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51. INEOS Enterprises To Acquire ASHTA Chemicals Inc. From Bigshire Mexico 10/19/2022

    INEOS Enterprises has today announced an agreement to acquire ASHTA Chemicals Inc, from Bigshire Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. The deal, which consists of a 100ktpa Potassium Hydroxide (KOH)/65 ktpa Chlorine plant, is targeted to close before the end of 2022, subject to regulatory approvals.

52. Borealis Advances Plastics Circularity With The First-Of-Its-Kind Borcycle M Commercial-Scale Advanced Mechanical Recycling Plant 10/19/2022

    ​Borealis is designing a first-of-its-kind commercial-scale advanced mechanical recycling plant to be located in Schwechat, Austria. The plant will be based on Borealis’ own Borcycle M technology, which transforms polyolefin-based post-consumer waste into high-performance polymers suitable for demanding applications.

53. Mitsui Chemicals Group To Produce Chemically Recycled Polyethylene Derived From Plastic Waste 10/18/2022

    Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: HASHIMOTO Osamu) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd, a Singapore registered company, to agree on a supply of ethylene derived from plastic waste.

54. SpecialChem And Agilis Announce The Launch Of ionicPIM - A Product Information Management System Designed For The Chemical Industry 10/18/2022

    Agilis, a provider of digital commerce solutions for the chemical industry, and SpecialChem, the world's largest materials selection platform, announce today their partnership to bring to market a cloud-based Product Information Management (PIM) system designed specifically for the chemical industry.

55. Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (CIL) Embarks On Largest Expansion Project In The Company's History 10/17/2022

    Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. (CIL), the world leader in stable isotope chemistry and the separation of carbon-13 (13C), has embarked on the largest expansion in the company's history.

56. Stavian Chemical Leads The Way With The 'One-Stop Shop' Solution For The Global Plastics Industry At K 2022 10/17/2022

    Stavian Chemical, the 22nd largest global chemical distributor, is showcasing its exceptional 'One-Stop Shop' solution' and a wide range of polymers, affirming its leading position in the global plastics industry, especially in Europe, at booth C12, hall 7.2, during the K 2022.

57. Atomically Dispersed Bimetallic Iron-Cobalt Electrocatalysts Developed For Green Production Of Ammonia 10/15/2022

    Scientists from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated the use of controllably synthesized single-atom catalysts (SACs) to depict the relationship between electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) performance and single-atom (SA) loading.

58. Technip Energies And Shell Catalysts & Technologies Strengthen Strategic Alliance On CANSOLV Technology To Address Growing Carbon Capture And Storage Demand 10/14/2022

    Technip Energies and Shell Catalysts & Technologies are building on their successful track record of collaboration by strengthening their strategic alliance, which aims to drive cost-effective, large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects by providing a combination of state-of-the-art technology and project management excellence.

59. Advent International And Wilbur-Ellis Announce The Merger Of Their Life Sciences And Specialty Chemicals Solutions Businesses To Form A Leading Global Value-Add Distribution Platform With Unique Positions In High-Growth Regions And Combined Sales Of Aroun 10/14/2022

    Advent International ("Advent"), one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors with a well-established track record in chemicals, and Wilbur-Ellis, one of the largest family-owned companies in the world, today announced that they have reached an agreement to merge their life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions businesses, Caldic B.V. ("Caldic") and Connell, to create a global leader in its sector.

60. Oregon State, U.S. Dept. Of Energy Researchers Take Key Step Toward Big Gains In Plastics Recycling 10/13/2022

    Researchers including an Oregon State University College of Engineering faculty member have taken a key step toward greatly expanding the range of plastics that can be recycled