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August 2, 2010 - Volume 88, Number 31
- p. 24
- DOI:10.1021/CEN072710142547
Business Concentrates
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- Invista Mulls Polyester Sale
- Invista is assessing the future, including a possible sale, of its North American polymer and resins business...
- European Bank Invests In Solvay Vinyl Plant
- The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development will invest $67.5 million in SolVin to support construction of RusVinyl ...
- GM To Adopt New Auto Refrigerant
- Starting in 2013, General Motors will use a new fluorine-based air-conditioning refrigerant in cars sold in the U.S. Hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)-1234yf...
- Reaxa Scavengers Go To Johnson Matthey
- Reaxa has sold its metal-scavenging business to Johnson Matthey for an undisclosed sum...
- U.S. Funds Companies That Make Use Of CO2
- Six companies will receive a total of $106 million from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 to develop processes that use carbon dioxide as a raw material. Novomer...
- Spolchemie, DIC Form Resins Partnership
- Czech specialty chemical maker Spolchemie has formed a joint venture with Sun Chemical...
- Dow Ups Electronics Footprint In Korea
- Dow has inaugurated a facility in South Korea that produces materials for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)...
- Agilent, Mississippi To Test Gulf Seafood
- Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory scientists have developed an analytical method to test for oil contamination in Gulf of Mexico seafood...
- Cerenis Raises Cash For Cholesterol Drug
- Cerenis Therapeutics has raised $52 million in its third round of financing...
- Air Liquide Invests In Three Countries
- Air Liquide will supply high-purity carrier gases including nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, argon, and helium to a new liquid-crystal display facility in Nanjing...
- Thermo Plans Japan Biomarker Center
- Thermo Fisher Scientific and researchers in Tokyo will open a center focused on biomarker discovery, disease mechanisms, and drug monitoring...
- U Of Michigan finds Pfizer Site tenant
- The University of Michigan has signed its first commercial tenant for the former Pfizer facility in Ann Arbor, Mich....
- Rhodia To Spend On Surfactant Plants
- Rhodia will invest in specialty surfactants production at its sites in Halifax, England, and University Park, Ill.....
- Business Roundup
- Evonik, Sensient, Styron, Huber, Cabot, Dow Chemical, Merck & Co.....
Topics Covered
Six companies will receive a total of $106 million from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 to develop processes that use carbon dioxide as a raw material. Novomer, for example, will get $18.4 million to work with Albemarle and Eastman Kodak on its process for converting CO2 into carbonate polymers. Calera will receive $19.9 million to advance its process for mineralizing CO2 into construction materials. And Alcoa will get $12.0 million to develop technology for converting CO2 into carbonates and bicarbonates using an enzyme catalyst. The six companies will contribute $156 million in matching funds.
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