Welcome to the ICIS CEO Opinion e-newsletter: Sustainable chemistry is a hot topic, especially given US president Obama’s firm backing for industrial biotechnology...Forward to a friend | View as a webpage | Add us to your white list | Blackberry / Text version
ICIS CEO Opinion
Feedback | Contact | Subscribe Issue 26: 3 August 2009
RFQ

Interview of the month
Obama's green message boosts biopolymer profile
Sustainable chemistry is a hot topic, especially given US president Obama’s firm backing for industrial biotechnology. This month ICIS Chemical Business editor Anna Jagger talks to Marc Verbruggen, CEO of US-based biopolymer producer NatureWorks about its strategy and the drive to green materials.
Related news
Industrial biotech sector facing slowdown challenges
NatureWorks, Avantium to work on bio-based polymers
US Cargill takes full NatureWorks ownership, dissolves Teijin jv
US biotech firms expect funding boost from Obama
Top More News

ADVERTORIAL
ICIS reveals innovation shortlist
Thirteen companies have been shortlisted in the four categories in this year’s ICIS Innovation Awards, sponsored overall by Dow Corning and by CRA International for the Best Product category. See full details at www.icis.com/awards ICIS Innovation Awards 2009

For more information on MEGlobal
Natureworks web site
NatureWorks technology explained
Frequently asked questions about NatureWorks and its technology
News about NatureWorks
Life cycle assessments of NatureWorks' biopolymer
Latest news from ICIS
Polyester boom in China pushing up PTA, PX prices
Dow reports $435m Q2 net loss, sequential sales volume gain
BASF shares slump 4% on weak Q2, no recovery seen for H2
Al-Waha to achieve commercial PP output at Al-Jubail in Q4

Related features from ICIS Chemical Business
Chemical producers seek sustainable chemicals reveals survey
Bioplastic market expands despite recession
White biotechnology starting to fulfill its potential
Top

ICIS TV & Radio

This week's edition takes a look at water, including desalination, purification, agricultural applications, industrial water treatment and much more. Features editor Clay Boswell talks about several new technical innovations and editor Feliza Mirasol examines the strong growth of the water membrane industry.

Joe Kamalick’s Washington Letter 27 July
Joe Kamalick asks whether proposals before Congress for carbon capture and sequestration are just a pipe dream, or is the US digging itself into a hole?

Chemical News Central: 27 July 2009
Simon Robinson runs through top business news from ICIS, including early quarter two results, Poland’s privatisation plans, and the suspended death sentence for Tonghai Chen, a past chairman of Sinopec

Top More from ICIS TV & radio

ICIS offers
Take out a trial or save on a subscription
Click on the product or service you are interested in for more information
newspricing ICIS Heren ICB
Top
Gas

Chemicals Survey
Read the findings of the latest ICIS reader research on sustainable chemistry

ICIS conferences
The 2009 China Base Oils Conference
10 September 2009 - 11 September 2009
The 3rd ICIS Heren Gas Conference
14 September 2009 - 15 September 2009
The 2nd Chemical Purchasing Summit
17 September 2009 - 18 September 2009
The 6th ICIS Middle Eastern Base Oils & Lubricants conference
13-14 October 2009
The 7th ICIS World Oleochemicals Conference
20 October 2009 - 21 October 20099
More conferences

Manage Your Account:

This email has been sent to #emailaddr#
Advertise in this email by contacting Alex Broughton on 0208 652 3031
Add us to your safe senders list
Receive your own copy of this email.
Do not reply to this email as it is unmonitored. To send us your feedback, email us
Unsubscribe from future future CEO Opinion monthly newsletters.


Disclaimer:
This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information, which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible.

Reed Business Information Limited. Registered Office: Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5AS.
Registered in England under Company No. 0151537
AOP Business Publisher 2008