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BUSINESS Business Roundup ShareShare onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail C&EN, 2018, 96 (15), p 19April 9, 2018Cite this:C&EN 96, 15, 19AbstractKureha will spend $94 million at its site in Iwaki, Japan, to increase polyphenylene sulfide capacity by 5,000 metric tons per year. The heat-resistant polymer is used in industrial applications such as automotive electronics. The site is located in an area that was affected by the 2011 tsunami. BioConsortia, a developer of microbes for plant trait enhancement and yield improvement, has raised $10 million from investors, including Otter Capital and Khosla Ventures. CEO Marcus Meadows-Smith says the funding will allow the firm to add more genomic and machine-learning tools. Prince International has been sold by Palladium Equity Partners to American Securities, both private equity firms, for an undisclosed sum. Prince makes manganese derivatives and other inorganic materials. Wild Type, a San Francisco-based cultured meat start-up, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding from Spark Capital, Root Ventures, and other backers. The firm says it is developing a process for makingView: PDF | Full Text HTML

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