Century Lithium secures a provisional patent for its lithium extraction system, protecting key processes developed at its Lithium Extraction Facility. The patent encompasses treatment methods for lithium-bearing solids and solution management, excluding the lithium recovery stage. Century Lithium is focused on becoming a domestic lithium producer for electric vehicles and battery storage.
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Treadstone Elite® by Formulated Materials® receives US-patent. The sound-reducing mat offers enduring performance, crack resistance, and ease of installation.
Ecogensus has obtained a foundational patent for “Compositions Containing Solid Waste Materials” to improve waste-derived building materials for sustainable building.
Spectrum Plastics Group, which made the acquisition, focuses on scaled manufacturing of critical polymer-based components and devices for medical and other markets.
The DEET booster increases the effectiveness of current mosquito repellants through a fragrant compound derived from botanical oils.
W. R. Grace & Co. has announced it completed acquisition of the Fine Chemistry Services business of Albemarle Corporation.
The fund will invest in technologies, companies and infrastructure to enhance recovery and recycling of post-consumer and post-industrial plastics in the U.S. & Canada.
Enertopia announced filing of its first provisional patent with the USPTO, which the company hopes may improve solar panel efficiency.
PPG announced a vice president, global sustainability and vice president, automotive OEM coatings, Americas and mobility.
The plan will use CO2-free technologies such as electrically heated steam cracker furnaces to produce petrochemicals.
An expanded partnership and recycling program may mean that 3D printing customers will have more sustainable filament options.
Dow partnership with Mura Technology may not only recycle plastics, but also to help keep plastic waste out of the environment.
Tangent, a supplier of durable recycled plastic lumber products, announcesin receipt of U.S. patent for its wood-grain polymer lumber.
Enhanced conductivity and reduced interface resistance may enable solid-state batteries to be rapidly charged in a few minutes.
Hunt Perovskite Technologies gains two new patents toward the development of printed metal halide perovskite photovoltaic devices.
The new controller/corporate vice president will replace David Rosenthal, who plans to retire on or about July 1, 2021.
The electro-optic polymers technology is designed to scale existing internet infrastructure by transmitting data at higher speeds with less power.
Trinseo plans to acquire Arkema’s PMMA business as part of transformation to a specialty solutions provider.
LyondellBasell announced in a company press release that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
REC Group, a solar energy company in Norway announced a patent infringement lawsuit against Hanwha Q CELLS on November 30, 2020.
S&P Dow Jones Indices announces results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) rebalancing and reconstitution.
Solas OLED Ltd, announced in a press release that it has won its patent infringement action in Germany against LG Display and Electronics.
PPG has announced the appointment of Andrea Giunta as vice president, science and technology (S&T), color, effective Oct. 1.
Tupperware Brands has been issued a U.S. patent for a device designed to grow veggies in low earth orbit with minimal maintenance.
Key Patent Innovations purchases large portfolio of organic light emitting diode patents from OSRAM GmbH (“OSRAM”)
Lummus announces, Green Circle LLC, business to focus on capabilities and opportunities in the energy transition and circular economy.
Solvay introduced two new COVID-19 fighting products: a long-lasting antimicrobial spray agent and a yarn that incorporates antiviral/antibacterial agents and may offer increased production for masks and other textiles.
ASC awarded scholarships through the ASC Scholarship Program to five outstanding students pursuing science and/or business-related degrees.
Henkel and 6 companies partner to develop a patch that allows continuous, remote, and wireless monitoring of respiration, heart rate, and soon temperature of patients.
Henkel announced that Perwoll bottles in Western Europe will be fully recyclable with 25% recycled polyethylene from post-consumer sources.
LANXESS has donated one ton of its Rely+On Virkon disinfectant to hospitals in Wuhan and two surrounding cities to help fight coronavirus.
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has added a vegan raw material variant to its Aktiplast PP product range, according to a company press release.
INEOS will use UPM BioVerno, a raw material from a renewable residue of wood pulp processing, to produce bio-attributed polyolefins,
Saint-Gobain North America announced it has entered into a 12-year virtual Power Purchase Agreement to help offset its US CO2 emissions.
AZEK, an outdoor living, residential, and commercial building products company completes acquisition of PVC recycling and compounding company.
Clariant will continue to power its BU additives production facility solely with 100% renewable electricity following the site’s pilot switch one year ago.
Saint-Gobain today announces that Continental Building Products obtained shareholder approval to be acquired by Saint-Gobain
Henkel recognized its top suppliers for their best-in-class performance at the 2020 American Cleaning Institute Annual Meeting.
Air Liquide along with Solidia Technologies experts have industrialized Solidia ConcreteTM, which uses CO2 to cure concrete.
The BASF Living Acres Monarch Challenge shipped 20,000 milkweed seedlings to farmers and golf courses across the Midwest in 2019.
Recticel and Covestro have formed a circular economy collaboration toward developing solutions for mattresses sustainability and recycling.
PPG announced an agreement to acquire Industria Chimica Reggiana (ICR) S.p.A., a manufacturer of paints and coatings for the automotive refinish and light industrial coatings industries.
The Freudenberg company, Klüber Lubrication München SE & Co. KG, acquires TRAXIT International GmbH, a wire drawing lubricant manufacturer.
Effective January 1, 2020, Marco Swoboda, Corporate Senior Vice President Finance, will become new Chief Financial Officer of Henkel.
Clariant has agreed to sell its entire Masterbatches business to PolyOne, according to a Clariant press release.
PQ Group Holdings Inc. announced in a company press release that Albert F. Beninati Jr. has joined PQ as President, Performance Chemicals.
Covestro states in a press release that it has concluded the world’s largest ever corporate supply agreement with energy supplier Ørsted for electricity from offshore wind turbines.
INEOS will received recovered polymers from Viridor’s new £65m post-consumer polymers recycling plant at the Avonmouth Resource Recovery Centre, near Bristol for the production of recycled plastics.
Avery Dennison Corporation has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Smartrac’s Transponder (RFID Inlay) Division for €225 million.
AkzoNobel held a groundbreaking to announce its €50 million investment to expand the company’s wood coatings division.