Feb 13, 2020 | Industry News
AVA Biochem has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with the Michelin Group with the common goal to implement 5-HMF in various materials and chemical applications. Applications of 5-HMF...
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Feb 12, 2020 | Industry News
Scientists from the Universities of Bath and Birmingham have developed a new way of chemically recycle plastics that converts plastics back into their constituent chemical molecules. Using this...
INEOS and UPM Biofuels have announced a long-term agreement to supply a renewable raw material for new polymers. These new sustainable materials will be used in a wide range of products like...
Feb 11, 2020 | Industry News
M&M predicts the slip additives market to reach USD 284 million by 2024, at a CAGR of 5.0%, from USD 223 million in 2019. The growth of the slip additives market is primarily triggered by the...
ECHA has added Diisohexyl phthalate, PFBS and two new substances to the Candidate List. Diisohexyl phthalate is used as a plasticizer in PVC and PFBS is used as a flame retardant in polycarbonate...
Feb 11, 2020 | Product News
LANXESS will be showcasing its sustainable solutions at the Tire Technology Expo. It will showcase a wide range of environmentally friendly Rhenodiv release agents, Rhenomark tire marking paints...
Feb 10, 2020 | Product News
Clariant has announced the addition of a new oxygen-scavenging additive masterbatch to its MEVOPUR line of medical-grade materials and services for pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices...
Feb 10, 2020 | Industry News
CARBIOS has signed an exclusive Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Novozymes to secure the production of CARBIOS’ proprietary PET-degrading enzymes at both demonstration and industrial level...
Feb 7, 2020 | Industry News
Evonik has successfully closed the acquisition of the US company PeroxyChem for US$640 million after the responsible court in Washington D.C. dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade...
Feb 7, 2020 | Product News
Clariant Masterbatches has developed a novel chrome color that opens new opportunities for designers and manufacturers of high-end products, bottles and packaging. The new color increases...