IRI reports New Product Pacesetters

The best-selling launches of 2013 truly demonstrate the power of promising healthier, worry-free expectations and experiences, as well as of providing economical options, according to IRI.

PolyOne appoints new CEO

Robert Patterson as new CEO to succeed Stephen Newlin

Clariant meets stricter flammability standards

Cost-efficient non-halogenated alternatives for thermosets used in aircraft, rail, road and sea transport applications

Evonik develops more scratch resistant automotive clear coats

New facility for producing the key component—silyl isocyanate—is already up and running

FCC wins €506-mn Doha Metro contract

The FCC-led consortium awarded ‘Red Line’ contract by Qatar Railways Company

Seco adds to holemaking & milling line

New rough boring heads simplify holemaking process and hydraulic chuck designed for rough milling process

Engineering award for Abu Dhabi project management

Louis Berger recognized for work on the $1.36-bn Sheikh Zayed Street/Tunnel project

$550 mn earmarked for Nigerian energy infrastructure

Funds to boost the development of the power sector and improve power supply

Adding the ultra-feminine touch to beauty packaging

Not only does a pretty flowing bow or a jauntily tied grosgrain ribbon instantly convey a feminine touch, it also makes any item seem like a gift.

Steel Fab 2014 promises regional prosperity

Expo Centre Sharjah hosted the SteelFab exhibition this January from 20 to 23 expecting double-digit growth in footfalls in an event that caters to the metalworking, metal manufacturing and steel fabrication industry in the region. Fortunately, due to the growing regional economy and positive sentiment in the core sector owed to the winning bid to host the World Expo 2020, SteelFab 2014 recorded a massive 23.65 percent rise in visitors in this tenth edition of the show. The show attracted 9,022

Metal & Steel Middle East Exhibition: Growing stronger and bigger

Metal & Steel Middle East Exhibition has firmly proved itself as the foremost exhibition for Steel, Steel Fabrication, Foundry and Metal works professionals in the Middle East & Africa (MENA), now in its 8th edition and continues to expand and attract thousands of potential visitors, and this year’s event will confirm firmly to provide the only “one-stop” steel event in the entire Middle East, backed by media with a long term commitment to the region, and not just a “here today, gone tomorrow” a

Deep drawing of aluminium alloys

Driven by the notoriously high demands of the automotive industry the quest to find more efficient, cheaper and better quality methods to produce materials is ever present.