SUSTAINABILITY

DSM to Invest €100 Million in Three New R&D Facilities in the Netherlands

5:30 AM MDT | May 22, 2012 | Sotirios Frantzanas

DSM says it will invest approximately €100 million ($127.5 million) in three new R&D facilities at Delft and Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands, over the next two years. The company will invest in new laboratory facilities in each region...

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Chemical Industry Weekly News Round-Up, May 18

This Week on CW: At APIC 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, speakers and attendees discussed the positive outlook for Asia’s petrochemicals sector, calling it a bright spot in an uncertain world. ...

Suppliers' Day 2012: Consumer Preferences Drive Natural Product Growth

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Braskem and Australian Firm Form Partnership to Develop High Barrier Packaging Using Green Plastic

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Croda Releases FDA-Compliant Sun Care Product

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Sabic to Invest €135 Million for Olefins Upgrade in the Netherlands

Sabic says that its previously announced project to upgrade the Olefins 4 plant at the company's petrochemical production complex at Geleen, the Netherlands will cost €135 million ($171.5 million). The goal of the investment is to ensure a safer...

LS9 Opens Biodiesel Demonstration Facility in Florida

LS9 (San Francisco) says it will open its biodiesel demonstration facility in Okeechobee, FL on June 9. The retrofit facility to develop biodiesel and renewable chemical products was completed in May, and the company plans to scale up and progress its...

Shell Drops Plans with Iogen for Biofuel Plant

Shell has dropped plans with Iogen for the construction of a commercial-scale biofuel plant at Manitoba, Canada. The scrap of the planned larger-scale cellulosic ethanol facility will mean the loss of 150 jobs and raises questions about fuel...

Virdia Opens Demonstration Facility at Technology Center in Virginia

Virdia (Redwood City, CA) opened its demonstration facility at its new technology center at Danville, VA on April 25. The facility exhibits the company’s CASE (Cold Acid Solvent Extraction) process, which converts cellulosic biomass to high quality...

BASF Invests $5 Million in China Environment Fund

BASF says its BASF Venture Capital subsidiary has invested $5 million in the China Environment Fund (CEF) IV. CEF, a fund focused on clean technology and managed by Tsing Capital (Beijing), is a series of four funds, and it invests in companies which develop...

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