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Lovells Group appoints renowned polymer chemist Lovells Group has announced the appointment of Emeritus Professor Jacques W.M. Noordermeer of the Netherlands, adding “one of Europe’s most respected polymer chemists” to its engineering team. According to a statement from Lovells, Noordermeer has more than 45 years’ experience advising industry on advanced elastomers, is an Officer in…

Government pledges $1.1 billion over ten years to grow low-carbon liquid fuel industry

The federal government has announced funding budgeted at $1.1 billion “to help unlock the vast economic opportunities” offered by low-carbon liquid fuels, and claiming that the nation “has the ingredients needed to make cleaner liquid alternatives to fossil fuels” made from materials such as agricultural waste. Citing Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) estimates, the government…