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April 24, 2013
Teijin (Tokyo), a world-leading producer of aramid fibers, has developed aramid fiber fabric that protects users against X-ray and gamma-ray radiation, the company announced today...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Teijin-develops-radiation-shielding-aramid-fiber_51394.html April 23, 2013
Vertellus Specialties (Indianapolis) has entered into a joint venture with Weifang Green Olive Chemical (Weifang, China) to expand significantly Vertellus's capacity to produce...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Vertellus-JV-to-produce-pyridine-and-picoline-in-China_51372.html April 23, 2013
Bayer CropScience and KeyGene (Wageningen, Netherlands) have announced a joint research program to develop improved crop varieties. The program will initially concentrate on wheat, but...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Bayer-CropScience-KeyGene-to-develop-improved-crop-varieties_51365.html April 22, 2013
Mounting consumer pressure and legislation such as plastic bag bans and global warming initiatives will increase demand for biodegradable plastics in North America, Europe, and Asia...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Demand-for-biodegradable-plastics-expected-to-grow-15-percentyear-through-2017-according-to-IHS-Chemical-report_51336.html April 22, 2013
SynPol1, a consortium of 8 academic and 6 industrial institutions, has secured almost €7.5 million ($9.8 million) in funding under the EU Seventh Framework Programme to...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Consortium-secures-&euro7-5-million-for-waste-to-biobased-plastics-R-and-D_51327.html April 19, 2013
Versalis (Milan), the chemicals business of ENI (Rome), has outlined a major transformation program that aims to shift the company's portfolio from one dominated by commodities toward...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Versalis-announces-transformation-plan-mulls-import-of-US-gas_51306.html April 19, 2013
TMO Renewables (Guildford, UK) and sugar producer Usina Santa Maria (Medeiros Neto, Brazil) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture to produce...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/UK-Brazil-JV-to-produce-bioethanol-from-bagasse_51305.html April 19, 2013
Air Liquide has signed an agreement with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA; Paris), to develop a second-generation biofuel production unit in France...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Air-Liquide-signs-contract-to-develop-second-generation-biofuel-plant-in-France_51304.html April 18, 2013
Wison Engineering (Shanghai) has developed proprietary butene oxidization and dehydrogenation technology to produce butadiene, the company announced. The novel technology, featuring a...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Chinese-engineering-firm-develops-proprietary-butene-dehydrogenation-technology_51280.html April 15, 2013
Newlight Technologies says it has acquired the rights to Biomer’s intellectual property for the functional modification of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), a class of biopolymers...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Newlight-Biomer-sign-PHA-pact_51094.html April 15, 2013
Perstorp (Perstorp, Sweden) says it has entered into a partnership with Purac (Gorinchem, Netherlands) for the development of caprolactone lactide copolymers for the plastic, coatings...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Perstorp-Purac-ink-partnership_51092.html April 15, 2013
Amyris and Firmenich say they have expanded their efforts to develop renewable ingredients for the flavors and fragrances market. Under a 2010 collaboration, Firmenich funded Amyris...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Amyris-extends-flavors-fragrances-collaboration-with-Firmenich_51090.html April 11, 2013
Wacker Chemie has strengthened its presence in South America by inaugurating an expanded technical center, including a training center, at Jandira near São Paulo, the company...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Wacker-inaugurates-expanded-technical-center-in-Brazil_51097.html April 11, 2013
Versalis and Genomatica (San Diego) have signed a definitive joint venture agreement for the development, licensing, and production of biobased butadiene, the companies said today...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Versalis-and-Genomatica-launch-biobased-butadiene-development-and-licensing-joint-venture_51072.html April 10, 2013
Dow Chemical says its Dow AgroSciences business has opened its new 175,000-sq-ft R&D center at Dow AgroSciences’ global headquarters at Indianapolis, IN. The research center...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Dow-AgroSciences-opens-new-R-and-D-center-at-Indianapolis-headquarters_51050.html April 9, 2013
Sabic and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have signed an initial agreement jointly to develop "practical solutions and processes," Sabic announced. The...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Sabic-and-MIT-sign-research-collaboration-agreement_51020.html April 4, 2013
Neste Oil (Espoo, Finland) has started using tall-oil pitch as a feedstock for refining into automotive-grade biofuel, the company announced today. It had not been possible until now...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Neste-uses-tall-oil-pitch-to-manufacture-biofuel_50944.html April 4, 2013
Abengoa (Seville, Spain) has started production at a waste-to-bioethanol pilot plant at Salamanca, Spain, the company announced. The plant has the capacity to process 25,000 m.t./year...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Abengoa-starts-production-at-pilot-waste-to-biofuel-plant-in-Spain_50942.html April 4, 2013
Momentive Performance Materials says it will add application development, research and development (R&D), testing, and manufacturing operations to its Seoul electronics technology...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/Momentive-to-expand-tech-center-in-Korea_50935.html March 26, 2013
Owens Corning (Toledo, OH), a producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems, joined a strategic alliance with BASF and TenCate Advanced Composites (Morgan Hill, CA) to...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/r_and_d/BASF-Corning-and-TenCate-form-team-to-develop-thermoplastic-composites_50562.html |
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