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Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Source: IRI 2013, CAR. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

Novozymes is acquiring Iogen Bio-Products, the industrial enzyme business of Ottawa-based Iogen Corporation for C$67.5 Novozymes acquires all of Iogen Corporation’s industrial enzyme business. Novozymes acquires all of Iogen Corporation’s industrial enzyme business. million (US$67.4

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Attis Industries Inc., Included within the acquisition is the 1886 Malt House—a direct beneficiary of incentives designed to promote the local farm to brewery industry. In 2013, New York created a farm brewery law to provide licenses only to those farmers whose beer is made primarily from locally grown farm products.

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MAY 24, 2018

value chain to use the deposits of this raw material for industrial. In 2013, COMIBOL completed the construction of a pilot plant for processing brines at the Salar de Uyuni, but commercial production was not expected until the fourth quarter of this year. The industrialization phase involves extracting and producing raw materials.

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Bolivia Industrial Industry Concept 186

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Audi partner Global Bioenergies (GBE) has successfully carried out its first isobutene production trial at its industrial pilot site in Pomacle-Bazancourt. A production run was initiated on 3 November, resulting in the first production of isobutene—a gaseous hydrocarbon—by fermentation in an industrial environment.

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Global Industrial Industry Production 218

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The Norwegian shipping industry is teaming up to develop battery-powered ships. The first four hybrid vessels will start to sail in 2013/14. In 2015, these will be followed by the world’s largest electric ferry, which will regularly cross Norway’s largest fjord.

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Battery Powered Industrial Industry Power 250

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

For the first eleven months of 2013, natural gas consumption in the electric power sector was below 2012 levels because of relatively higher natural gas prices compared with coal prices, and cooler summer weather compared with 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Gas Industrial Industry Price 230

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MAY 18, 2015

Australia’s Liquefied National Gas (LNG) industry could become the world’s largest and most technologically advanced, contributing more than AUD$55 billion to Australia’s GDP in 2020, according to a new report from Accenture. The EIA reports that Australia was the third-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in 2013.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

McPhy Energy, a France-based developer and manufacturer of solid state hydrogen storage, presented the first system coupling an industrial-scale hydrogen generator with a 100 kg solid state hydrogen storage unit. The system inaugurates the first commercial product line for onsite industrial hydrogen users worldwide.

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Hydrogen Industrial Industry Energy 275

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AUGUST 26, 2014

In its latest Monday note, energy research company Douglas-Westwood wrote that the Exploration & Production industry (E&P), experiencing rising global hydrocarbon demand as well as rising costs, is facing the technical challenge of the development of High Pressure – High Temperature (HPHT) reserves.

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Industrial Industry Oil Gas 231

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The investment also marks a strengthening and deepening of the existing industrial and commercial partnership between PSA and DFG, China’s second largest carmaker. Since 2013, China has been PSA Peugeot Citroën’s second largest market, with around 550,000 vehicles sold in 2013 via DPCA, its 50/50 joint-venture with DFG.

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This investment will enable the company to strengthen its industry-leading full-size truck business. billion since 2013. billion in Indiana manufacturing operations since 2013. This investment will support new conveyors, tooling and equipment in the plant’s body and general assembly areas.

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GM Future Silverado Production 370

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MARCH 31, 2015

The project’s first white paper reveals that China is way out in front when it comes to patent applications for the basic technologies needed for Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0, Industry 4.0, While IT systems today are already at the heart of the production system, in Industry 4.0, technologies.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Royal DSM, together with DONG Energy (Denmark), has demonstrated the combined fermentation of C 6 and C 5 sugars from wheat straw on an industrial scale. The facility was reconstructed in 2013 in order to be able to conduct mixed fermentation of C 6 and C 5 sugars. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

This is down from 96% in 2013, when scrap tire recycling peaked. USTMA urges state regulators and federal law makers as well as recyclers, industry and environmental groups, and academic partners to do more to advance a circular economy.

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MAY 31, 2011

In partnership with Gestamp Solar , Renault is launching the world’s biggest solar energy project in the automotive industry by installing solar roof panels at its French plants. By using renewable solar energy, Renault will cut CO 2 emissions by 30,000 tonnes per year.

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Solar Industrial Industry 2016 261

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AUGUST 12, 2013

In its Fuel Cells Annual Report 2013 , Navigant Research notes that in 2012, the fuel cell sector broke the $1-billion revenue mark for the first time (not including revenue from R&D or government funding. Overall, the number of companies in the fuel cell industry with revenue above $1 million increased from 24 to 42 by the end of 2012.

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2012 Industrial Industry Fuel 199

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Mazda Motor Corporation, PSA Group, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. The partners expect industry-wide adoption of SmartDeviceLink to give app developers broad scale as their innovations could be applied to millions of vehicles worldwide. FHI) and Suzuki Motor Corporation are the first automaker members of the consortium. Earlier post.)

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Standards Ford Industrial Industry 150

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APRIL 14, 2016

Three emerging and converging factors—connectivity, autonomy and transport-as-a-service—will fundamentally change the automotive industry over the next few decades, according to Mike Abelson, GM’s VP of Strategy and Global Portfolio Planning. The basic DNA of the automotive industry—i.e., —Mike Abelson.

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Connect Connected Transportation Industrial 150

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AUGUST 11, 2015

Industry 4.0”, earlier post ). As early as 2013, the BMW Group started to use lightweight robots for a variety of tasks, such as fixing the sound insulation to the inside of the doors under precise and steady high pressure or applying adhesive to e.g. windscreens. Industry 4.0: Industry 4.0 For the BMW Group, Industry 4.0

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BMW Industrial Industry Production 150

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Global Bioenergies will construct its second industrial pilot on the site of the Leuna refinery, close to Leipzig in Germany. In June 2013, Global Bioenergies announced the launch of its first industrial pilot in the heart of the Bazancourt-Pomacle biorefinery, close to Reims. million (US$7.7-million)

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Grant Germany Global Industrial 225

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APRIL 25, 2014

Novozymes reported that sales of its enzymes to the bioenergy industry increased by 34% in Q1, driven by three enzymes that promise to improve profits for producers of corn ethanol: Avantec, Spirizyme Achieve and Olexa. Novozymes’ tech service team has played a big part in getting the new products quickly introduced in the ethanol industry.

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Industrial Industry Sale Oil 199

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JUNE 1, 2016

In 2013, the team reported developing semi-synthetic hydrogenases by adding the protein’s biological precursor to a chemically synthesized inactive iron complex. Dr. Thomas Happe, intends to lay the foundation for artificial, hydrogen-producing enzymes that will one day be manufactured on an industrial level. Esselborn, J., Gerwert, K.,

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Hydrogen Industrial Industry Manufacturer 150

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APRIL 29, 2014

The UK government announced plans to invest £500 million (US$841 million) between 2015 and 2020 to boost the ultra low emission vehicle (ULEV) industry and help drivers both afford and feel confident using electric cars. The automotive industry is worth £11.2 billion (US$18.8 billion) to the UK economy, the government said.

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2015 2020 Emissions Industrial 255

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its fourth year of Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data, detailing greenhouse gas pollution trends and emissions from large sources and suppliers broken down by industrial sector, geographic region and individual facilities. billion metric tons of CO 2 reported for 2013 represent 91.4%

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2013 EPA 2011 Emissions 268

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GM said that this investment will enable the company to strengthen its industry-leading full-size SUV business. The announcement brings GM’s US manufacturing and parts distribution facility investment commitments to more than $31 billion since 2013. GM has announced nearly $2 billion in investments for Arlington Assembly since 2013.

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Arlington Yukon SUV Escalade 298

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MAY 7, 2014

Siemens AG and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. In October 2013 MH, which had been initially launched in October 2000 as a joint venture of MHI and Hitachi, completed an integration with IHI Metaltech Co., to support each business location. The new JV will operate with a collective staff of approximately 9,000 employees.

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Mitsubishi Industrial Industry Austria 199

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JANUARY 14, 2013

SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced that the French automaker has successfully adopted a new post-industrial recycled (PIR) grade of NORYL GTX resin as part of its ongoing drive to comply with the European Union’s end-of-life vehicle (ELV) requirements.

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Industrial Industry 2000 Wind 236

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APRIL 13, 2012

Volkswagen Power Systems is showing its new modular industrial power systems for the first time at the construction machinery fair Intermat in Paris. VR6-gaseous fuel engine and new diesel engines with modular peripherals which will be rated at 55 kW (74 hp) and meet EU 97/68 IIIB and US EPA Tier 4 standards from 2013 onwards.

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Industrial Industry Power Powered 210

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APRIL 18, 2013

IFPEN now is launching a new research project investigating the viability of industrial exploitation. The H 2 used in industry is mainly produced by converting natural gas (CH 4 ), which has the downside of emitting CO 2. Initial exploratory work has already shown that continuous onshore natural H 2 emissions occur frequently.

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Hydrogen Industrial Industry Water 225

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APRIL 3, 2023

The industrial complex has produced more than 5 million cars to date and has won numerous international awards, including in 2013 with World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Gold certification. The Giambattista Vico Stellantis plant, designed by Alfa Romeo, has been in operation since 1972.

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Plug-in Plug Miles Hybrid 435

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JANUARY 24, 2014

a global aluminum products company formerly known as Alcan Engineered Products and headquartered in Amsterdam, and UACJ Corporation ( UACJ ), a Japan-based global aluminum manufacturer, are joining forces with a view to supply and market aluminum Body-in-White sheet to the North American automotive industry. Constellium N.V, billion (US$4.9

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Industrial Industry Corporation United States 218

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

UK Transport Minister Norman Baker launched the government’s latest strategy— Driving the Future Today: A strategy for ultra low emission vehicles in the UK —to advance the ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) industry with a focus on economic development in the UK. Investing in UK automotive capability.

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Emissions Industrial Industry Vehicles 218

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Blastr has entered into a Letter of Intent with Nordic energy company Fortum that provides Blastr exclusive rights to utilize the existing industrial site located in Joddböle, Inkoo in Finland, 55 km west of Helsinki. Fortum has developed the Joddböle area since the dismantling of its Inkoo coal-fired power plant there in 2017-2020.

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Finland Green Coal Hydrogen 437

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

France-based Technip is acquiring US-based Global Industries for $1.073 billion. Global Industries is a provider of subsea construction and pipelay, engineering, project management and support services. Technip says that the acquisition of Global Industries reinforces its position leadership in the fast-growing subsea market.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

and TEAM Industries, Inc. Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Earlier post.). The agreement also provides for royalties with commercialization volume milestones beginning in 2015.

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Light Industrial Industry North America 225

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billion in 2022 as 200mm fab utilization remains at high levels and the global semiconductor industry works to overcome the chip shortage. 200mm installed semiconductor capacity and fab count, 2013 to 2024. After climbing to $5.3 billion last year, 200mm fab equipment spending is expected to be $4.9 Source: SEMI.

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