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Wind energy lifts epoxy demand

Looks like epoxy producers are sticking to the wind energy sector like glue (lol!). I've been hearing several epoxy resin investments floating in the air (ok I gotta stop) and came up with the following announcements from Dow Chemical, Hexion, BASF...

Published 7 Apr 2009 16:46 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: EU, Company initiatives, Investments, studies and reports, investment, wind energy, turbines, epoxy resins
Linde develops hydrogen from glycerine

Glycerine [or glycerin] is actually the first topic that I covered when I started working for the chemical publishing industry so this subject is somewhat near and dear to my heart. A lot changed in this industry since September 2000 and one of them is...

Published 22 Apr 2009 18:51 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Biodiesel, Company initiatives, Investments, R&D, glycerine, hydrogen, propylene glycol, synthetic
Too much greenwashing these days

Now that you read (hopefully you did) about my recent posts about several new eco-friendly products recently launched in the market; Kimberly-Clark's new green tissue and diapers ; Frito-Lay's biodegradable packaging and PepsiCo's Eco-Fina...

Published 22 Apr 2009 16:21 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Products, General, studies and reports, report, greenwash, TerraChoice
Top Green Oilers

Oil companies are usually environmentalists' biggest nemesis but the website Greenopia admitted that you can't live without 'em...yet. So they ranked the top ten most sustainable oil companies based on their production efficiency, oil spill...

Published 22 Apr 2009 22:18 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: green, studies and reports, sustainability, report, efficiency, Oil companies
Deflation worries hit Europe

Parts of Europe are now following the US lead and seeing deflation. Spain saw prices fell 0.1% last month, for the first time since records began in 1961. In the UK, the retail prices index fell 0.4%, to register the first decline since 1959. Prices have...

Published 22 Apr 2009 13:52 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: Economic growth, Financial Events, Leverage, recession, deflation
A new fuel cell player in town

Remember the rumor last year about BASF's big fuel cell investment here in the US? Well, BASF says it is gearing up for the inauguration of its new fuel cell manufacturing plant in Somerset, New Jersey - said to be the world's only facility that...

Published 10 Apr 2009 19:04 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Company initiatives, Investments, BASF, R&D, fuel cell, facility
Eco-kooks?

I find sometimes that Earth Day, which is being celebrated today all over the world, is becoming too hype and full of marketing BS for my taste. But that's just me... In a more amusing but maybe sinister tone for some, being eco-friendly and green...

Published 22 Apr 2009 15:24 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: General, Earth Day, green living
Shell Eco-Marathon Day 1

A very busy day in Fontana, California, attending Shell's Eco-marathon Americas . About 44 teams from 6 high schools and 29 universities across the Americas came today to challenge each other on whose fuel-efficient, low carbon emitting vehicle has...

Published 18 Apr 2009 4:55 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Company initiatives, General, Shell, alternative energy, students, fuel efficiency, eco-marathon
US housing starts stabilise

As the blog had hoped , US housing starts have stabilised in recent weeks. As the chart from Wall Street Journal shows, single-family home starts in March remained at c360,000 for the 3rd month running. Equally, the National Association of Home Builders'...

Published 18 Apr 2009 14:48 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: Economic growth, housing, unemployment
More about green jobs!

Sustainable or not , green jobs are definitely sprouting across the country especially in Washington (according to New York Times blog Green Inc.). The journal Science reported about the endless list of green science jobs in every employment sector whether...

Published 10 Apr 2009 22:06 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Science, General, studies and reports, Washington, green jobs
On sale in 2010: $1/watt solar

Solar modules can soon be bought for $1 per watt, which will be cheaper than the cost of electricity from grid excluding subsidies. Chinese solar manufacturer QS Solar said it is aiming to sell this cheaper solar module by 2010. Module prices are said...

Published 7 Apr 2009 18:07 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: China, Company initiatives, Products, Investments, investment, solar modules
NPRA, lobbyists are against higher volumes of ethanol in fuel

An alliance of environmentalists, health groups and the US National Petrochemical Refiners Association is opposed to higher levels of ethanol in automotive fue l on the basis that it might endanger the environment, through changing land use, and people's...

Published 7 Apr 2009 16:18 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, biofuels, politics, automotive, mandate
New green chemical developments

In honor of post-Earth Day I am trying to clean up and consolidate all my Inbox's green news releases and so bear with me as I post more updates, this time on new green chemical research and developments. A University of Toronto research team from...

Published 23 Apr 2009 19:14 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: green, R&D, research, chemical, scientists
Roland Berger Strategy interview on video

I'm impressed at this video which Will shot on his own camera while interviewing a leading chemical industry consultant today in the leafy surroundings of London's Berkeley Square (of nightingale fame ). Will Beacham, European bureau chief of...

Published 23 Apr 2009 16:08 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: chemicals, ICB, ICIS Chemical Business, media life, forecasting, Roland Berger, shutdowns
The China Recovery Conundrum

Good news, bad or indifferent? It was hard to gauge a clear picture from the Q1 macroeconomic numbers for China. While retail sales grew at 14.7% in March compared with 11.5% in February, exports fell 20% during the first quarter. GDP (gross domestic...

Published 17 Apr 2009 7:24 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: US, Economics, China, aromatics, Olefins, Polyolefins, Business, Markets, China economy, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Deutsche Bank, China Q1, China Q1 growth

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Wind energy lifts epoxy demand

Linde develops hydrogen from glycerine

Too much greenwashing these days

Top Green Oilers

Deflation worries hit Europe

A new fuel cell player in town

Eco-kooks?

Shell Eco-Marathon Day 1

US housing starts stabilise

More about green jobs!

On sale in 2010: $1/watt solar

NPRA, lobbyists are against higher volumes of ethanol in fuel

New green chemical developments

Roland Berger Strategy interview on video

The China Recovery Conundrum