In addition to its production capacity of about 10,000 tonnes per year out of the Cassano, Italy, Biosuccinium™ plant, Reverdia announced at the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology (EFIB) that it is now licensing Biosuccinium.
Researchers from the University of Tehran are working on biocompatible anticorrosive coatings with nanometric thickness to increase corrosion resistance in metallic structures in various fields, including the petroleum, gas, petrochemical, automobile fabrication and marine industries.
For the first time in its 108-year history, the Perkin Medal – given for “applied chemical work resulting in outstanding commercial development” – has been awarded for efforts in green chemistry.
Following its recent acquisition of the U.S.-based biotechnology company Virdia, Stora Enso is investing €32 million in a demonstration and market development plant to be built in Raceland, Louisiana.
Sustainable materials company Novomer Inc. has appointed Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH, a leading distributor of specialty chemicals, as its authorized distributor of Converge® polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polyols in Germany.
The all-new Ford Transit is making its North American debut with more durable paint, thanks to an industry-first paint technology now in use at the company’s Kansas City Assembly Plant.
Sustainable materials company Novomer Inc. has appointed Reschem Italia S.p.A., a leading Italian distributor of specialty chemicals, as its authorized distributor of Converge® polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polyols in Italy.
Germany‘s Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (The Institute for Construction and the Environment, or IBU) has issued environmental product declarations for DEGADUR® reactive resins, providing ecological certification for this product from Evonik Industries AG’s Coating & Adhesive Resins (CA-AC) business line.
