Informex Announces 'profiles In Sustainability' Awards; Call For Entries

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MEDIA RELEASE PR41715





Informex Announces 'Profiles in Sustainability' Awards; Call for Entries


PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --



    Informex (http://www.informex.com), the leading meeting place for buyers 

and sellers of high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications, today 

announced details for its 'Profiles in Sustainability' awards and issued a call 

for entries. The awards, now in their second year, will be celebrated at a gala 

dinner to take place on the evening of February 8, as part of InformexUSA 2011, 

being held in Charlotte, NC, from February 7-10, 2011. In addition to the gala 

dinner, on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 the award winners will have the 

opportunity to present a technical talk during the 'sustainability conference 

sessions' as part of the Informex schedule.


    The awards, which are open to any exhibitor or attendee of InformexUSA 

2011, are designed to honor those organizations that successfully demonstrate 

their commitment to improving sustainability across three main categories: 

Product innovation; Process innovation; and 'other green innovations.' 

Candidates wishing to enter the award must submit a one-page paper describing 

their proposal which must answer the following questions:


    -- Which of the 12 principles of green chemistry apply to this innovation?

    -- Is the technology being practiced on a commercial scale?

    -- What makes this technology unique?

    -- What was the magnitude (percentage) of: cost reduction, energy savings,

       water usage reduction, waste reduction, solvent usage reduction, 

       materials use reduction?

    -- Has there been a technical paper published?

    -- When was this innovation put into practice for the first time?



    One additional page can be submitted for supporting pictures, diagrams and 

figures. The deadline for awards submissions is 5:00pm EST, December 3, 2010.


    At the inaugural 'Profiles in Sustainability' awards held in February 2010, 

sixteen companies submitted projects for consideration that were judged based 

on scope and extent, environmental benefits, and economic feasibility. The five 

companies honored as 'Sustainability Innovators' were DSM, IoLiTec, Lonza, 

Segetis and The Wercs. One of the most important factors in their success, 

according to the judges, was that all the projects were viable - not just good 

ideas in theory.


    "The purpose of our Profiles in Sustainability awards is not focused on 

simply picking winners, but rather they are designed to highlight excellence in 

sustainability across the board and encourage more organizations to devote 

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resource to this increasingly critical area of operations," commented Informex 

Global Brand Director, Jennifer Jessup. "The awards were born from a need to 

recognize that sustainable chemistry is not just a passing fad or a niche 

branch for the chemical industry. Informex is leading the way in bringing Green 

Chemistry to the forefront in traditional chemical forums."


    The judging panel for the Profiles in Sustainability awards 2011 includes 

representatives from SOCMA, the leading trade press and academia. Further 

information on the Profiles in Sustainability awards can be found at 



    UBM Live (UBMLive) is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Business Media 

plc (LSE: UBM) a leading provider of business information services to the 

maritime, travel, fashion, technology, healthcare, media, and property 

industries. UBM offers services in trade shows, online, news distribution, and 

publishing to customers across the globe. Its brands are represented in more 

than 30 countries and are organized into specialist teams that serve their 

business communities helping them excel in their market by working effectively 

and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.ubmlive.com.


    About Informex:

    Organized by UBM Live, Informex is the leading meeting place for buyers and 

sellers of high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications. As the 

leading fine chemical tradeshow in the United States, InformexUSA has been a 

marketplace for networking and doing business in the fine, custom and specialty 

chemical manufacturing industry for more than 25 years. Visitors to the show 

come from a broad range of manufacturing industries including adhesives, 

electronics, agrochemicals, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, 

paints, and more. Each year the event brings together an international mix of 

more than 4,000 fine and specialty chemicals professionals and 500 exhibitors.



     SOURCE:  Informex


    CONTACT: Jennifer Jessup

                    Global Brand Director

                    UBM Live

                    +1-609-759-4707

                    jennifer.jessup@ubm.com or 


                    Impress Public Relations 

                    Richard Kerns

                    +44(0)161-728 5880

                    richard@impress-pr.com or 


                    Erin Hatzi

                    +1-503-928-7870

                    erin@impress-pr.com





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