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chemicals-technology | December 19, 2016

German chemical company BASF has revealed plans to build its first manufacturing plant in Myanmar next year in order to meet demands for construction chemicals. Located in Yangon, the commercial capital of Myanmar, the new plant will be designed specifically to manufacture customised construction chemical solutions for the local building market from the company’s Master Builders Solutions portfolio....

Anellotech | December 20, 2016

Anellotech has developed proprietary technology to extend catalyst lifetime in its Bio-TCat process for low cost conversion of biomass into valuable aromatic chemicals and renewable fuels. The new MinFree technology reduces mineral (ash) content of biomass feedstocks, thereby enabling economic catalyst lifetimes....

VCs | December 22, 2016

Venture capitalists (VCs) have pumped in $5.8 billion into bio-based materials and chemicals (BBMC) start-ups since 2010, reflecting the drive for sustainability, performance, and alternatives to petroleum feedstocks, according to Lux Research’s latest report. While from 2010 to 2015, the investment focus was on drop-in replacements for established chemicals, in 2016 VCs’ focus has shifted to disruptive synthetic biology (synbio) and conversion technologies....

Tata Chemicals | December 15, 2016

Nusli Wadia attacked Tata ChemicalsBSE -2.02 % decision to buy UK's Brunner Mond Group for Rs. 800 crore and merge Hind Lever Chemicals in Haldia for Rs. 347 crore, in his letter to shareholders where he appealed to them to vote against his ouster as an independent director....