http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 7:42:32 EDT 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 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 cells with... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14617.html Mon, 6 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14661.html Mon, 6 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT Economics, efficiency, and the environment are crucial, says Stolt's Feringa.... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14509.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT But the industry must work hard to improve its image, says Total's Cornelis.... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14492.html Mon, 29 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Chemists at Newcastle University (Newcastle, U.K.) say they are progressing “extremely well” and may now be about four years from commercializing an energy-efficient process for... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14399.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 polymer... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14365.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 with five... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14282.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Wijers: Offering congratulations. Clamadieu: Sign of commitment. Von Deessen: On the ‘right path.’ BASF has become the most environmentally sustainable chemical company, according to... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14164.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT A survey commissioned by the European Union (EU) published today has found that 76% of citizens in the region think that not enough is being done by corporations and industry to combat climate... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/14138.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT