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• First Example Of A Main Group Metal Carbonyl Complex Synthesized

  9/12/2025

  In a study published in Science, Oxford chemists explain how they have prepared the first isolable complex containing the carbon monoxide molecule bonded to a main group metal.

• Researchers Achieve Ethylene Electrosynthesis From Acetylene At Ampere-Level Current Density

  9/11/2025

  Ethylene, a key feedstock for producing a wide range of commodity chemicals, is traditionally obtained through steam cracking of petroleum-derived hydrocarbons.

• Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan, And Sumitomo Chemical Enter Into MOU On Integration Of Sumitomo Chemical's PP And LLDPE Businesses Into Prime Polymer, Aiming To Strengthen The Competitiveness Of The Domestic Polyolefin Business

  9/10/2025

  Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd., and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. hereby announce that Mitsui, Idemitsu, and Sumitomo Chemical have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) concerning the integration of the polyolefin (PO) business operated by Prime Polymer Co., Ltd. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Fumio Yoshizumi; hereinafter “PRM”), a joint venture between Mitsui and Idemitsu, with Sumitomo Chemical’s polypropylene (PP) business and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) business in Japan (collectively “Sumitomo Target Business”) (such integration, the “Business Integration”).

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