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MAY 4, 2012

In cooperation with project partners from BASF, Munich Technical University, and the University of Hamburg, scientists at Siemens’ global research unit Corporate Technology developed an alternative for the standard polystyrene-based acrylonitrite-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymer, which is frequently used for consumer products.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

The new Toyota Prius α hybrid vehicle features automotive interiors made of DuPont Sorona EP polymer, a high-performance, renewably sourced thermoplastic resin. Developed in close collaboration with DuPont Kabushiki Kaisha (DKK), Toyota Motor Corporation, Kojima Press Industry Co., and Howa Plastics Co.,

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JULY 30, 2013

A German consortium involving four companies and and two universities is developing dielectric elastomers (electroactive polymers) for the conversion of mechanical energy—in this case wave power—into electrical power. This is an essential part of the electroactive polymer that converts mechanical energy into electrical power.

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JUNE 28, 2022

Neste Corporation has made the final investment decision to invest into new renewable products production capacity in Rotterdam. million tons by the end of 2023, and make Neste the only global provider of renewable fuels and renewable feedstock for polymers and chemicals with a production footprint on three continents.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Targeting the plastic industry first, and leveraging the material’s thermoplastic affinity to polymers, they company developed several commercial grades of UBQ material. UBQ GHG Neutralizer additives enable processors to directly compensate cO 2 -equivalent emissions (GHG) generated by plastic polymers. Polymers typically emit 1.9

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Parts Carbon Auto Polymer 362

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JULY 21, 2020

Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation. The Lubrizol Corporation. Antioxidant Functionalized Polymers for Extended HD Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Lifetimes. Nikola Corporation. Enabling Low Cost PEM Electrolysis at Scale Through Optimization of Transport Components and Electrode Interfaces. 3M Company.

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Carbon Fiber Hydrogen Low Cost Polymer 321

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Group14’s technology applies complex polymer chemistries to create high-performance silicon-carbon nanocomposites. Key project partner Cabot Corporation will to provide solutions for carbon formulation and dispersion development, drawing from its broad range of carbon materials for battery applications.

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APRIL 30, 2022

Lead: Cnem Corporation; Partners: Talon Metals Services Inc., Palcan Energy Corporation. Cnem Corporation and partners Talon Metals Services Inc., and Palcan Energy Corporation will develop a new recycling process to process EV battery black mass using an environmentally friendly approach.

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Canada Li-ion Emissions Vehicles 304

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JULY 10, 2018

Hyundai CRADLE, Hyundai Motor Company’s corporate venturing and open innovation business, is investing in Ionic Materials , a privately held battery materials developer based in Massachusetts, to advance the development of battery technology and improve EV performance with solid-state battery innovation. mS/cm at room temperature.

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Hyundai Polymer Batteries Battery 170

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Toshiba Corporation has developed large-scale production technology for electrolysis electrodes that realize high level efficiency in Power to Gas (P2G) technology while reducing the use of iridium, one of the world’s rarest precious metals, to 1/10. However, PEM uses iridium as the catalyst in its electrodes.

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JULY 15, 2022

Twelve has developed an efficient polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM) CO 2 electrolyzer that uses proprietary CO 2 -reducing catalysts to split CO 2 with just water and renewable electricity as inputs, syngas (CO and hydrogen) as the output, and pure oxygen as the only byproduct.

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DECEMBER 2, 2018

a developer of low-cost, high-performance polymers for electrochemical applications, announced its selection by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for an award that will support the continued development of its alkaline exchange ionomers and membranes. 3) Perfluorinated polymers (i.e.,

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Polymer Fuel New York Hydrogen 261

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MAY 4, 2023

Twelve has developed an efficient polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM) CO 2 electrolyzer that uses proprietary CO 2 -reducing catalysts to split CO 2 with just water and renewable electricity as inputs, syngas (CO and hydrogen) as the output, and pure oxygen as the only byproduct.

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JULY 10, 2018

Hyundai CRADLE, Hyundai Motor Company’s corporate venturing and open innovation business, is investing in Ionic Materials , a privately held battery materials developer based in Massachusetts, to advance the development of battery technology and improve EV performance with solid-state battery innovation. mS/cm at room temperature.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

has entered into an agreement with Sion Power Corporation ( earlier post ), a leading developer of high-energy rechargeable battery technology, to design and to supply battery cells based on their proprietary lithium-metal technology for commercial vehicle applications. Cummins Inc.

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JUNE 9, 2011

Avantium completed a €25-million financing round with new investors Sofinnova Partners, Aster Capital and De Hoge Dennen as well as existing investors Aescap Venture, Capricorn Cleantech Fund, ING Corporate Investments and Navitas Capital. The process is based on Avantium’s catalytic technology.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Moreover, SES plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) via a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transaction, and through the PIPE (private investment in public equity) offering by the SPAC, Honda plans to acquire approximately 2% of the shares of SES AI Corporation, the company to be listed on NYSE. Earlier post.).

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Honda Batteries Battery New York 231

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi launch ed Alliance Ventures, a new corporate venture capital fund that plans to invest up to $1 billion to support open innovation over the next five years. Key properties of Ionic Materials’ polymer include: Up to 1.3 mS/cm at room temperature. Lithium transference number of 0.7. High elastic modulus.

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APRIL 9, 2014

At SAE World Congress in Detroit, Granta Design announced the launch of the Automotive Material Intelligence Consortium ( AutoMatIC ). This new industry collaboration will bring together OEMs and suppliers in the automotive and off-highway vehicle sectors to develop best practice for materials information and its use.

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Design Manufacturer Global Emissions 218

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Chinese petrochemicals corporation Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemicals Co. million metric tons per year production of a wide product range of polymers and plastics. Earlier post.). Methanol is the main raw material used in Jiangsu Sailboat’s existing 2.4 These include products used for making solar panels and plexiglass.

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China Iceland CO2 Polymer 170

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

For more than 50 years, the site has been operating in a Joint Venture of Evonik and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation and serves as production hub for a broad range of fumed oxides. The expansion is scheduled to become operational in 2025, creating additional jobs in the region.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Seeo, a developer of advanced lithium polymer batteries, has closed its largest funding round to date, and added Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation. The invested capital will be used to accelerate the commercialization of Seeo’s high energy density advanced lithium polymer batteries. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Lithium Ion Polymer Production Batteries 218

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MAY 22, 2013

has completed the first successful large-scale production of a polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polymer using waste CO 2 as a key raw material. The PPC polymer production run, conducted by Novomer in collaboration with specialty chemical manufacturer Albemarle Corporation, tested scale-up of Novomer’s novel catalyst technology.

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Waste CO2 Polymer Production 220

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JULY 1, 2020

Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a world’s stamping-type plating technology that uses a polymer membrane (solid electrolyte membrane), through which metal ions can pass, to apply plating, like a stamp, only to areas requiring plating. Toyota has also announced a collaboration with Mikado Technos Co.,

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JANUARY 5, 2018

We will also produce test samples of bio-based renewable aromatic chemicals for conversion by 3 rd parties into bio-based polymer prototypes. Charles Sorensen, CTO of Anellotech. Anellotech’s Bio-TCat technology cost-competitively produces “drop-in” renewable aromatic chemicals (benzene, toluene and xylenes, “BTX”) from non-food biomass.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Neste Corporation will invest approximately €1.4 The decision is based on a growing global market demand for low-carbon solutions in transport and cities, aviation, polymers and chemicals. billion to add additional renewable products production capacity in Singapore. Singapore expansion. million tons annually in 2022.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

The Hyundai Lifetime Hybrid Battery Replacement Guarantee ensures that if the 2012 Sonata Hybrid lithium polymer battery fails, Hyundai will replace the battery and cover recycling costs for the old battery pack free of charge to the original owner. —Michael O'Brien, vice president, Corporate and Product Planning.

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Hybrid Batteries Battery Polymer 271

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Applied Nanotech has developed CNT reinforced polymers for fiber composites for a wide range of applications. Yonex Corporation uses Applied Nanotech technology in its ultra lightweight badminton racquets and golf club shafts. Applied Nanotech also recently launched CNTstix, a family of ultra-strong structural epoxy adhesives.

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Hydrogen Carbon Fiber Fuel Polymer 387

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Mazda Motor Corporation, in conjunction with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, has developed a new bio-based engineering plastic that can be used for exterior design parts for automobiles. Bio-polymers Materials' The new plastic will help Mazda to reduce its impact on the environment in a number of ways.

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Mazda Parts Engine Polymer 275

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Archer Daniels Midland Company announced today that ADM Polymer Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ADM, will end its commercial alliance with Metabolix, Inc. Under the terms of their commercial alliance, ADM Polymer Corporation may provide PHA fermentation services for Metabolix during a three-year period following termination.

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JULY 28, 2017

Supported work includes crystalline and amorphous inorganics, and polymers manufactured with glass forming, blowing/extrusion, rolling/calendaring, tape casting, and vapor deposition. The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) is funding research into solid-state materials for improved batteries and fuel cells. Earlier post.)

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JULY 17, 2020

Enovix Corporation. Exelon Corporation. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec Corporation). AOI 08: Lightweight and High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Vehicle Applications. West Virginia University Research Corporation. Group14 Technologies Inc. Dream Team Co LLC.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

ZEON Corporation and its North American subsidiary, Zeon Chemicals, L.P., is a wholly owned subsidiary of ZEON CORPORATION of Tokyo, Japan, a global provider of specialty elastomers, polymers and specialty chemicals. Zeon Chemicals L.P.

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Li-ion Louisville Polymer Batteries 218

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AUGUST 27, 2015

Seeo’s cell design couples a solid lithium metal anode with a conventional porous lithium iron phosphate cathode and Seeo’s nanostructured solid polymer electrolyte (“DryLite”). One approach to a solid-state electrolyte is the use of a solid polymer. Unfortunately, hard polymers tend to be nonconductive.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Titan Advanced Energy Solutions, a pioneer in ultrasound-based battery management solutions, announced a $33-million Series B financing led by HG Ventures, the corporate investment arm of The Heritage Group. Several chemical processes influence the physical properties of a battery, and therefore its capacity, over time.

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Li-ion Energy Batteries Battery 218

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AUGUST 23, 2017

The HRL technique combines the ease, flexibility, and low cost of polymer additive manufacturing with the high-temperature capabilities of ceramics. With NASA support, HRL researchers will further develop this new technology to additively manufacture reinforced ceramic rocket propulsion components.

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

Enevate Corporation, developer of a silicon-dominant composite anode material and high energy density batteries ( earlier post ), announced ultrafast charging for their batteries with HD-Energy Technology. Enevate’s new batteries enable smartphones, tablets, ultra-thin notebook PCs, and drones with longer runtimes in less space and weight.

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