share these in a closing presentation
on November 24.
• Open Innovation Award: On the second day of the Summit, the winners
of the Open Innovation contest on
energy storage will be announced.
Each winning team will receive prize
money of EUR100,000 and have the
chance to implement their ideas in a
project in collaboration with BASF.
•Innovation Round Table: On
November 25, BASF will for the
first time host the Innovation Round
Table. Companies from across
Europe will be sharing ideas on “co-
creation and technology scouting.”
•Jamming: Around 30 representa-
tives from politics, business, science
and NGOs from the Rhine-Neckar
metropolitan region will attend a
creative workshop on November
25 and develop ideas related to the
topic “smart energy for the metro-
politan region.”
•150 minutes Creator Space tour:
On November 26, BASF employees
are invited to the conference center,
where they will get an overview of
the ideas that have been developed
at Creator Space in Ludwigshafen
and the previous tour stops.
• Knowledge sharing: On November
27, BASF employees who have been
involved in the Creator Space program around the globe will share
their experiences.
• Global Idea Pitch: At the last event
of the tour and the anniversary celebrations, the 10 best employee teams
who participated in the global idea
pitch on “urban living” will compete
against each other on November 30.
They will present their concepts to a
jury which includes members of th
BASF Board of Executive Directors.
BASF will support the realization of
the winning projects.
• Exhibits: As part of Creator Space,
there will be exhibits and art installations based on the theme “smart
energy” taking place in the conference center, Visitor Center and the
company restaurants.
The Creator Space tour is
the cornerstone of BASF’s anniversary
celebrations. The aim is to bring people
and ideas together all over the world
to collaborate on finding solutions
to challenges related to smart energy,
food and urban living. More details
and updates on all activities related to
the celebrations of BASF’s 150th anni-
versary can be found on Creator Space
Online - a global, collaborative inter-
net platform.
Chemours Signs Agreement
with Dow to Sell its Aniline
Facility
The Chemours Company, a global chemical company with market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and
chemical solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its aniline facility in
Beaumont, Texas to The Dow Chemical
Company (Dow) for approximately $140
million in cash. The transaction close is
subject to customary approvals and closing conditions.
As part of this transaction, Chemours
has entered into an agreement to meet
Dow’s additional aniline requirements with supply from its Pascagoula,
Mississippi facility. Chemours will continue to serve other aniline customers
from its Pascagoula plant.
“We have moved rapidly since
Chemours was created in July to capture substantial cost reductions and
streamline our portfolio,” said Mark
Vergnano, Chemours president and
CEO. “We will continue to take actions to deliver on every aspect of our
five-point transformation plan, and to
enable greater focus on our businesses
that have the strongest advantages and
greatest market opportunities.”
Vergnano added: “Dow owning the
Beaumont aniline facility is a natural fit,
since Dow has been our largest aniline
customer for many years. Our aniline
facility employees have been a valued
part of our company, and we wish them
well in this next chapter of their working lives.”
Sun Chemical Creates
New Advanced Materials
Division
Sun Chemical has formed a new
Advanced Materials division
which features an expanded
portfolio of technologies from
both Sun Chemical and DIC,
its parent company, to further en-
hance the company’s ability to serve
its customers.
Utilizing over two centuries of expertise, Sun Chemical Advanced Materials
will deliver solutions to broad markets,
including automotive, inkjet, electronics, architectural and industrial coatings,
aerospace, printed circuits, photovoltaics,
printed electronics, plastic cards, water
degassing, and plastics.
“By expanding Sun Chemical’s product portfolio, we can better serve our
customers with highly-specialized technologies,” said Rudi Lenz, President and
CEO of Sun Chemical. “Using both Sun
Chemical and DIC’s extensive networks,
we can deliver tailor-made solutions to
our global customers with trusted service
and support.”
Solvay Receives RSB
Certification for Epicerol
Solvay subsidiary Advanced Biochemical
Thailand Co., Ltd. (ABT) has received
certification from the Roundtable on
Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) for the
production of Epicerol, a bio-based
building block for renewable chemicals
and resins.
The certificate covers the manufacture
of bio-based epichlorohydrin (ECH), using Solvay’s innovative technology, from
vegetable glycerol derived from biodiesel
and oleochemical production.
ABT is the first bio-based chemical operator in Asia to obtain RSB certification.
“We are extremely proud of this evaluation which is recognized by leading
NGOs,” said Bruno Van Parys, ABT vice-president. “RSB certification validates
Epicerol as the leading bio-based ECH
for customers because of its outstanding
environmental attributes.”
Rolf Hogan, executive director of RSB
said, “We are very pleased that ABT has
chosen RSB to demonstrate the sustainability of their ECH process. This demonstrates that RSB is the partner of choice
for biomaterials operators that are interested in true sustainability.” CW
