US coatings concern Sherwin-Williams has completed its
acquisition of the Liquid Coatings subsidiaries of Singapore's
Inchem Hol
US coatings concern Sherwin-Williams has completed its acquisition
of the Liquid Coatings subsidiaries of Singapore's Inchem Holdings.
Inchem produces coatings for wood and plastics products at . . .
Basell Canada, a subsidiary of LyondellBasell Industries, has
sold its site at Sarnia, Ontario, to Anglo-Dutch energy and chemic
Basell Canada, a subsidiary of LyondellBasell Industries, has sold
its site at Sarnia, Ontario, to Anglo-Dutch energy and chemicals major
Shell's Canadian affiliates, which own an existing . . .
Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment, part of the US
healthcare major Johnson & Johnson, has acquired China's
Beijing Dabao Cosm
Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment, part of the US healthcare
major Johnson & Johnson, has acquired China's Beijing Dabao
Cosmetics from Beijing Sanlu Factory and the Beijing Dabao . . .
Germany's Bayer MaterialScience has acquired the
pour-in-place, spray and moulded polyurethane foam systems business in
the US,
Germany's Bayer MaterialScience has acquired the
pour-in-place, spray and moulded polyurethane foam systems business in
the US, Canada, South America and Mexico of US chemical firm Stepan. . . .
Japan's Ito Life Sciences, the parent company of American
Peptide Company and Ito Life Sciences Shanghai, based in Ibaraki, is
b
Japan's Ito Life Sciences, the parent company of American
Peptide Company and Ito Life Sciences Shanghai, based in Ibaraki, is
being acquired by Otsuka Chemical Company, of Osaka, Japan, from . . .
To meet EU approval requirements for its acquisition of ICI, Akzo
Nobel is divesting its UK-based Crown Paints business to indep
To meet EU approval requirements for its acquisition of ICI, Akzo
Nobel is divesting its UK-based Crown Paints business to independent UK
private equity house Endless. The deal includes production . . .
Ocean feedback.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
There is already a feedback mechanism for reducing the ocean's
acidity (C&I 2008, 14, 24). Normal sea pH is in the region of 8.3 to
8.4. As C[O.sub.2] is adsorbed the pH falls to 8.2 and then there . . .
Overlookinq nuclear power.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
I was delighted to seethe C&I Leader, 'Sign of
insanity' (C&I 2008,12, 4). I will not repeat my previously
published arguments (C&I 2007, 16, 16 and 18, 16), but they agree
with some of the views . . .
Mega tents and future fabrics: it might make a lot of people
nervous to see the building they are in moving, but buildings made
Fabrics offer an exciting alternative to traditional building
materials, but forget about camping. Advances in material science and
building design have made membrane-covered architecture not . . .
Studies at the US Agricultural Research Service's National
Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, Illinois, US, h
Studies at the US Agricultural Research Service's National
Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, Illinois, US, have
shown that dried distiller's grains (DDGs), a co-product . . .
UK energy major BP has made another major investment in biofuels
through the creation of a strategic partnership with Verenium,
UK energy major BP has made another major investment in biofuels
through the creation of a strategic partnership with Verenium, the US
developer of cellulosic bioethanol, to establish a number of . . .
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, US, have
developed a new method for the direct conversion of cellulose into
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, US, have
developed a new method for the direct conversion of cellulose into
furan-based biofuels (Angewandte Chemie International, . . .
Stick to a longer lasting flavour.(Microencapsulation)
Chewing gum that holds its flavour longer than any other to date
may be on the market in the next six months. The gum, which would employ
technology developed by Givaudan-Quest International, . . .
Germs that cause bad: breath Eclipsed by mints.(Dental
hygiene)
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Mints that destroy the bacteria responsible for bad breath as
effectively as mouthwash will be available from next month in the US.
Eclipse mints and chewing gums, already . . .
Osteoarthritis test in pipeline.(Diagnostic medicine)(Brief
article)
A test to diagnose the early onset of osteoarthritis could be in
the pipeline and may lead to better interventions. Detecting
osteoarthritis will allow pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs . . .
Ear infections linked to obesity.(Brief article)
A contributory factor to the obesity epidemic currently sweeping
the Western world could be repeated middle ear infections in children as
this increases their fondness for fatty foods. Researchers . . .
Safer, synthetic blood thinner on way.(Heparin)
Scientists have produced fully synthetic heparin in quantities more
than a million times greater than ever before. This opens up the
possibility of large-scale production of safer . . .
A unique road bridge that is composed of plastic and fixed with
glue has been erected near Friedberg in Germany.
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Caption: A unique road bridge that is composed of plastic and fixed
with glue has been erected near Friedberg in Germany. The bridge, which
is 27 metres long and weighs 80 . . .
Tuning in to energy.(Brief article)
Scientists have developed a method of collecting solar heat energy
as well as waste heat from industrial processes. A team from the US
Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory . . .
Not the devil.(Brief article)
Interaction between the press and scientists is a more positive
experience than many would believe. A poll of more than 1300 scientists
(Science 2008, 321,204) revealed that Japanese scientists . . .
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