Energy: China threatens trade war over solar panels

EU firms urge dialogue amid trade dispute

Algal DHA dietary supplementation linked to improved reading skills amongst children

New University of Oxford trial shows increased docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) intake leads to a gain in reading age for children in the lowest reading percentiles

China’s stocks rise as subway plan raises stimulus speculation

Chinese solar-panel exporters face threat of EU tariffs

Thermoplastic polyurethanes research lab opens in the United States

LANXESS to build world’s largest EPDM plant in China

Clariant partners with Emerald Technology Ventures

Clariant embarks on cooperation with technology companies in fast-growing cleantech sector

NatureWorks expands Ingeo product portfolio with Sulzer proprietary production equipment

New production technology will increase capacity at the NatureWorks’ Blair, Neb., facility to 150,000 metric tonnes per annum; new performance grades available Q2 2013

DuPont gets US Federal Court to stop Kolon from manufacturing Heracron? aramid fiber for 20 years

The U.S. Federal Court in Richmond, Va. has ordered Kolon Industries to stop producing and selling their Heracron aramid fiber.

First bio-based tie layer for greener multilayer packaging launched

95% plant-based polymer provides drop-in solution for packaging designers to make products more sustainable

China’s Ministry of Education to use Siemens PLM technology

Siemens PLM Software has signed a long-term memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Education Management Information Center of the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Education (MOE). The MOU establishes cooperation between the two parties to support the National Computer-Aided Technology Certification Project (CAXc Project) aimed at cultivating innovative engineering technology talent and enhancing career competitive advantages for China’s university and secondary vocational school studen