Rhein Chemie Corporation to present at the Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference in Washington, D.C. – Company also applied for the Presidential Green Chemistry Award
Wednesday, 23. May 2007 Rhein Chemie Corporation’s environmentally friendly alternatives to petroleum-based products are receiving national attention. “Additives for Optimizing Renewable Resources in the Production of Polyurethane Systems & Plastics”, has been accepted for presentation at the 11th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference that will be held in Washington, D.C. from June 26-29. The technology is also a candidate for the Presidential Green Chemistry Award.
Chardon, Ohio – Rhein Chemie Corporation’s environmentally friendly alternatives to petroleum-based products are receiving national attention. “Additives for Optimizing Renewable Resources in the Production of Polyurethane Systems & Plastics”, has been accepted for presentation at the 11th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference that will be held in Washington, D.C. from June 26-29. The technology is also a candidate for the Presidential Green Chemistry Award.
Chemists in Rhein Chemie’s Engineering Plastics Division, in partnership with Bio-Based Technologies LLC, Rogers, Arkansas, developed the additive technology to replace petroleum-based polyols with bio-based polyols, particularly in soy-based systems. The presentation will discuss some of the chemical additives that fostered the innovation and commercialization of soy-based polyols in the rigid polyurethane spray foam insulation, and retrofitted and new construction markets. Two commercial additives in particular, Addocat™ 102 and Stabaxol® P200, have provided reactivity and shelf-life stability improvements in the soy polyol side of the polyurethane rigid foam reaction.
The Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference recognizes companies for their efforts to reaffirm and extend the importance of green chemistry as a means to prevent pollution and achieve sustainability. The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Program is an opportunity for individuals, groups, and organizations to compete for annual awards in recognition of innovations in cleaner, cheaper, smarter chemistry. The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Program provides national recognition of outstanding chemical technologies that incorporate the principles of green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture, and use, and have been or can be utilized by industry in achieving their pollution prevention goals.
Rhein Chemie has been successfully providing the chemical industry with tailor-made additives and service products for more than 100 years. Approximately 900 Rhein Chemie employees produce and sell products worldwide to many segments of the rubber, lubricant, plastics and polyurethane industries. About 550 employees work at the head office in Mannheim-Rheinau. The company has subsidiaries and production facilities in Europe, Asia and North and South America. Rhein Chemie is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the LANXESS Group, Leverkusen.
Chardon, 23. May 2007
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