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FOCUS company. Both partners have also concluded long-term agreements concerning contract manufacturing and precious metal recycling. Based on these agreements, Ravindra Heraeus will continue to produce precious metal catalysts for the Indian market and recycle used catalysts at its site in Udaipur on behalf of Evonik. The catalysts for Evonik’s existing Indian customers are imported from Germany. In the future, these products will also be manufactured by Ravindra Heraeus in India. Evonik produces precious metal powder catalysts at its four sites in Hanau, Germany; Tsukuba, Japan; Americana, Brazil; and Calvert City, KY, USA. Press release from: Evonik Industries AG, Rellinghauser Strasse 1-11 45128, Essen, Germany. Website: http://www.evonik.com (7 Jun 2010) & Chemical Week, 14 Jun 2010 (Website: http://www.chemweek.com) & Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 21 Jun 2010, (512), 11 (in French) & Chemical Weekly, 15 Jun 2010, 55 (44)
Elevance Renewable Sciences and Evonik announce metathesis catalysts licence agreement Evonik Industries AG and Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc announce that they have entered into a licence agreement regarding Evonik’s US Patents Nos 7,378,528 and 7,652,145, directed to metathesis technology excluding Evonik’s catMETium RF product portfolio. The companies also intend to cooperate in further developing application of metathesis catalysts within Elevance’s business scope. Elevance has developed technology for manufacturing speciality chemicals from natural oils such as soybean, palm, rapeseed, algae, and Jatropha. It manufactures oils, lubricants additives, antimicrobials, and other chemicals from such bio-renewables, and competes with petrochemical based products. Press release from: Elevance Renewable Sciences, USA. Tel: +1 940 704 0777. Website: http://www.elevance.com
Lanxess India inks research pact with Institute of Chemical Technology Lanxess India (Lanxess), a manufacturer of speciality chemicals, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mumbai-
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based Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) involving various research and scientific projects. The Lanxess projects upon which ICT would work include process development of the current production lines in Lanxess, process development of new products, intricacies of chemical equipment design, and the on the research development of catalysts for various processes. The collaboration between Lanxess and ICT would contribute to the growth and success of the company in India. Chemical Weekly, 1 Jun 2010, 55 (42), 126 (Website: http://www.chemicalweekly.com) & Chemical Engineering World, May 2010, 45 (5), 49
Novozymes sues Danisco over enzymes Danish company Novozymes has filed a patent infringement suit involving its alpha-amylase enzyme for ethanol production against compatriot Danisco in the US District Court of Wisconsin. Novozymes is seeking for an injunction to stop Danisco’s supposed infringement and damage claims. Chemical and Engineering News, 24 May 2010, 88 (21), 19
Novozymes ferments collaborations Novozymes, a Danish enzyme specialist, has entered into several alliances covering cellulosic biofuels. The company’s research partnership with USA-based energy crop firm Ceres is centred on developing plant varieties and enzyme blends for generating cellulosic biofuels having increased yields but entailing reduced capital and operating costs. A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Novozymes and COFCO, a maker of processed agricultural products, and Chinese oil refiner Sinopec. The agreement is focused on the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol in China. COFCO and Sinopec will set up a 3 M gallon/y cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant with corn stover as feedstock and Novozymes’ enzymes. The demonstration plant is due for startup in 3Q 2011. Cellic CTec2, the enzyme product designed by Novozymes for cellulosic ethanol production, was introduced in Feb 2010. Novozymes
and Dutch yeast maker and ethanol producer Royal Nedalco will jointly come up with a fermentation technology that can effectively ferment both the complicated C5 sugars and the readily fermentable C6 sugars. Novozymes will collaborate with Chinese starch processing firm Dacheng to develop plastics from agricultural waste. Chemistry and Industry (London), 7 Jun 2010, (11), 7
Novozymes and Lignol sign deal to make biofuel from wood Novozymes and Lignol Energy Corp, a leading company in the cellulosic ethanol sector, have signed an R&D agreement to make biofuel from wood chips and other forestry residues. The partners aim to develop a process for making biofuel from forestry waste at a production cost down to $2/gal, a price competitive with gasoline and corn ethanol at the current US market prices. The parties plan to use Lignol’s industrial pilot plant in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, to optimize both Lignol’s process and Novozymes’ enzymes on different types of forestry waste. Later, Lignol plans to construct large-scale biorefineries for the production of cellulosic biofuel from wood chips and forestry residues. The agreement between Lignol and Novozymes formalizes a Memorandum of Understanding between the partners from Feb 2010. Press release from: Novozymes A/S, Krogshojvej 36, 2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark. Tel: +45 4446 0000, Fax: +45 4446 9999. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: http://www.novozymes.com (15 Jun 2010) & Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 21 Jun 2010, (512), 6 (in French)
Novozymes and Nedalco collaborate over enzymes for cellulose-based ethanol Novozymes and Koninklijke Nedalco are to collaborate in the development of a new fermentation process for the production of cellulose-based ethanol. Nedalco will develop strains of yeast which can ferment pentoses such as ribose and arabinose. The bacteria will be tested by both companies and marketed by Nedalco. Kemivarlden Biotech med Kemisk Tidskrift, Jun 2010, (6), 15 (in Swedish)
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Elevance Renewable Sciences and Evonik announce metathesis catalysts licence agreement Evonik Industries AG and Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc announce that they have entered into a licence agreement regarding Evonik’s US Patents Nos 7,378,528 and 7,652,145, directed to metathesis technology excluding Evonik’s catMETium RF product portfolio. The companies also intend to cooperate in further developing application of metathesis catalysts within Elevance’s business scope. Elevance has developed technology for manufacturing speciality chemicals from natural oils such as soybean, palm, rapeseed, algae, and Jatropha. It manufactures oils, lubricants additives, antimicrobials, and other chemicals from such bio-renewables, and competes with petrochemical based products. Press release from: Elevance Renewable Sciences, USA. Tel: +1 940 704 0777. Website: http://www.elevance.com
Lanxess India inks research pact with Institute of Chemical Technology Lanxess India (Lanxess), a manufacturer of speciality chemicals, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mumbai-
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based Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) involving various research and scientific projects. The Lanxess projects upon which ICT would work include process development of the current production lines in Lanxess, process development of new products, intricacies of chemical equipment design, and the on the research development of catalysts for various processes. The collaboration between Lanxess and ICT would contribute to the growth and success of the company in India. Chemical Weekly, 1 Jun 2010, 55 (42), 126 (Website: http://www.chemicalweekly.com) & Chemical Engineering World, May 2010, 45 (5), 49
Novozymes sues Danisco over enzymes Danish company Novozymes has filed a patent infringement suit involving its alpha-amylase enzyme for ethanol production against compatriot Danisco in the US District Court of Wisconsin. Novozymes is seeking for an injunction to stop Danisco’s supposed infringement and damage claims. Chemical and Engineering News, 24 May 2010, 88 (21), 19
Novozymes ferments collaborations Novozymes, a Danish enzyme specialist, has entered into several alliances covering cellulosic biofuels. The company’s research partnership with USA-based energy crop firm Ceres is centred on developing plant varieties and enzyme blends for generating cellulosic biofuels having increased yields but entailing reduced capital and operating costs. A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Novozymes and COFCO, a maker of processed agricultural products, and Chinese oil refiner Sinopec. The agreement is focused on the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol in China. COFCO and Sinopec will set up a 3 M gallon/y cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant with corn stover as feedstock and Novozymes’ enzymes. The demonstration plant is due for startup in 3Q 2011. Cellic CTec2, the enzyme product designed by Novozymes for cellulosic ethanol production, was introduced in Feb 2010. Novozymes
and Dutch yeast maker and ethanol producer Royal Nedalco will jointly come up with a fermentation technology that can effectively ferment both the complicated C5 sugars and the readily fermentable C6 sugars. Novozymes will collaborate with Chinese starch processing firm Dacheng to develop plastics from agricultural waste. Chemistry and Industry (London), 7 Jun 2010, (11), 7
Novozymes and Lignol sign deal to make biofuel from wood Novozymes and Lignol Energy Corp, a leading company in the cellulosic ethanol sector, have signed an R&D agreement to make biofuel from wood chips and other forestry residues. The partners aim to develop a process for making biofuel from forestry waste at a production cost down to $2/gal, a price competitive with gasoline and corn ethanol at the current US market prices. The parties plan to use Lignol’s industrial pilot plant in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, to optimize both Lignol’s process and Novozymes’ enzymes on different types of forestry waste. Later, Lignol plans to construct large-scale biorefineries for the production of cellulosic biofuel from wood chips and forestry residues. The agreement between Lignol and Novozymes formalizes a Memorandum of Understanding between the partners from Feb 2010. Press release from: Novozymes A/S, Krogshojvej 36, 2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark. Tel: +45 4446 0000, Fax: +45 4446 9999. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: http://www.novozymes.com (15 Jun 2010) & Chimie Pharma Hebdo, 21 Jun 2010, (512), 6 (in French)
Novozymes and Nedalco collaborate over enzymes for cellulose-based ethanol Novozymes and Koninklijke Nedalco are to collaborate in the development of a new fermentation process for the production of cellulose-based ethanol. Nedalco will develop strains of yeast which can ferment pentoses such as ribose and arabinose. The bacteria will be tested by both companies and marketed by Nedalco. Kemivarlden Biotech med Kemisk Tidskrift, Jun 2010, (6), 15 (in Swedish)
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