# Semplastics awarded $1.4 million DOE contract for coal waste research

Semplastics and its X-MAT division were awarded $1.4 million in funding by the U.S. Department of Energy for a cost-shared research project to develop high-strength components from coal waste.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-08-25
- Where: Orlando, Florida, United States
- Value: $1.40M
- Status: announced
- Products: components from coal waste
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Semplastics](https://endata.com/companies/49450.md)
- [U.S. Department of Energy](https://endata.com/companies/11453.md) (customer)
- [X-MAT](https://endata.com/companies/49451.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [marketpressrelease.com](https://www.marketpressrelease.com/Semplastics-awarded-14-million-from-Department-of-Energy-to-create-new-uses-for-coal-waste-1598370514.html), 2020-08-25: "Semplastics and its Advanced Materials Division X-MAT have been awarded $1.4 million in funding by the Department of Energy for a cost-shared research project to develop high-strength, commercially-useful components made from coal waste."

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