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SAIC-GM upgrades paint shop pretreatment line with Henkel zirconium thin film treatment

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Henkel team with first treated car body after the brownfield conversion. This upgrade is a success across Asia and will be viewed as a benchmark for future development by peers in the automotive manufacturing industry. Click to enlarge. —Kevin Cunningham, Pretreatment & Elpo Global Subject Matter Expert at General Motors.

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Koch Strategic Platforms leads $102M Series D in 6K to accelerate battery material production and recycling

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6K is the only company capable of battery material production at costs lower than Asia, while also reducing impact on the environment by 70%-90%. Compared to state-of-the-art CAM (cathode active material) plants today, 6K uses half the footprint, substantially lower CapEx, and half the conversion costs or less.

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Mitsui and Inbicon Sign Cellulosic Ethanol Licensing Agreement for Biomass Refineries in Southeast Asia

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The agreement grants Mitsui the right to build a number of biomass refineries in Southeast Asia using Inbicon’s technology. Mitsui intends to apply the technology in the palm oil industry, where wastes from palm oil production can be converted into ethanol, solid biofuel for energy production, and animal feed.

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Calysta Energy and NatureWorks partner on R&D to transform methane into the lactic acid building block for bioplastics

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uses industrially sourced corn starch, while its second facility currently in planning for a location in Southeast Asia will use cane sugar. In the case of Southeast Asia, opportunities exist for harvesting cellulosic sugars from bagasse, an abundant lignocellulosic byproduct of sugarcane processing.

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Study finds GHG emissions associated with palm oil production have been significantly underestimated; implications for carbon intensity of biofuels as well as biofuel policies in Europe

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A new study on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the conversion and degradation of peatland in palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia has determined that past studies have generally significantly underestimated emissions associated with palm oil grown on peatland. Southeast Asia.

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NextFuels introduces hydrothermal process to produce biofuels from wet, unprocessed waste; solution for palm plantation residue

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Biofuels company NextFuels introduced its hydrothermal process for economically producing transportation and industrial fuels from wet, unprocessed agricultural waste. to 6 metric tons of agricultural waste is generated for each metric ton of oil. Biomass is placed into the plant mixed with water. Click to enlarge. Resources.

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Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry. The session is expected to culminate in the adoption of a new convention by the 147 states attending the session to reduce mercury emissions and releases to the air, water and land. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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