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BASF starts up plant for functionalising foils in Münster

Friday 12 July 2019
Companies / Markets

In the presence of the minister of economics of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Prof Andreas Pinkwart, and Münster’s mayor Markus Lewe, a plant for coating foils was started up on the BASF company premises in Münster. Innovative materials applied layer by layer in an ultra-thin coat give foils additional properties, thus “functionalising” them. BASF developed the innovative coating technology and the first product – a barrier foil – within a very short time.

Ynvisible wants to strengthen its position by acquiring Consensum (photo: Ynvisible)

Ynvisible Interactive signs binding letter of intent to acquire Consensum Production AB

Thursday 11 July 2019
Companies / Markets

Ynvisible Interactive Inc. (Vancouver, Canada) has entered into a binding letter of intent with Consensum Production AB from Sweden, dated 8 July 2019, which sets out the basic terms and conditions pursuant to which Ynvisible will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Consensum.

CLEARink and FLEx want to bring the next generation of ePaper technology to the mass markets (photo: CLEARink)

CLEARink and FLEx to create next generation ePaper display solutions

Wednesday 10 July 2019
Companies / Markets

CLEARink Displays (Fremont, California) and FLEx Lighting (Chicago, Illinois) have announced a collaboration to create the next generation ePaper display solution based on CLEARink’s ePaper 2.0 and FLEx’s ultra-thin front light. The companies had together built a prototype 9.7” colour ePaper display with front light and their tradeshow booth won the prestigious People’s Choice Award at the recently concluded Society for Information Display’s (SID) world renowned Display Week exhibition in San Jose, California.

Oxford PV perovskite-on-silicon solar cells in pilot production (photo: Oxford PV)

Oxford PV secures £65M in series D funding round

Tuesday 09 July 2019
Companies / Markets

Oxford PV, a UK-based leader in the field of perovskite solar cells, has closed its series D funding round. An additional £34M, following the £31M first close, brings the funding round total to £65M.

ARMOR and Masar are investing in a joint venture for the MENA region (photo: ARMOR)

Armor and Masar Printing and Publishing join forces to develop flexible OPV in the MENA region

Monday 08 July 2019
Companies / Markets

On 30 June 2019, ARMOR (Nantes, France) and Masar Printing and Publishing (Dubai, UAE) signed a memorandum of understanding on the creation of a future joint-venture (JV) in Dubai.