Contest Awards Startups Support

摘要

LAST YEAR, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Amsterdam, launched an innovative contest for innovators. Its Imagine Chemistry Challenge sought entries from startups in technical areas of interest to the company, with winners getting support from AkzoNobel and its partners. Ten startups won in 2017 - see "Imagine Chemistry Challenge Names Winners," http://bit.ly/2tjJpMo. This year's follow-up challenge had six categories fine-tuned to the company's specific needs: sustainable small-particle technologies; wastewater-free chemical sites; intelligent chemical plants; revolutionizing chlorate production; sustainable liquid-to-powder technologies; and zero-footprint surfactant platforms.