engineering and math (STEM).
The grant money will provide for advanced science content instruction from
university professors and specialists to
BISD teachers, who will in turn share
the new content with their colleagues
throughout the District, strengthening
the science content and learning experience for all BISD science students.
In addition to the grant money, the
BASF Beaumont plant also donated
safety glasses for BISD students to use
in the classroom.
“BASF is a valuable community
partner and we are extremely grateful
for their generous grants to fund science education,” said Patsy McGee,
“BASF places a priority on supporting student engagement in STEM educational programs,” said Debbie Dailey,
Site Manager for BASF in Beaumont.
“Through these programs, we hope to
encourage students to view science as a
long-term field of study and possible career path.”
AkzoNobel, Eneco and
Groningen Seaports Invest
in Sustainable Steam
Generation
AkzoNobel has signed a multi-year agreement to purchase sustainably generated
steam from Dutch energy provider Eneco.
The partnership will help to reduce the
company’s CO2 emissions by more than
100,000 tons a year. The agreement became possible after Eneco was given the
go-ahead to retrofit its biomass facility
– Bio Golden Raand in Delfzijl – to produce steam in addition to electricity.
AkzoNobel will now purchase sus-
tainably generated steam for the next
12 years, as well as investing in new
infrastructure at the Delfzijl Chemical
Park. In addition, the company will sup-
ply steam to neighboring customers,
with Groningen Seaports providing the
necessary infrastructure, such as a steam
distribution pipeline that will also be ac-
cessible to other interested parties.
By reducing its dependence on fossil
fuels in favor of using sustainably gen-
erated steam, AkzoNobel expects to cut
CO2 emissions by an amount equiva-
lent to what is produced each year by
12,500 households.
The supply of sustainably
generated steam will begin in
December 2016.
AkzoNobel to Invest in
Performance Coatings
Activities in Vietnam
AkzoNobel has announced plans to invest in its Performance Coatings business
