORT, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Performance Polymers segment’s PET business, related assets, and technology to DAK Americas, LLC. The total cash proceeds of the transaction were $600 million, subject to post-closing adjustment for working capital. The company will recognize a modest gain … Read more on Business…. Click Here to Read More

Polymers hold steady in thin trade There was not much activity on the local plastic market today, as polymer prices moved in a narrow range in limited deals before settling around previous levels. Read more on Business Standard…. Click Here to Read More

Marine Gel Coating can be used above and below waterline. Integrity(TM) High Performance Gel Coatings are formulated with high performance polymers, fillers, and light stabilizers that provide UV resistance, color and gloss retention, water resistance, and crack resistance. They are easy to spray on and resist sagging and weathering. Integrity gel coat meets EPA Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for composites manufacturing. This … Read more on…. Click Here to Read More

Altera Polymers Facility Brings 75 Jobs To Seneca Altera Polymers will establish its new operation in the former Propex building in Seneca with plans to be online in the first quarter of 2011. Read more on WSPA…. Click Here to Read More

Fantastic Plastic, Part 1: Polymers in Computing Not all polymers are plastics, but all plastics are polymers. And organic polymer plastics, known mostly for being insulators, in some cases make excellent conductors and semiconductors. The term “all-polymer semiconductor” sounds almost like an oxymoron. Plastic is generally considered a poor medium for conducting electricity and an excellent material to resist the flow of electric current and … Read more on…. Click Here to Read More

MarketsandMarkets: Global Electroactive Polymers Product Market Worth US$2.78 Billion by 2014 According to a new market research report, ‘Global Electroactive Polymers Market ‘, published by MarketsandMarkets , the global electroactive polymers product market is expected to be worth US$2.78 billion by 2014, growing at a CAGR of 8.3% from 2009 to 2014. Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo!…. Click Here to Read More

Solvay Advanced Polymers Achieves ISO 13485:2003 Certification for Solviva Biomaterials Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, announced recently that it has achieved ISO 13485:2003 certification for the quality system that governs the production of its Solviva Biomaterials offered for use in implantable medical devices Read more on…. Click Here to Read More

Finding pegs hopes on fantastic plastic Plastic clothes pegs that last 20 or 30 years may be just around the corner after research by scientists at the Australian National University (ANU). Read more on Australian Broadcasting…. Click Here to Read More

Quick and easy ways to modernize your kitchen From stripping wallpaper to new countertops, here’s some fast fixes Read more on The…. Click Here to Read More