13-Sep-2019

Wacker Chemie AG is intensifying its research activities on silicon-based materials for high-performance batteries by taking a holding in Nexeon Ltd. The Munich-based chemical company announced that it is acquiring a 25 percent stake in the UK specialist for new battery materials. WACKER and ...

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12-Sep-2019

The “Recycling Li-ion batteries for electric Vehicle” (ReLieVe) project, founded by Eramet, BASF and SUEZ,will receive a substantial funding of €4.7 million by EIT Raw Materials, a consortium initiated and funded by the European Union, and the three members. The objective is to develop an ...

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11-Sep-2019

Linde developed a novel process to recover high value products from natural gas successfully combining technologies of BASF and Linde. The process simultaneously recovers valuable helium, liquid hydrocarbons, and purified CO2 in addition to conditioning natural gas for pipeline transportation ...

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10-Sep-2019

Climeworks AG and Antecy B.V. share the same goal of removing climate-relevant amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere and joining forces renders this goal more achievable. The combination of their technologies will result in even more powerful solutions for both carbon dioxide removal, as well as ...

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Industrial production of chemistries based on renewable resources

09-Sep-2019

Starting September 2019, KNAUER is now part of the EU funded IMPRESS research program, with the goal to advance the sustainable production of chemistry raw materials. The research program which is driven by a consortium of ten member companies and research institutions received a total grant of ...

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16-Aug-2019

BASF and Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) have signed an agreement to cooperate closely in the area of machine learning. The aim of the Berlin-based Joint Lab for Machine Learning (BASLEARN) is to develop workable new mathematical models and algorithms for fundamental questions relating ...

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BASF and the University of Heidelberg extend cooperation

15-Aug-2019

BASF and the University of Heidelberg will jointly continue operating their Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa) for a further three years. The partners signed the appropriate contract to extend the research cooperation until 2022. At CaRLa, researchers work on issues relating to homogeneous ...

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07-Aug-2019

Merck and Universal Display Corporation announced a research and development collaboration in the OLED field. With this agreement, two key players in the OLED industry join their know-how to accelerate the development of new products and further advance OLED technology. This joint development ...

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08-Jul-2019

The German internet startup chembid and the Shanghai-based company MOLBASE announced today that they have entered into a platform cooperation. Two pioneers of the still relatively young online chemical business are joining forces to drive the digital transformation of the chemical industry ...

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LyondellBasell and Neste announce commercial-scale production of bio-based plastic from renewable materials

20-Jun-2019

LyondellBasell and Neste jointly announce the first parallel production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene at a commercial scale. The joint project used Neste's renewable hydrocarbons derived from sustainable bio-based raw materials, such as waste and residue oils. ...

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