http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2010 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:23:38 EDT DSM says it expects to be in a position to announce plans for the commercialization of specific products derived from CO2 feedstocks in the next 12-24 months. “We have sufficient... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/innovation/25457.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT A consortium of 28 companies and research institutes has begun a four-year project to develop an efficient biorefinery system for converting biomass into final chemical products. Named... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/innovation/25395.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT  Kemira and The Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) will establish a Center of Water Efficiency Excellence in Finland, which will focus on developing new technology to enhance water... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/innovation/25235.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Lonza says it has signed an agreement with drug discovery technology company Odyssey Thera (San Ramon, CA) to make Odyssey Thera’s proprietary protein-fragment complementation assay (PCA)... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/innovation/25238.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has acquired Artificial Muscle Inc., (AMI; Sunnyvale, CA), a leader in the field of electroactive polymers for the consumer electronics industry. Financial details... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/innovation/25239.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Researchers at the University of Torino in Italy found that treating polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers with a low-temperature, partially ionized gas increased the fibers' affinity for water.... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/innovation/25254.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Discovery could have implications in the production of biodegradeable plastics and recycling of common PET, the researchers say.... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/innovation/25259.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST The European chemical industry is building closer relations with downstream sectors on sustainability issues, says the European Union’s (EU) Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/innovation/25214.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Wacker Chemie has opened a new production facility for pharmaceutical proteins at its Jena, Germany site. The plant is part of Wacker's program to enlarge its biotech operations. The expansion... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/innovation/25215.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Total has, as expected, presented a plan to its French central works council to cease operations permanently at the company's Dunkirk, France refinery, in response to a decline in petroleum... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/innovation/25216.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST