Braskem and Haldor Topsoe announced in early February 2019, the commissioning of a pioneering demonstration unit for the development of monoethylene glycol from sugar.
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BASF, Arkema, and Samsung SDI accepted the top awards for Sustainability at the 5th annual BMW Supplier Innovation Awards, November 21, 2018.
Global specialty minerals and specialty chemicals company, ICL, announced in October 2018 that it has joined the Together for Sustainability’s (“TfS”) global supplier sustainability initiative.
Researchers have discovered a polymer with characteristics of plastics that can be converted back to its original state for recyclability.
Researchers at the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals have created a paradigm to identify value for using biomass in existing and new product
U of Pittsburgh researchers are using nanomaterials to take CO2 out of the air and combining it with hydrogen atoms to convert it into chemicals and fuels.
MIT chemical engineers have designed a material that uses carbon dioxide from the air and sunlight to grow, strengthen, and repair itself.
Sustainable biomedical and environmental sensing instruments may be made possible using protein nanowires, a product of a microorganism found in mud.
Two technologies from Dow, as well as DOW’s coating materials research division won BIG awards. along with Anuvia Plant Nutrients.
Twelve companies from eight different companies receive the JEC Innovation Award.
Samsung Electronics is Minimizing and Replacing Plastic Packaging with Sustainable Materials
Ceapro Inc won the Most Innovative Raw Material Award at the 2018 Cosmetics 360 Salon.
Air Liquide acquires TA Corporate Holdings, Inc., an independent distributor of industrial gases and welding supplies.
The Board of Directors of Asahi Kasei adopted a resolution for a change in the company’s Representative Directors on February 7, 2109.
Chem-Trend announced it will open an advanced R&D laboratory space in Maisach, Germany to enhance existing R&D capabilities.
University researchers analyze oxide films at atomic level to understand corrosion, which may lead to material improvements in the future.
SABIC, Rayonier, LyondellBassell, DowDuPont, Eastman and Huntsman post earnings highlights.
Fortune Magazine has announced its 2019 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies,” and in the Chemical Industry category, six companies have made the list.
SABIC has announced the production of its first certified circular polymers as part of what is known as a ‘market foundation stage.’
3M announced its Board of Directors will nominate CEO Mike Roman as chairman of the board following the annual meeting of shareholders in mid-May 2019.
Naia, the sustainably-sourced cellulosic yarn from Eastman, demonstrated its fabrics at Premiere Vision Paris, Feb. 12 to 14, 2019.
BASF inventors win award for novel diesel oxidation catalyst that may improve air quality and boost fuel economy.
BASF and Solenis have completed a previously announced merger of BASF’s wet-end Paper and Water Chemicals business with Solenis.