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  1. UH Mānoa Chemists Unlock New Way To Turn Methane Into Valuable Chemicals 3/2/2026

    Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Chemistry have developed a new step-by-step chemical process that converts methane, the primary component of natural gas, into valuable chemicals.

  2. Saint-Gobain Continues Its Development In Construction Chemicals By Entering The Dominican Republic And Strengthening Its Position In Benelux 3/1/2026

    Saint‑Gobain has concluded an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Morteros de Europa, a leading player in the Dominican Republic in construction chemicals. The company offers a wide range of mortars, including tile adhesives and façade solutions.

  3. Kuraray To Expand Reactivated Carbon Production Capacity In The United States 2/27/2026

    Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hitoshi Kawahara) announced that its U.S.-based subsidiary, Calgon Carbon Corporation (hereinafter “Calgon Carbon”), has decided to expand its reactivated carbon production capacity at the company’s Columbus Plant in Ohio, U.S.A., in response to the growing global demand for activated carbon.

  4. Lubrizol Launches Breakthrough LED Chlorination Technology To Elevate CPVC Resin Performance 2/26/2026

    Lubrizol announced a major advancement in its CPVC manufacturing with the introduction of LED reactor technology at the company’s Louisville, Kentucky plant.

  5. New Technology Could Use Sunlight To Break Down 'Forever Chemicals' 2/26/2026

    An international team of scientists led by the University of Bath has developed a new catalyst – a substance that speeds up chemical reactions – that uses sunlight to break down so-called ‘forever chemicals’ prevalent in the environment and known to accumulate in the human body with unknown long-term health effects.

  6. Siemens And CAPHENIA Accelerate Scale-Up Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel 2/25/2026

    Siemens and the German cleantech company CAPHENIA are partnering to scale the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

  7. UBE Announces Investment In South Korea's CheomdanLab. Inc 2/25/2026

    UBE Corporation (President: Yuki Nishida; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter, "UBE") announced today that it has invested in CheomdanLab. Inc. (CEO: Hajun Jang; Head Office: Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea), a South Korean startup that develops and manufactures silicon nitride powder and ceramic balls.

  8. Honeywell Process Technology To Help Verso Energy Accelerate eSAF Production 2/24/2026

    Honeywell today announced that Verso Energy, an integrated energy company focused on producing low-carbon molecules, will use Honeywell UOP’s eFining methanol-to-jet processing technology to produce electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) at seven planned production sites in France, Finland and the United States.

  9. Green Hydrogen Without Forever Chemicals And Iridium 2/24/2026

    In the EU project SUPREME, an international research team with the participation of TU Graz is developing an electrolyser to produce green hydrogen more sustainably and efficiently.

  10. Waterloo Researchers Turning Plastic Waste Into Vinegar 2/23/2026

    Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient of vinegar, using sunlight.