Category: Chems & Materials
Cereplast reports Q1 2013 loss of $18 million
Tweet In Indiana, Cereplast reported a net loss for the three months ending March 31, 2013 was $18 million, as compared to $2.4 million in the same period in 2012. The increase in net loss was primarily driven by an increase in other income and expense related to financing transactions. Cereplast’s press release noted that [...]
GDT TEK to acquire renewable energy company
Tweet In Florida, GDT TEK announced that it has entered into a definitive exclusive rights agreement to acquire an unnamed renewable energy company as a wholly-owned subsidiary on or before December 31, 2013. This company turns landfill gas into electricity and creates a Refuse Fuel Derived pellets rom a bio mass waste product utilizing the waste [...]
Reactive Surfaces launches self-decontaminating coating to protect firearms, equipment and soldiers from chemical agents
Tweet In Texas, Reactive Surfaces today announced the general availability of WMDtox, a self-decontaminating coating that protects firearms, vehicles, equipment and uniforms by neutralizing organophosphorous chemical agents such as sarin. The coating can be applied months in advance. Reactive Surfaces conducts research, design and manufacturing of environmentally-friendly enzyme and peptide technology. Originally designed for decontamination [...]
Sec. Vilsack comments on Congressional progress toward passage of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill
Tweet In Washington, Secretary Vilsack made the following statement in part on congressional progress toward passage of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill: “I am encouraged that Congress took action this week toward passage of a five-year, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. I appreciate the leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee, in particular Chairwoman [...]
PolyOne announces successful collaboration at Chinaplas 2013
Tweet In China, PolyOne Corporation announced a successful global collaboration with Xindao and its design studio XD Design at Chinaplas 2013. Working together, they increased the content of renewable resources within the new XD Design Sunshine Solar Charger. Working together at the early stages of the design phase, PolyOne, Xindao and XD Design developed all [...]
Cromex named Ingeo distributor for Brazil
Tweet In Brazil, Cromex S.A. has signed an agreement with NatureWorks as the Ingeo distributor in Brazil. Cromex will bring Ingeo to its broad customer base of thermoformers, ilm extruders and injection molders. Cromex will distribute the comprehensive suite of Ingeo resins developed for the plastics markets. The company’s employees will provide technical support to [...]
Class action lawsuit filed against Amyris over Biofene production claims
Tweet In New York, the law firm of Wohl & Fruchter reports they have filed a securities class action against Amyris, and its President and CEO, John G. Melo. The action, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, is on behalf of purchasers of Amyris securities between April 29, [...]
USPTO issues two new patents to Cellectis for TAL-effector nuclease
Tweet In Minnesota, Cellectis, a genome engineering specialist, announced the issuance by the USPTO on May 14th, 2013 of two new US patents (US 8,440,431 and US 8,440,432) directed to TAL-effector nucleases. The molecules produced by Cellectis have been distributed to prestigious laboratories over the world under the trademark TALEN. The inventors of both patents [...]
Envirogen launches sustainable emissions control offering for managing VOCs, HAPs and Odors
Tweet In Texas, Envirogen Technologies announced the launch of a new technology offering designed to help industrial facilities manage their air emissions performance and meet regulatory and permit requirements through the control of volatile organic contaminants, hazardous air pollutants, and odors. Envirogen Sustainable Emissions Control offering features the use of both biological and enhanced adsorption [...]
Obama Administration seeks applicants for first phase of ‘Investing in Manufacturing Communities’ Partnership
Tweet In Washington, the Obama administration announced that it is accepting applications for the first phase of the “Investing in Manufacturing Communities” Partnership, a new initiative outlined in the President’s fiscal year 2014 budget that will help accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing and create jobs across the country. In the first phase of this effort, the Departments [...]
