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Enerkem appoints new board member
02-02-2012
Enerkem announced that Carl Rush, Senior Vice President of Organic Growth for Waste Management, Inc., joined its board of directors. Mr. Rush joined Waste Management in 2001. As Senior Vice President of Organic Growth, he is responsible for finding growth opportunities that are synergistic ...
GreenCentre Canada stimulates $3.2 million in investment in breakthrough Queen’s technology
12-07-2011
A bold new approach to commercializing Canadian research discoveries in green chemistry has resulted in a $3.2 million vote of confidence from industry investors and venture capitalists.The approach, pioneered by GreenCentre Canada has led to the development of a promising green solvent ...
Sika acquires Duochem Inc. in Canada
12-05-2011
Sika acquires Duochem Inc., a privately owned company that develops, manufactures and sells polymer flooring and waterproofing products for the construction industry. Duochem Inc. is located in Boucherville (Quebec) with annual sales of approximately CHF 9 million. Sika AG has through its ...
Evonik completes acquisition of hydrogen peroxide facility in Canada
Production of hydrogen peroxide expanded by 44,000 metric tons per annum
12-02-2011
Evonik Industries has closed the deal to take over the hydrogen peroxide business from Kemira Chemicals Canada Inc. effective to December 1, 2011. The transaction covers the Maitland (Ontario) production plant plus the seller’s customer portfolio, with the Canadian employees also being ...
Chemistry professor links faeces and caffeine
Abnormal levels of caffeine in water indicate human contamination
11-24-2011
Researchers led by Prof. Sébastien Sauvé of the University of Montreal’s Department of Chemistry have discovered that traces of caffeine are a useful indicator of the contamination of our water by sewers. “E coli bacteria is commonly used to evaluate and regulate the levels of fecal pollution ...
Praxair Ramps Up Oil Well Services Business in Canada
11-16-2011
Praxair Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., is upgrading existing air separation facilities in Fort Saskatchewan and Prentiss, Alberta. The company also will add new carbon dioxide and liquid nitrogen distribution and storage facilities in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and Dawson Creek, ...
Enerkem expands its board of directors
11-08-2011
Enerkem Inc. announced that Anton de Vries has joined its board of directors. Mr. de Vries is a seasoned fuels and chemicals executive with more than three decades of international experience.Based in the Netherlands, Mr. de Vries spent over 18 years at Royal Dutch Shell. He worked 11 years ...
Evonik purchases hydrogen peroxide business in Canada
Increase in hydrogen peroxide production by 44,000 metric tons per year
10-31-2011
Evonik Industries purchased the hydrogen peroxide business of Kemira Chemicals Canada Inc. The transaction includes the production plant in Maitland (Ontario, Canada) and the customer portfolio. It also covers the employees at the site. This makes Evonik one of the market leaders for hydrogen ...
GreenCentre-funded copper research leads to ‘golden’ discovery by Carleton University scientists
10-28-2011
Carleton University research into technologies for producing nano-scale copper metal layers for use in the semiconductor industry has had an unexpectedly ‘golden’ result, thanks to early stage funding from GreenCentre Canada.Supported by $16,000 from GreenCentre, Carleton’s Sean Barry and ...
Enerkem announces new board member
10-25-2011
Enerkem Inc. announced that Larry MacDonald has joined its board of directors. Mr. MacDonald spent 30 years at NOVA Chemicals Corporation in senior executive functions.“We are honoured to have Larry join our board of directors. With his extensive knowledge of the chemicals market, Larry ...
