Keyword: greenhouse gas reduction

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Lanxess Expands High-tech Plastics Production in USA

15.08.2014 - Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is expanding its Gastonia, North Carolina, compounding facility for high-tech plastics by adding a second production line. The expansion...

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US Coal Mining States Sue Environmental Protection Agency

08.08.2014 - Twelve US coal mining states, including West Virginia, Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming, have...

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Bio-based Chemicals Get Shale Gas Boost

26.05.2014 - Bio-based chemicals are the unexpected beneficiaries of the North American shale gas boom, according to a report by market research organization IHS. Because the switch to lighter...

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UK’s CO2 Price Floor Plan in Line with EU Rules

22.05.2014 - A British plan to compensate certain energy-intensive industries for higher energy costs resulting from its carbon price floor is in line with EU state aid rules, the European...

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EU Draws Up New GHG and Renewables Targets

30.01.2014 - Under its new framework plan for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions up to 2030, the European Commission has set a goal of cutting emissions by 40% against 1990 and a binding...