Anellotech Inc. (Pearl River, N.Y.; www.anellotech.com), a sustainable technology company focused on producing cost-competitive renewable chemicals from non-food biomass, today announced that the company has received an additional $3 million equity investment from an unnamed and confidential multinational strategic investor…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) Global Technology Director Henry Bryndza today received the Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management at the 2016 American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in San Diego, California. Bryndza was recognized for his…
The Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) rose 0.5% in January on a three-month-moving-average (3MMA) basis, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economics Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The January rise follows similar…
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The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose in January, by 0.5%, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The gain in January follows 0.4% and 0.7% gains…
The preliminary value for the December 2015 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) was down compared to the previous month’s data, continuing a string of declines in recent months. All subindices saw declines in December, except Engineering…
Chemical equity prices, as measured by the S&P index for chemical companies, fell by 10.4% in January, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The benchmark S&P 500 index…
Market volumes for specialty chemicals decreased in December by 0.1%, following a 0.7% decline in November, according to the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The declines were reported on a…
Today, Novozymes (Copenhagen, Denmark; www.novozymes.com) announced it has separated its biopharma activities into an independent company called Albumedix. The new company will be fully owned by Novozymes.“Over the past nine years, our work in albumin has resulted in a series…
The preliminary value for the November 2015 CE Plant Cost Index (CEPCI; the most recent available) declined again from the previous month, driven by a relatively large decrease in the Equipment subindex and small decreases in the Buildings and Construction…