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  1. DCW Limited Unveils Major Expansion Of CPVC Production Capacity With An Investment Of Rs 140 Crores 10/17/2024

    DCW Limited, a leading specialty chemical company in India, has announced a significant investment to expand its CPVC (Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride) production capacity from 20,000 metric tonnes (MT) to 50,000 MT.

  2. LYB Completes Acquisition Of Solvent-Based Recycling Company APK 10/17/2024

    LyondellBasell (LYB) today announced it became full owner of APK AG in Merseburg, Germany. APK will be fully integrated and continue as part of LYB, a sustainability leader in the chemical industry.

  3. A Novel Chemical Reaction On A Surface Enables The Emergence Of Solitons In π-Conjugated Polymers 10/16/2024

    π-conjugated polymers are a class of macromolecules featuring an alternation of single and double bonds along their backbone, which enables delocalized π-electrons. Their unique electronic structure makes them highly conductive and very attractive for applications such as solar cells or light-emitting diodes.

  4. Received An Order For Basic Design Work For An Ethanol-Derived Bioethylene Production Facility In Thailand 10/16/2024

    Toyo Engineering Corporation (President and CEO: Eiji Hosoi, hereinafter referred to as TOYO) has been awarded a contract for front-end engineering design (FEED) services for an ethanol-derived bioethylene production facility by Braskem Siam Company Limited (Braskem Siam), a joint venture established in August 2023 by Brazil's Braskem SA (President and CEO: Roberto Bischoff) and Thailand's SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited (SCG Chemicals, President and CEO: Sakchai Patiparnpreechavud).

  5. ENGIE Strengthens Its Presence In Biomethane In Europe With The Acquisition Of Its First Production Unit In Belgium 10/15/2024

    ENGIE continues to increase its biomethane production capacity in Europe with the acquisition of a new unit in Belgium, the Group's first biomethane production facility in the country.

  6. Splitwaters Signs Agreement For Engineering Design Of E-Methanol Plant With Destiny Energy 10/15/2024

    Splitwaters, a leading provider of cutting-edge electrolyzers and an esteemed EPC contractor for green hydrogen and e-fuel projects, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Singapore-based Destiny Energy to perform engineering design for an innovative e-methanol facility in Europe.

  7. St1 Nordic Refinery Uses Honeywell Technology To Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel 10/15/2024

    Honeywell has today announced that the St1 Refinery has started using Honeywell’s Ecofining technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The biorefinery in Gothenburg, Sweden will provide SAF to regional airlines, including Braathens Regional Airlines.

  8. York U Researchers Develop New Technique To Measure Previously Undetected Airborne PFAS 10/9/2024

    For decades, scientists knew there was a huge swath of undetected and unaccounted for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the atmosphere, often referred to as PFAS dark matter, but no one knew how much was missing or how to measure them.

  9. Unveiling A New Technique For Preparing Ionic Liquid-Based Membranes For Mixture Separation 10/9/2024

    Separating mixtures into their constituent substances is essential in many fields. For example, mixture separation plays a key role in the petrochemical industry, as well as in chemical purification and synthesis plants.

  10. Bubble Findings Could Unlock Better Electrode And Electrolyzer Designs 10/8/2024

    Industrial electrochemical processes that use electrodes to produce fuels and chemical products are hampered by the formation of bubbles that block parts of the electrode surface, reducing the area available for the active reaction. Such blockage reduces the performance of the electrodes by anywhere from 10 to 25 percent.