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WILMINGTON, Del., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective April 1, 2012, DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a price increase of 20 cents per pound (USD), or as permitted by contract, for all DuPont(TM) Ti?Pure® titanium dioxide (TiO2) sold in North America (United States and Canada) into coatings, plastics, laminates and specialty applications. This increase is in addition to any previously announced increases for North America. Price increases for DuPont(TM) RPS Vantage(TM)...
WILMINGTON, Del., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective April 1, 2012, DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a net price increase of 150 Euros per metric tonne, or as permitted by contract, for all DuPont(TM) Ti?Pure® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades for all countries in which invoicing is in Euro, namely the countries of Western and Central Europe and the North African region. In addition, effective April 1, 2012, DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a net price increase of $200...
SINGAPORE, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective April 1, 2012, DuPont Titanium Technologies announces a net price increase of $200 (USD) per metric ton for all DuPont(TM) Ti-Pure® titanium dioxide grades (TiO2) sold in Asia Pacific. DuPont Titanium Technologies is the world's largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide, serving customers globally in the coatings, paper and plastics industries. The company operates plants at DeLisle, Miss.; New Johnsonville, Tenn.; Edge Moor,...
The frigid McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica are a cold, polar desert, yet the sandy soils there are frequently dotted with moist patches in the spring despite a lack of snowmelt and no possibility of rain. A new study, led by an Oregon State University geologist, has found that that the salty soils in the region actually suck moisture out of the atmosphere, raising the possibility that such a process could take place on Mars or on other planets. The study, which was supported by the...
Researchers at the universities of Granada and Barcelona have described for the first time the diffusion of liquid water through nanochannels in molecular terms; nanochannels are extremely tiny channels with a diameter of 1-100 nanometers that scientists use to study the behavior of molecules (nm. a unit of length in the metric system equal to one billionth of a meter that is used in the field of nanotechnology). This study might have an important impact on water desalinization and...
Understanding Tear Film and Eye Hydration Could Prevent Dry Eye, Says Sharon Kleyne, Bio-Logic Aqua Research Founder and Host of Sharon Kleyne Hour Radio Talk Show. Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) February 23, 2012 According to Sharon Kleyne, Founder of Bio-Logic Aqua Research and Host of the Sharon Kleyne Hour, understanding eye hydration and the eyes' all-important tear film and could help prevent dry eye disease. Especially important is the environment's role as a cause of dry eye. Sharon...
In Our Changing Global Climate, Everyone Should be Educated about Dry Eye, Eye Hydration and Tear Film Health, Says Bio-Logic Aqua Research Founder. Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) February 22, 2012 According to Sharon Kleyne, Founder of Bio-Logic Aqua Research, sustained global changes in temperature, humidity and air pollution, are producing a worldwide health crisis in dry eye disease. The key to maintaining healthy eyes and good vision could come down to education about the structure and care...
DENVER, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Rivers Water Company (OTC QB: TURV) (http://www.2riverswater.com) announced today it has received approval of a plan that allows use of water leased from Pueblo Board of Water Works to be stored in its reservoirs and used to irrigate farmlands in Huerfano and Pueblo County. The administrative approval follows an application filed in the Water Court by Two Rivers in December 2011 to capture high river flows during the spring runoff to make...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tronox Incorporated (TROX.PK) (Tronox) announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2011 earnings on Monday, February 20th, 2012, at 6 p.m. EST followed by a Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, conference call at 9 a.m. EST to discuss its financial and operating results. Conference Call Interested parties may listen to the Tronox fourth quarter and year end 2011 conference call via Tronox's website at www.tronox.com or...
New Superconducting Materials Improve the Efficiency and Reliability of Grids and Systems For the first time, a superconducting current limiter based on YBCO strip conductors has now been installed at a power plant. At the Boxberg power plant of Vattenfall, the current limiter protects the grid for own consumption that is designed for 12 000 volts and 800 amperes against damage due to short circuits and voltage peaks. The new technology co-developed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and...
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Indium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol In and atomic number 49. This rare, soft, malleable and easily fusible poor metal, is chemically similar to aluminium or gallium but looks more like zinc (zinc ores are also the primary source of this metal). Its current primary application is to form transparent electrodes from Indium tin oxide in liquid crystal displays. It is also widely used in thin-films to form lubricated layers (during World War II it was widely...
There are a number of iron oxides: Iron oxides Iron(II) oxide or ferrous oxide (FeO) The black-coloured powder in particular can cause explosions as it readily ignites. Iron(III) oxide or ferric oxide (Fe2O3) known in its natural state as hematite or haematite, but also purified for use as a coating in magnetic audio and computer media, where it is known as ferric oxide. Also known as rouge. Iron(II,III) oxide or ferrous ferric oxide (Fe3O4), better known as the black-coloured...
Limonite Limonite is a ferric hydrate of varying composition, the generic formula is frequently written as FeO(OH)·nH2O, although this is not entirely accurate as Limonite often contains a varying amount of oxide compared to hydroxide. Together with hematite, it is mined as ore for the production of iron. Limonite is heavy and yellowish-brown. It is not a true mineral, however, but a mixture of similar hydrated iron oxide minerals, mostly Goethite. Limonite forms mostly in or near...
Magnetite is a magnetic mineral form of both iron(II) oxide and iron(III) oxide or (iron(II,III) oxide), with chemical formula Fe3O4, one of several iron oxides and a member of the spinel group. Magnetite is the most magnetic of all the minerals on Earth, and these magnetic properties led to lodestone being used as an early form of magnetic compass. Small grains of magnetite occur in almost all igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks as well as many sedimentary rocks. Magnetite is a...
