Feb 19, 2019 | Industry News
Children living in homes with all vinyl flooring or flame-retardant chemicals in the sofa have significantly higher concentrations of potentially harmful semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in...
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Gevo has announced that it has developed a catalytic process that transforms low-cost commercially available waste by-product, renewable alcohols into renewable isoprene while reducing CO2...
Feb 18, 2019 | Industry News
In a continued collaboration with the Pantone Color Institute, BASF has created a collection of plastic designs inspired by the Pantone® Color of the Year 2019, PANTONE 16-1546, Living Coral...
Baerlocher will add new production lines for metal stearates coming onstream in 2021 to serve captive demand for PVC stabilizers and to support sales of metal soaps to other industries. Baerlocher...
Feb 15, 2019 | Industry News
UConn chemist Steve Suib has designed a new way of making acrylics at mild temperatures. Their technique can be finely tuned to avoid producing unwanted chemicals. The technique uses a porous...
The properties of graphene significantly depend on how the carbon layers interact with each other and when water enters in between it can modify the interaction...
Feb 14, 2019 | Product News
The Sanitized® Odoractiv 10 odor-management technology can now carry the bluesign® sustainability label, the Skin Friendly certification from the Hohenstein Institute and the ECO PASSPORT by...
Feb 13, 2019 | Industry News
Nouryon has more than doubled capacity for emulsion-based organic peroxides to meet increased demand in the North American polyvinyl chloride (PVC) market. Emulsion-based peroxides also play a key...
Braskem and Haldor Topsoe have announced the commissioning of a pioneering demonstration unit for the development of bio-based monoethylene glycol (MEG) from sugar. Located in Lyngby, Denmark, the...
A Northwestern University team is reshaping the world of graphene literally. The team has turned graphene oxide (GO) into a soft, moldable and kneadable play dough that can be shaped and reshaped...