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Covestro, a world leader in coating resin solutions for the decorative industry, today announces the launch of an additional approach as part of its strategy to enable more sustainable, safer solutions for the decorative paints and coatings market. As part of this new approach, which leverages Covestro’s leading position in bio-based resin innovation, the organization will grow its Decovery® family of resins and added-value services to meet the demands of its customers and markets.

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The World Economic Forum’s new global Centre for Urban Transformation has selected three diverse metropolitan areas in the United States to help jumpstart new public-private collaboration
Global testbeds for urban innovation are also planned in eight additional cities across Latin America, Africa and Asia as part of a new Urban Innovation Challenge

These global initiatives will take center stage as Detroit hosts the inaugural Urban Transformation Summit on 6-8 December 2021 to mobilize action in support of more sustainable and inclusive cities

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Fourth wallbox production line goes into operation

Customers in Austria and Switzerland increasingly turning to smart charging technology from Heidelberg
Growth in electromobility sales far exceeding planned target in current financial year

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Critical Manufacturing today announced that it will exhibit with technology leader, ASMPT, at the productronica 2021 trade fair (to be held at Messe München, Munich, Germany, November 16 to 19, 2021, Hall A3/ Booth 377). ASMPT will once again present a whole slew of innovative hardware and software solutions for the integrated smart factory. Highlights include the premiere of Open Automation, which is what ASM calls its comprehensive, modular and open concept for automation in SMT production, and Critical Manufacturing will be showcasing its modern, fully integrated MES for Electronics Assembly.

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Dow Polyurethanes, a business division of Dow (NYSE: DOW), launches its new certified product range of DIAMONDLOCK™ Play Systems binders for playgrounds in Europe. The range has been certified as compliant with the European safety standard EN 1177.

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Deutsche Messe Technology Academy initiates the first facility for industrial knowledge transfer in the USA.

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Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, yet there are concrete actions policymakers can take, according to a new report released by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today.

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Electric vehicle battery packs have increasing requirements concerning their thermal runaway mitigation strategy. Meanwhile, the aerogel industry is overly dependent on oil & gas and in need of diversification. Could this be the perfect match between a problem looking for a solution and a solution looking for a problem?

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Cities have a crucial role to play in the race to reach net-zero emissions by 2050; to respond to this challenge, the World Economic Forum today launches a Toolbox of Solutions, a digital platform containing more than 200 leading practices and case studies to boost sustainability and reduce emissions in cities, at its Sustainable Development Impact Summit
The platform, developed in collaboration with Accenture, focuses on solutions that address clean electrification, efficiency and smart infrastructure across sectors including energy, buildings and mobility

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It seems the electric revolution is finally here. According to the International Energy Agency, there were more than ten million electric cars on the world's roads already at the end of 2020 – up 43% from 2019.

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