Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has awarded Comet Biorefining Inc. a grant of CA$10.9 million for the construction of its first-of-a-kind advanced bio-based chemicals plant.
Sanjay Monie, Ph.D., has joined Orion Engineered Carbons as Technical Market Manager – Inks, Coatings, and Special Applications in the specialty carbon black segment.
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) announced that terminology and definitions supportive of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and life cycle thinking have been added to a new version of ASTM C1193, Standard Guide for Use of Joint Sealants.
It’s estimated that 10 percent of all the energy used in buildings in the United States can be attributed to window performance, costing building owners about $50 billion annually, yet the high cost of replacing windows or retrofitting them with an energy efficient coating is a major deterrent.