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also chairman and founder of Aquatech Infrastructures Ltd., a water and wastewater treatment company in Pakistan. Metabolix appoints COO Metabolix Inc. promoted Johan van Walsem to the position of chief operating officer. In the newly created role, van Walsem will be responsible for the management of the company’s biopolymers, biobased chemicals and crops businesses, as well as the key functional areas that enable these businesses to perform. He most recently served as the company’s vice president of manufacturing and product development, and has more than 20 years of experience in the processing industry.
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2 companies certified under PFI standards program The Pellet Fuels Institute has certified Massena, N.Y.-based Curran Renewable Energy and American Wood Fibers, with locations in Circleville, Ohio, and Marion, Va., under the PFI Standards Program. This is a third-party certification program that provides standard specifications for residential- and commercial-grade fuel. McGinn confirmed for Navy energy position Dennis McGinn has been confirmed as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and the Environment. He most recently served as president and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy. McGinn had a 35-year career with the U.S. Navy, where he served as a naval aviator, test pilot, aircraft carrier commanding officer, and national security strategist.
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Polymer firm releases new sprayable coating Germany-based Ceramic Polymer GmbH, a provider of coating systems for biogas applications, has launched a new product line of “winter systems,” which can be applied at ambient temperatures of up to -10 degrees Celsius. The combination of specific fillers and reactive hardener compositions enables the use of the new winter product series during dry winter seasons. The coating systems are sprayable and cure within two to three days. After seven days of curing, the coated surface is generally chemical resistant.
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