BASF has produced its first commercial volumes of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from renewable raw material, and is offering this product to customers for testing and commercial use. The production process relies on a patented fermentation ...
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ASF has been awarded the "32nd Research Prize for the promotion of methodological work aimed at reducing and replacing animal experimentation" in Berlin. The research team "Experimental Toxicology and Ecology" received this honor for their ...
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ecorpStim welcomes the conclusions of OPECST* which considers propane stimulation a genuine alternative to hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of shale oil and gas. French parliamentary office OPECST today released its report on ...
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Electronic cigarettes are addictive and contain dangerous chemicals, including nicotine, Netherlands public health officials said. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, usually known by its Dutch acronym RIVM, said ...
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Select restaurants, tourist attractions and construction projects have been shuttered around the pollution-plagued Danjiangkou reservoir in central China, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced on Tuesday. The reservoir, the ...
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In its newly released 10th Sustainability Report, RadiciGroup reports on its activities and achievements in the field of corporate social responsibility for the year 2012. The report has obtained external assurance at the Global Reporting ...
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The Sumitomo Chemical Group’s sales for the half-year ended September 30, 2013 were ¥1,050.8 billion, an increase of ¥89.4 billion compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year. The Group recorded operating ...
Chemical manufacturers will spend $440 million in 2014 for centrifuges, clarifiers, hydrocyclones and dissolved air flotation systems. This is the most recent forecast in the continually updated, Sedimentation & Centrifugation World ...
The new air-driven drum mixer system Pneumix from Tapflo is primarily designed for industries that handle paint, ink, solvents, alcohols or chemicals from drums and containers. In environments where explosive gas mixtures are handled, for ...
Seeking to boost its methanol production capacity while meeting stricter regional environmental regulations, Jiutai Group has selected GE’s high-pressure gasification technology for a coal-to-methanol factory expansion project in the ...
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The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), BASF and other companies in the chemical industry want to improve the chemical transportation safety in Africa. The project ...
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is supporting the use of Green Chemistry to create safer, fire retarded polyurethane (PU) foams for the upholstery sector. Research by Green Urethanes Ltd, the provider of green solutions to ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is supporting the use of Green Chemistry to create safer, fire retarded polyurethane (PU) foams for the upholstery sector. Research by Green Urethanes Ltd, the provider of green solutions to ...
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Jet fuel and diesel made from plant matter using Australian technology has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80 per cent if substituted for fossil fuel-based products. The reduction in emissions over the full ...
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As the Rupp Report mentioned last week, the annual PCI Fibres Conference 2013 took place November 7-8, 2013, in Hong Kong. The event was an unlimited source of important information concerning the global fiber and textile industry. As ...
Tags: Yarn Dyeing, Textile