Solutia have signed a definitive agreement with UCB S.A. to sell their resins, additives and adhesives businesses for US$500 million. To this end, UCB have made an upfront payment of US$10 million for a short period of e...
The latest part of BP Solar’s factory in Homebush, Sydney, Australia was inaugurated today.
The most recent addition to the facility consists of automated machinery worth $12 million. The new equipment will help...
It was announced today that Western Garnet International have acquired the German company Koninex Mineral Mahlwerk GmbH for an undisclosed sum.
Kominex collect, recycle and sell garnet and alumina (aluminium oxide). T...
A house of the future, built from a range of energy-saving materials developed using nanotechnology is the aim of a new partnership between the CSIRO and the University of Technology, Sydney.
The NanohouseTM initiativ...
BP have just supplied 87,000 state-of-the-art photovoltaic cells for the new TXU-Europe building in Ipswitch, UK. They will constitute the main part of the 200kW project, which is the largest solar installation in the UK...
Alcan have won a United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) award for excellence in sustainable development. The award was the result of a an original program promoting the benefits of recycling and fostering entreprene...
Belgian company Solarmundo are looking to launch their solar power stations as soon as possible. Their power stations are based on a simple modular design allowing them to be scaled to suit requirements of varying sizes....
Hungarian chemical company Tiszai Vegyi Kombinat (TVK) have just completed the sale of their synthetics and plastics recycling company, Syntumex Kft. Syntumex was sold to Hungarian petrochemicals company Innochem Kft for...
Following the development of an all aluminium engine block, the board at Norsk Hydro have approved a major expansion project for VAW Alucast in Dillington. They have already committed 76 million Euros to the expansion wh...
Australian scientists have launched a new project to galvanise Australia's property, building and construction industry to embrace sustainability.
Evergen is an idea with a tangible outcome - commercial buildings,...