The Sustainable Chemistry European Technology Platform (SusChem) has received €625 million of funding thus far, according to an analysis of its impact on initial Seventh Framework... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/16064.html
Cefic is today celebrating the 10th anniversary of the long range research initiative (LRI)-a program designed to provide answers to gaps in fundamental scientific data relating to... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/15467.html
Amyris Biotechnologies says it has opened its first pilot plant producing renewable diesel fuel from sugarcane at Emeryville, CA. The demonstration plant will generate engineering data... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/15321.html
Rhodia and Dow Corning say they have agreed to co-develop and commercialize novel silica and silane products principally for use in energy efficient tires. Financial terms were not... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/15154.html
Green chemistry has begun shifting from its position as a commendable but marginal activity to a mainstay production strategy among large and small chemical companies. It is being... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14990.html
The window of opportunity for the cost effective introduction of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology is closing, according to Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage: A Key Carbon... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14934.html
The U.S. has become the 53rd nation to ratify Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). The U.S. submitted "an instrument of... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14799.html
Accelergy says it has launched an integrated coal-to-liquids fuels (ICTL) program aimed at producing cleaner fuels and chemical products from coal resources. The process directly... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14747.html
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have released a long-awaited draft of legislation that would establish a U.S. cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14682.html
Solvay says it will invest €55 million ($79 million) to modernize chlorine manufacturing facilities at Tavaux, France, replacing some of its mercury-based electrolysis production... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14617.html
Cereplast says it has signed a two-year contract to supply 2 million lbs of starch-based resin to single-use food service provider Canguru Embalagens (Brazil) and an unspecified... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14661.html
The deepsea chemical tanker business, like the chemical manufacturing industry, must rise to the challenge of achieving long-term sustainability, says Hans Feringa, president of Stolt... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14509.html
The petrochemical industry, and particularly the plastics sector, can play a major role in the next 20 years to help tackle global challenges such as climate change, depleting energy... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14492.html
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and specialized polymer materials manufacturer PolyOne Corporation (Cleveland, OH) will collaborate on the development of bio-based plasticizers for use in... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14365.html
Shell has signed new biofuel research agreements with six academic institutions in Brazil, China, U.K. and U.S. The company says the projects will complement its existing partnerships... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14282.html
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