Linde to Codevelop CCS Project in U.K.
BOC, a subsidiary of Linde, has been brought in as a technology partner to codevelop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system at the Drax coal fired power station (Selby, U.K.). BOC joins energy firm Drax (Selby) and energy infrastructure company Alstom (London) on the project. The Drax plant is the...

Braskem and Australian Firm Form Partnership to Develop High Barrier Packaging Using Green Plastic
Braskem (São Paulo) says it has signed an agreement with Plantic Technologies (Altona, Australia) for the use of green plastic in packaging in the ‘eco Plastic’ product line, which is made by Plantic Technologies. It is the first ultra-high barrier packaging made from renewable raw...

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.  ...

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, more competitive, more efficient, and...

Suppliers' Day 2012: Consumer Preferences Drive Natural Product Growth
Consumer preferences for natural and milder products are driving suppliers of personal care chemicals to create formulations using renewable resources and chemistries, say attendees and exhibitors at NYSCC Suppliers’ Day, held this week in Edison, NJ. Evonik and AkzoNobel are among the companies...

Croda Releases FDA-Compliant Sun Care Product
Croda has released a new sun care formulation based on new FDA regulations. The formulation is based on a titanium...

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 technology into commercial production, with demonstration...

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 made from agricultural waste in Canada. The facility...

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 fermentable sugars and lignin. Located at its...

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 sustainable technologies within the cleantech...