Jul 15, 2021 | Industry News
Asbury Carbons has acquired Garmor to enhance its portfolio of engineered material solutions for coatings, adhesives, asphalt, cement as well as plastic and metal-matrix composites...
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The global polycarbonate diols market was valued over USD 200 Mn in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 400 Mn by 2031. Polycarbonate diols are resistant to oxidation, wear, and stains; they also...
Jul 14, 2021 | Industry News
According to a new study by a Texas A&M AgriLife research scientist, bioplastics can be created in a more economical and environmentally friendly way from the byproducts of corn stubble, grasses and...
Covestro is contributing its expertise to the Carbon2Polymers subproject which is investigating where cross-sector networking between the steel and chemical industries is possible. The German...
Jul 13, 2021 | Industry News
DSM and Fibrant announce the accomplishment of a major reduction in the GHG emission of Caprolactam and thus subsequently also of PA6 as produced in Europe by July 2021. The GHG emission saved is...
A new process developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP is able to isolate almost all of the mineral ash from recycled waste tires – allowing both the carbon black and the...
Jul 12, 2021 | Industry News
Indorama Ventures announces it will build a facility in Karawang, West Java, to recycle almost 2 billion plastic bottles a year in support of the government’s plan to reduce ocean debris...
Jul 12, 2021 | Product News
Kraton has received Critical Guidance Recognition from APR for its CirKular+ Performance Enhancement Series C2000 and C3000 for HDPE bottles. The APR recognition reinforces Kraton’s commitment to...
Jul 9, 2021 | Industry News
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) adds eight hazardous chemicals in the Candidate List. The list of substances of very high concern (SVHC) now contains 219 chemicals that may harm people or the...
Scientists used quantum chemical simulations run on supercomputers to predict a new catalyst architecture as well as its interactions with certain chemicals, and demonstrated in practice its ability...