Jamil Baghdachi, Professor of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University, has been inducted as one of the 2014 Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Green Biologics Ltd. (GBL), a UK-based industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company, was named to the 40 Hottest Smaller Companies in the Advanced Bio-Economy list (#6) and to the 30 Hottest Companies in Bio-based Chemicals and Materials list (#28).
Dow’s Dr. Jaime Curtis-Fisk, Dr. Melinda Keefe and Dr. Beth Lorsbach are among the 10 women honored with the Women Chemists Committee (WCC) of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) 2015 Rising Star Award.
The Cefic European Chemical Industry Council awarded Emerald Kalama Chemical BV, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, the 2014 European Responsible Care Energy Efficiency award, citing the group’s use of waste-to-steam energy as an outstanding example of a reduced carbon footprint in the European chemical industry.
Three facilities operated by PPG Industries’ aerospace business have been recognized by Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Aerospace Systems sector with 2013 Platinum Source Preferred supplier awards.
LORD Corp. received recognition for the company’s commitment to employee health and wellness by both the Dayton Business Journal for its facility in Dayton, OH, and the Pittsburgh Business Times, for its facilities in Cambridge Springs, Saegertown, and Erie, PA.
For Malvern Instruments Marketing Manager Renate Hessemann, this year’s Powtech exhibition in Nürnberg, Germany, was her last as a member of the Powtech advisory committee on which she has served for almost 20 years.
Argex Titanium Inc., an emerging producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2) used in paint, plastic, paper, cosmetics and other applications, has won the ICIS 2014 Award for Best Innovation by Small or Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) in recognition of its novel method of producing TiO2 pigment.
Three of Capricorn Venture Partners' clean-tech companies were recognized in the Global Cleantech 100 list. The three companies were among a number of biobased products organizations, demonstrating the power of innovation in the renewable chemical sector.
