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Simply stir in the pigment
Added: 26 Jun 2001
A development from BASF will make the production of aqueous decorative and industrial paints and co…
Superabsorbents site shuts
Added: 22 Jun 2001
BASF has decided not to rebuild its production site in Birkenhead in the UK following a fir…

Energy crisis accelerated by increased oil production
Added: 22 Jun 2001
Researchers from the University of Rochester say that increasing oil production will make an inevit…
Catalytic process could save millions for paper mills
Added: 20 Jun 2001
A catalytic processcould help paper mills save millions of dollars a year by converting a polluting…
CIA criticises FoE pollution reporting
Added: 19 Jun 2001
The Chemical Industries Association has stated its 'disappointment' at Friends of the Earth…

Bio-clean for contaminated land
Added: 19 Jun 2001
Bioremediation can be a cost-effective and efficient method for cleaning up contaminated land, says…
Coal ash proves it's friendly
Added: 19 Jun 2001
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is to develop and manufacture no…

A second term for Labour: what's in it for industry?
Added: 19 Jun 2001
Stuart Nathan looks at what Labour's second term might have in store for industry in general, and t…
Carbon dioxide to sink in the drink
Added: 19 Jun 2001
Researchers in Norway have proposed a large-scale demonstration project, in which carbon di…

Can C60 stabilise polymers?
Added: 19 Jun 2001
Fullerenes, the soccerball-shaped form of pure carbon, may soon be finding uses to stabilise polyme…
Cell simulation could make better drugs
Added: 19 Jun 2001
A researcher has devised a computer simulation model that could help drugs companies develop new tr…
Taking a long view of engineering
Added: 19 Jun 2001
Phil Wright highlights the benefits that businesses operating process plants can gain from includin…
Traditional boilers or steam generators
Added: 19 Jun 2001
Paul Crighton espouses the virtues of coil-type steam generators over traditional drum or fire-tube…
Cheniere to develop LNG terminals on Texas coast
Added: 13 Jun 2001
Cheniere Energy is acquiring three land lease options for the purpose of developing Liquefi…

New process improves timber grading
Added: 12 Jun 2001
Scientists from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (C…

EU can reach Kyoto target according to new report
Added: 12 Jun 2001
A new report from the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) indicates that the EU's 8% greenhous…
DuPont to sell pharmaceuticals to Bristol-Myers Squibb for $7.8 Billion
Added: 8 Jun 2001
DuPont today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell the DuPont Pharmaceutical…
IBM alters silicon to boost chip speeds up to 35%
Added: 8 Jun 2001
IBM has discovered a way to alter silicon and the breakthrough is expected to increase chip…

Liquid alumina reveals its secrets
Added: 6 Jun 2001
The structure of liquid alumina has been determined for the very first time by scientists a…
