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November 4, 2011
Thomas: Plastics from CO2. Lohec: Pragmatic approach. Van Beurden: Big in biofuel. Hawkins: Collaboration is key. Leading chemical makers continue to save costs through...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Sustainability-Focus-Shifts-from-Cost-Reduction-to-Profit-Optimization_38616.html November 4, 2011
Rhodia, the Ecole Normale Superieure (Lyon, France), and the East China Normal University (Shanghai) have officially opened the Laboratory of Eco-efficient Products and Processes...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Rhodia-Opens-Sustainable-Chemistry-R-and-D-Center-in-China_38876.html November 4, 2011
Huntsman increasingly is focusing its R&D activities on the development of products designed in response to challenges such as higher energy prices and scarcer water resources...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Huntsman-Intensifies-R-and-D-Focus-on-Sustainability_38823.html November 3, 2011
The U.S. Department of the Interior says it expects to propose in the next several months rules governing hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The proposal, expected in the next several...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Proposed-Fracking-Rules-Due-Out-by-Early-Next-Year_38737.html October 25, 2011
Green Isoprene: Michelin funds biobased efforts. Synthetic biology firm Amyris (Emeryville, CA) says it has partnered with tire giant Michelin to develop and commercialize isoprene, a...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Michelin-Man-Goes-Green-With-Isoprene-from-Renewables_38515.html October 25, 2011
The French National Assembly has voted to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in all food packaging materials beginning in 2014. The vote follows a recent report by the France’s national food...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/French-Lawmakers-Vote-to-Ban-BPA-in-All-Food-Packaging_38513.html October 25, 2011
The House recently voted 275-142 to pass a bill that would postpone implementation of proposed technology-based rules for limiting emissions from industrial boilers. Relief from the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/U-S-Lawmakers-Advance-Bill-Blocking-EPAs-Boiler-MACT-Rule_38512.html October 25, 2011
Australia’s lower house of parliament has approved the Australian government’s previously announced plans to introduce a carbon tax. The tax forms part of a climate change...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Australia-Advances-Carbon-Tax-Measure_38510.html October 25, 2011
U.S. industry groups spent millions of dollars over decades to delay government toxicity findings for three substances: trichloroethylene, (TCE), formaldehyde, and styrene, according...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/NRDC-Industry-Spent-Millions-to-Forestall-Formaldehyde-TCE-and-Styrene-Findings_38508.html October 25, 2011
Europe needs to step up its investment in biotech R&D and establish supportive regulatory policies if it is to keep pace with the U.S., says Stephan Tanda, board member for DSM and...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Europe-Lags-U-S-in-Biotech-Sector-R-and-D_38507.html October 25, 2011
DuPont says it has filed suit against Monsanto, alleging Monsanto infringed on DuPont's patent-protected seed production technique that “increases seed corn vigor to improve...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/DuPont-Sues-Monsanto-for-Alleged-Infringement-on-Seed-Production-Technique_38504.html October 25, 2011
The European Commission, after years of discussion, has adopted an official definition of 'nanomaterial,' but industry says it is concerned that the description is too broad and could...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/European-Commission-Defines-Nanomaterial_38505.html October 24, 2011
Tests by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL; Dayton, OH) have concluded that a plant-derived jet fuel produced by Virent (Madison, WI), using Shell and Virent technology...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/U-S-Air-Force-Rules-on-Use-of-Jet-Biofuel_38511.html October 24, 2011
For the third consecutive year, Chemical Week teamed up with CSC (Falls Church, VA), a global business solutions provider, to survey executives on sustainability and regulatory...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Survey-Firms-Focus-on-Energy-Efficiency-and-Cost-Reduction_38506.html October 21, 2011
This Week on CW: As earnings season gathered steam reports were, once again, mixed. AkzoNobel reported net income down 32% year-on-year, to 217 million ($301 million), as the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Oct-21_38475.html October 18, 2011
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC: Washington) has released a report detailing what it says are decades of industry influence used to delay toxicity findings for three...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/NRDC-Industry-Tactics-Delayed-Health-Assessments-for-Decades_38394.html October 14, 2011
This Week on CW: The French National Assembly has voted to ban bisephenol A (BPA) in food packaging by 2014. The French Senate has not taken up the bill, which would make France...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Oct-14_38357.html October 14, 2011
The House last night voted 275-142 to pass a bill that would postpone implementation of proposed technology-based rules for limiting emissions from industrial boilers. Relief from the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/House-Passes-Bill-Blocking-EPAs-Boiler-MACT-Rule_38308.html October 13, 2011
The French National Assembly has voted to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in all food packaging materials beginning in 2014. The vote follows a recent report by the France’s national food...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Lawmakers-in-France-Advance-Bill-to-Ban-BPA-in-All-Food-Packaging_38267.html October 12, 2011
Recycling airport de-icer, comprised mostly of propylene glycol (PG), rather than cleaning it in a wastewater treatment plant, reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 40%-50%, according to...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/environment/Recycling-De-Icer-Cuts-Carbon-Emissions_38246.html |
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