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TANAKA establishes production system in China for fuel cell electrode catalysts

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Electrode catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEFCs) As part of the agreement, production equipment will be installed at the plant of Ya’an Guangming Paite Precious Metal Co., TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo aims to use this agreement to meet the growing domestic demand for fuel cell electrode catalysts in China.

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Cadillac CELESTIQ to be built at GM’s Global Technical Center

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The investment will be used to purchase and install related equipment to hand-build the CELESTIQ and campus renovation work has already begun. This will include both structural and cosmetic parts, and both polymer and metal pieces. Cadillac CELESTIQ show car. 3D Printer at GM Additive Industrialization Center.

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UK Carbon Trust to invest 1M in ACAL Energy as part of Polymer Fuel Cell Challenge; longer-term focus on automotive applications

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million) investment as part of its Polymer Fuel Cell Challenge. The Carbon Trust’s Polymer Fuel Cell Challenge was launched in 2009 to deliver the critical reduction in fuel cell system costs that must be achieved to make mass market deployment a reality. Cha, CEO of ACAL Energy.

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Shell, ITM Power to install 10MW electrolyzer for refinery hydrogen

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Shell, together with ITM Power, plans to install a 10MW electrolyzer to produce hydrogen at the Wesseling refinery site within the Rheinland Refinery Complex. This would be the largest unit of its kind in Germany and the world’s largest PEM (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane) electrolyzer.

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Kinder Morgan and Neste partner on major renewable fuels logistics project in US

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As part of the initial, committed phases of the project, Kinder Morgan will modify existing tanks and piping to enable segregated storage for a variety of raw material across 30 tanks. Neste’s renewable feedstock for polymers and chemicals manufacturing can also significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the end products.

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Solvay adds new thermoplastic composite capacity in the US to meet growing automotive and aerospace demand

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Solvay announced the installation completion of its new thermoplastic composites (TPC) manufacturing facility at its Greenville, South Carolina site. The new product line will have the ability to manufacture unidirectional composite tape from a range of high-performance polymers including PVDF, PPS and PEEK.

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EOS enters a three-year technical partnership with Williams on additive manufacturing

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Williams already owns two polymer EOS systems. Alumide (aluminum filled polyamide) is predominantly used to create stable parts for functional testing, ranging from engine ancillaries and complete gearbox assemblies for mock-ups to jigs and fixtures for laminate production.