The Seeker, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of additives, wishes to identify sources and partners to supply commercially available zinc-rich materials.
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This is an electronic Request-for-Partners (eRFP) Challenge; the Solver will only need to submit a written proposal to be evaluated by the Seeker with the goal of establishing a collaborative partnership.
Overview
Zinc is a metallic element with many uses from metal alloys to nutritional supplements to chemical additives. It is the 24th most common element in the Earth’s crust and The Seeker for this Challenge is interested in finding sources and potential partners to supply zinc-rich materials for use in oil-based systems. The material may either be a metal-organic, particulate or colloidal material, which is ideally readily soluble in oil or could, subject to simple chemical modification, be made to be soluble in oil. It must be at least 15% zinc by weight and should be readily available on at least a 100 ton per year scale.
Submissions to this Challenge must be received by 11:59 PM (US Eastern Time) on 19-Jul-2021.
Source: InnoCentive
