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1. SNF To Acquire Obsidian Chemical Solutions LLC 8/15/2025

   SNF, the global leader in water-soluble polymers, today announced the acquisition of Obsidian Chemical Solutions LLC ("Obsidian"), a leading provider of specialty chemical solutions primarily for completion operations in the oil and gas industry.

2. Johnson Matthey's Technology Enables Successful Start-Up Of The World's Largest Single Train Methanol Plant 8/15/2025

   Johnson Matthey (JM) is pleased to announce that the three methanol production trains of Inner Mongolia Baofeng Coal-based New Materials Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group, were successfully commissioned in November 2024, February 2025, and March 2025, respectively.

3. Synthesising A New Allotrope Of Carbon 8/15/2025

   In a new study led by Oxford University’s Department of Chemistry, chemists have demonstrated the synthesis of a cyclocarbon that is stable enough for spectroscopic characterisation in solution at room temperature.

4. Magnetic Nanowires Take Hydrogen Production To The Next Level 8/14/2025

   As the world looks for cleaner ways to produce energy, green hydrogen (fuel made from water and renewable electricity) is gaining attention as a promising solution.

5. Transition Industries Signs Heads Of Agreement With Bonatti S.p.A For Critical Infrastructure On Pacifico Mexinol Project 8/14/2025

   Transition Industries LLC, a developer of world-scale, net-zero carbon emissions methanol and green hydrogen projects, signed a Heads of Agreement contract with Bonatti, an international contractor specializing in the energy sector, for critical infrastructure on the Pacifico Mexinol project in Sinaloa, Mexico.

6. Plastic From Plants: FAMU-FSU College Of Engineering Professor Uses Material In Plant Cell Walls To Make Versatile Polymer 8/14/2025

   In new research, Chung, an associate professor in the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, showed for the first time the possibility of using lignin, a material found in plant cell walls, and carbon dioxide to create a new kind of polyurethane, a polymer used in various applications for its ability to regulate heat, flexibility during processing and strength as a finished product.

7. ITMO Scientists Develop New Cheap And Quick Way To Produce Green Hydrogen 8/13/2025

   A team of researchers from ITMO have designed a new type of reactor that can quickly produce affordable green hydrogen.

8. Ready For Market: New Process Boosts Clean, Cost-Efficient Chemical Production 8/13/2025

   Building on their success developing a cleaner way to make valuable organic acids, researchers from the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have pushed one product closer to commercialization with a major upgrade in yield.

9. L&T Energy GreenTech Partners With Japan's ITOCHU For Green Ammonia Project 8/13/2025

   L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with ITOCHU Corporation of Japan to develop and commercialise a 300 KTPA green ammonia project at Kandla in Gujarat.

10. Could Caterpillar Guts Help To Manufacture Nanomaterials? 8/12/2025

    Making new nanomaterials could be as easy as giving caterpillars nanocarbon belts to nibble on and then processing their poo, RIKEN chemists have discovered¹.