CPFilms(R) Launches New LLumar(R) Auto Windscreen Film

ST. LOUIS, October 14 /PRNewswire/ –

- New Technology Protects from Solar Radiation and Lowers Cabin Temperature Without Reducing Visibility

Solutia Inc.’s (NYSE: SOA) CPFilms(R) subsidiary, the world leader in glass treatment film, today announced the launch of AIR Blue automobile windscreen film under its global LLumar(R) brand. AIR Blue dramatically reduces irreversible damage to human skin and vehicle interiors due to harmful ultraviolet (UV), visible, and infrared (IR) rays that penetrate ordinary window glass, while keeping the vehicle significantly cooler.

Pentagon commences operation in Nigeria

October 8, 2008

Automobile and other security provider, Pentagon Protection, has commenced operational activities in Nigeria.

Scientists develop solar cells with a twist

CHICAGO: US researchers have found a way to make efficient silicon-based solar cells that are flexible enough to be rolled around a pencil and transparent enough to be used to tint windows on buildings or cars.

6 Oct, 2008, 1348 hrs IST, REUTERS

LLumar Graffiti Shield

Fire services acknowledge: scratch-resistant film helps prevent accidents and save lives

Bus companies, public transportation services and even lawmakers were quick to question Llumar Graffiti Shield films’ ability to protect against injury in case of an accident. Instead, they feared that coated glass panes could impair their rescue efforts. An exercise carried out by the fire service of North Saxony has now provided proof of the film’s positive attributes: LLumar Graffiti Shield guards against glass fragments and simplifies rescue work as the coated panes can be removed in their entirety.

Ferro and Nanofilm Form Partnership for Sales of Nano-Coatings into Glass and Ceramic Industries

Ferro Corporation and Nanofilm today announced that they have reached an agreement whereby Ferro will market Nanofilm’s unique range of nano-coatings to the global glass and ceramic markets.

New Photovoltaic Innovations, Plans Highlighted in Spain

Using a fresh approach, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) recently highlighted new material innovations and plans for future growth at the 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition- the world’s largest photovoltaic (PV) event, held this year in Valencia, Spain. DuPont is a leading global materials supplier to the fast growing photovoltaic industry with a broad and growing portfolio of innovative solutions from multiple businesses across the company, including Electronic Technologies, Engineering Polymers, Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Performance Elastomers, Photovoltaic Fluoromaterials, and DuPont Teijin films™.

CPFilms marketing the automotive film

In a promotional video for CPFilms’ automotive window film, a machine re-creates a side-impact car accident. It slams into a car that has a driving mannequin, and predictably, pebble-sized pieces of glass splatter inside and outside of the vehicle.

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Solar Power from your Windows

The research and innovation teams working on Solar power are making progress with practical and effective solutions.  Multiple teams across the globe are focused on thinner materials and concentrators that can take sunlight and turn it into electricity.

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Photovoltaics and Solar Thermics at the Focus of glasstec 2008

Glass is playing an ever increasing role in the generation of heat and electricity through sunlight, which means throughout the world an increasingly lucrative market is now opening up for the glass industry and especially for machinery manufacturers.

Acquisition-related expenses impact XPEL’s second quarter results

The San Antonio Business Journal highlights Expel’s second quarter loss here.