DSM on Track to Commercialize Production of Resins, Adhesives and Coatings from CO2
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 perspective now to say we will continue down this road,” the company tells CW. DSM’s activities until then will...

BASF's 2009 Energy Efficiency Measures to Yield Annual Savings of $53 Million
Energy efficiency measures implemented by BASF in 2009 are set to make annual energy savings for the company totalling €39 million ($53 million), the company says. The savings are detailed in the firm’s 2009 annual report which is due...

Power Drive: Chemical Sector to Benefit from Fragmentation of Energy Supply through 2060
Automotive batteries, biofuels, and solar energy, are three renewable energy segments that can provide significant opportunities for the chemicals sector through 2060, according to a new report by Ingo Schröter, principal for consulting firm A.T. Kearney in Germany, and the European Chemical...

Study Predicts Widespread Company Failures Will Precede Solar Market Boom
The volume of solar installations will grow at a 23% annual rate from 2010 to 2015, but revenue will grow by just 14%, as prices fall due to remaining overcapacity, says market research firm Lux Research (New York)....

Solutia to Buy Solar Cell Encapsulant Firm (Updated)
The acquisition of EVA encapsulant firm Etimex Solar will complement Solutia's existing PVB encapsulant capabilities, Solutia says....

Lithium Mining Firm Acquires Assets in Peru
The mineralization is similar to salt deposits in evaporitic lakes that are recognized producers of lithium, the company says....

Biofuels Firms Rated; New Order Emerges
Some start-ups entering the biofuels sector already are revealing themselves as winners in certain market applications even though there is no shortage of mature biofuel companies, according to a new report by Lux Research (Boston, MA), a financial analyst group. In its report, Lux rates leading players in...

DuPont Expands PVF Film Capacity
The company expects its sales of PV materials to more than triple and exceed $1 billion by 2012....

Gases Firms Develop Next-Generation Green Products, Plug into CCS
R&D projects already well underway within many gases firms are set to underpin a range of low-carbon technologies including capture and storage (CCS), algae-to-fuel, and systems enabling the use of hydrogen as a fuel. Not only could this be good for the environment, but gas companies say, it will be good...

Copenhagen: Vision for a Bio-based Society Emerges
The Copenhagen climate negotiations have focused on securing a deal to cut absolute levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and create a system for financing poorer nations’ efforts to mitigate against and adapt to climate change. Beyond the main scope of the climate summit there have also...