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Rhodia & Avantium to Develop Renewable Polyamides Using Avantium’s YXY Technology

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Rhodia and Avantium have entered into a partnership to develop a range of bio-based polyamides targeting a variety of applications. This partnership expands and completes the previously announced development agreement between Solvay and Avantium.... (Industry News)

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SCHOTT Launches PURAVIS™ High-purity Glass Optical Fibers Apt for Medical & Industrial Use

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SCHOTT AG has launched PURAVIS™ high-purity glass optical fibers. This new product offers superior properties over existing glass fibers, which make PURAVIS™ ideal for medical and industrial use. Its superior longevity achieved by... (Industry News)

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Gevo Receives Landmark Patent from USPTO for its GIFT® Fermentation Technology to Produce Isobutanol

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Gevo has received a landmark patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") on its GIFT® separation unit, a central element in the Company's unique fermentation technology for the production of isobutanol. This patent... (Industry News)

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BioBased Technologies® & Palmer® International Form Alliance to Develop Bio-based Polyols

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Palmer® International and BioBased Technologies® have combined their expertise and years of experience to form a strategic alliance focused on developing a new family of bio-based polyols derived from Cashew Nut Shell Liquid for use in rigid... (Industry News)

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Dow Signs License Agreement with ICL-IP's Bromine Compounds Ltd. for its Polymeric FR Technology

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Dow Global Technologies LLC has signed a second license agreement for its Polymeric Flame Retardant technology with Bromine Compounds Ltd., a company within the ICL Industrial Products (ICL-IP) segment. A second licensee confirms global supply of the... (Industry News)

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IVL Acquires FiberVisions to Enhance its Global Position in Specialized Fibers Business

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) and FiberVisions Holdings LLC announced recently that IVL has agreed to acquire 100% of FiberVisions. The acquisition of FiberVisions significantly enhances Indorama Ventures' position in the world's... (Industry News)

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University Researchers Develop Novel Method for Creating Elastic Conductors Made of Carbon Nanotubes

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a method for creating elastic conductors made of carbon nanotubes, which will contribute to large-scale production of the material for use in a new generation of elastic electronic... (Industry News)

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A. Schulman to Display High Performance Nylons for Fluid Management Systems at NPE 2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

A. Schulman will be featuring its Schulamid® 612 products for fluid management systems and other applications at NPE 2012. The Company's Schulamid® Nylon 612 products provide high dimensional stability, chemical resistance, salt corrosion... (Industry News)

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Albemarle Completes Expansion of its PDC for Finished Polyolefin Catalysts at Its Baton Rouge Facility

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Albemarle Corporation has successfully completed the latest expansion of its Process Development Center (PDC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by installing a new production train for finished polyolefin catalysts and a number of supporting auxiliaries.... (Industry News)

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PolyOne Showcases its High-performance Colorants, Additives & Engineered Materials at Interplastica 2012