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  1. ‘Crushing’ Chemical Innovations At The Heart Of Newly Expanded NSF Center 8/8/2023

    CUNY ASRC researcher Adam Braunschweig’s lab is part of a newly awarded $20M center from the U.S. National Science Foundation to understand the atomic-scale mysteries of “crushing” chemistry

  2. Successful Polycarbonate Synthesis Using The Photo-On-Demand Interfacial Polymerization Method 8/8/2023

    As an engineering plastic having high transparency and impact resistance, polycarbonate (PC) is employed in eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, DVDs, automobile headlights and bulletproof glass

  3. Covestro Starts New Elastomers Plant In Shanghai 8/8/2023

    Covestro has started production in its new plant for polyurethane elastomers systems at its integrated site in Shanghai, China. Groundbreaking for it had been announced in summer 2022

  4. Mitsui Chemicals To Increase Production Capacity For Biocatalysts Used In Acrylamide Production 8/8/2023

    Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. today announced that Polaris Chemicals, Inc., a subsidiary established in 2021, has begun production of biocatalysts used in the production of acrylamide

  5. Topsoe Selected By World Energy GH2 To Supply Ammonia Loop For Canada’s Largest Renewable Hydrogen Plant 8/7/2023

    Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, has signed an agreement with World Energy GH2 solutions provider, to provide Topsoe’s dynamic ammonia loop technology for Canada’s largest, and one of the world’s first-to-market, renewable hydrogen projects - Project Nujio’qonik

  6. thyssenkrupp Uhde Announces Collaboration With SwitcH2 B.V. And BW Offshore For Floating Green Ammonia Plant 8/3/2023

    thyssenkrupp Uhde will support the project OFFSET consortium led by Netherlands-based project developer SwitcH2 B.V. and including partners BW Offshore Norway AS (BWO), MARIN, TU Delft, and Strohm

  7. Scientists Develop Novel Method To Synthesize Azide Compounds For Wider Industrial Applications 8/3/2023

    Azides are chemical compounds widely used in synthetic organic chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and materials chemistry

  8. INEOS And SINOPEC Complete Major Petrochemicals Deal In China 8/2/2023

    INEOS has today completed the formation of a 50/50 joint venture with SINOPEC for the Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project, announced in December 2022, which is currently under construction by SINOPEC and expected to be on-stream by April 2024

  9. Iron Path Capital-Backed PureTech Scientific Completes Acquisition Of Glycolic Acid Business From The Chemours Company 8/1/2023

    PureTech Scientific LLC today announced the completion of its acquisition of the Glycolic Acid business from The Chemours Company for $137M in cash, making PureTech Scientific a global leader in the organic synthesis of ultra-high purity alpha hydroxy acids for the Life Sciences and Specialty Chemical industries

  10. Enterprise Begins Service At PDH 2 Plant 8/1/2023

    Enterprise Products Partners L.P.  today announced the start of service at its second propane dehydrogenation (“PDH”) plant (“PDH 2”) in Chambers County, Texas