Current Headlines

  1. First Example Of A Main Group Metal Carbonyl Complex Synthesized 9/12/2025

    In a study published in Science, Oxford chemists explain how they have prepared the first isolable complex containing the carbon monoxide molecule bonded to a main group metal.

  2. Researchers Achieve Ethylene Electrosynthesis From Acetylene At Ampere-Level Current Density 9/11/2025
  3. Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan, And Sumitomo Chemical Enter Into MOU On Integration Of Sumitomo Chemical's PP And LLDPE Businesses Into Prime Polymer, Aiming To Strengthen The Competitiveness Of The Domestic Polyolefin Business 9/10/2025

    Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd., and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. hereby announce that Mitsui, Idemitsu, and Sumitomo Chemical have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) concerning the integration of the polyolefin (PO) business operated by Prime Polymer Co., Ltd. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Fumio Yoshizumi; hereinafter “PRM”), a joint venture between Mitsui and Idemitsu, with Sumitomo Chemical’s polypropylene (PP) business and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) business in Japan (collectively “Sumitomo Target Business”) (such integration, the “Business Integration”).

  4. Saudi Innovation Converts Greenhouse Gas Into Valuable Product 9/10/2025

    Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have unveiled a breakthrough system that could change the way we think about carbon emissions.

  5. Bioenergy Research Center Collaboration Brings Plant-Based Fuels Closer To Market 9/10/2025

    Like each of the four U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at UW–Madison has a unique scientific focus, but collaboration is key to developing cost-effective plant-based fuels to support a domestic bioeconomy.

  6. Aemetis Signs Agreement With NPL Construction Co. For $30M Mechanical Vapor Recompression System At Keyes Ethanol Plant 9/9/2025

    Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on low and negative carbon intensity products, today announced that its Keyes plant subsidiary has signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with NPL Construction Co., a subsidiary of Centuri Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CTRI), a $2.6 billion revenue infrastructure services contractor, to install a Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) system at the company’s 65 million gallon per year ethanol production facility in Keyes, California, with an estimated total project cost of $30 million.

  7. Unlocking The Design Of A Powerful Synthetic Reagent 9/9/2025

    Understanding exactly how molecules are built can make chemistry cleaner and more efficient. A new study from the University of Guelph and collaborators maps a key reagent with unprecedented precision.

  8. Clariant To Supply Catalyst To SYPOX For World's Largest Electric Steam Methane Reformer 9/9/2025
  9. Three Grants For Research Into A More Sustainable, Efficient Chemical Industry 9/8/2025
  10. LNJ GreenPET And Sumitomo Corporation Sign MoU For Strategic Collaboration In r-PET Sector 9/7/2025

    LNJ GreenPET, a part of the LNJ Bhilwara Group, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation to establish a strategic collaboration in the rapidly growing recycled polyethylene terephthalate (r-PET) sector in India.