Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) and Plantec Test Thermoelectric Power Generation Modules in Waste Incinerator Tokyo, Feb 3, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) and Plantec Inc. (Plantec) have started full-scale demonstration experiments in power generation based on waste heat, using SDK's thermoelectric conversion modules in a waste incinerator built by Plantec.
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Toray Forms Battery Seperator Film JV with TonenGeneral Sekiyu
(Nov 6, 2009)
TonenGeneral Sekiyu and Toray Industries have concluded a basic agreement to start a 50:50 joint venture in Battery Separator Film (BSF) through an injection of capital by Toray Industries into Tonen Specialty Separator Godo Kaisha, in which TonenGeneral Sekiyu currently holds a 100% interest through fully-owned subsidiaries Tonen Chemical Corporation and Tonen Chemical Nasu Corporation. more info >>Teijin Nanotechnology Enables World's First Nanofiber Golf Gloves
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(Oct 1, 2009)
Daikin Air Conditioning South Africa, a group company of Daikin Industries, received orders for and has delivered a total of 170 water-cooled VRV(R) air conditioners to Green Point Stadium (Cape Town), currently under construction, and the newly-constructed Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Port Elizabeth). Both stadiums will play host to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa in June 2010. more info >>
