Current Headlines

  1. University Of Trieste: No More Fossil Fuels For Ethylene Production 9/5/2025

    An international research group, including the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Trieste, has discovered a new mechanism for the photocatalytic activation of hydrogen, making it possible to selectively convert CO₂ into ethylene.

  2. Controlling Water Cuts Energy Costs For Ethylene Production 9/4/2025

    Maintaining American energy independence requires minimizing reliance on foreign countries to produce commodity chemicals and fuels.

  3. Giving Food Waste Fermentation A 'jolt' Increases Chemical Production 9/4/2025

    Adding an electrical jolt to fermentation of industrial food waste speeds up the process and increases the yield of platform chemicals that are valuable components in a wide range of products, new research shows.

  4. Emvolon And Freepoint Commodities Announce Term Sheet For Strategic Collaboration For Renewable Methanol Production And Marketing 9/4/2025

    Emvolon, Inc. (Emvolon), a Massachusetts-based innovator in renewable fuel and chemical production technology, and Freepoint Commodities LLC (Freepoint), a leading global commodities merchant, today announced their intention to enter into a long-term strategic collaboration to accelerate the production and distribution of renewable methanol.

  5. Niutech Secures £22M UK Order: Next-Generation Pyrolysis Line Drives Global Chemical Recycling Of Waste Plastics 9/4/2025

    Recently, Niutech, a global leader in continuous pyrolysis technology, officially announced the successful signing of a product sales contract with a UK-based client.

  6. Borealis Invests Over EUR 100 Million In Schwechat, Austria, To Expand Polymer Compounding Capabilities 9/4/2025

    Borealis is strengthening its position as a reliable partner for sustainable, high-performance materials with a major investment at its production location in Schwechat, Austria. The new PP compounding line is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2026. 

  7. Using AI To Improve Nickel Catalysts For Converting Carbon Dioxide Into Methane 9/3/2025

    The conversion of carbon dioxide into clean fuels is regarded as an important route toward carbon neutrality. CO2 methanation, in particular, has drawn increasing interest due to its favorable thermodynamic properties and environmental benefits.

  8. Understanding Catalyst Activity For Green Hydrogen Production 9/3/2025

    Researchers from the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have unveiled new insights into the activity of catalysts used in green hydrogen production.

  9. Ascend Elements Produces Recycled Lithium Carbonate From Used Li-ion Batteries For First Time At Commercial Scale 9/3/2025

    Ascend Elements achieved a significant milestone in domestic critical minerals recovery last month – producing >99% pure, recycled lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) from black mass for the first time at commercial scale.

  10. Bondalti Chemicals Starts Operation Of Chlor-Alkali Plant In Portugal With Asahi Kasei's Electrolyzer System 9/2/2025

    Portuguese chemical manufacturer Bondalti Chemicals has successfully started operation of its state-of-the-art chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal.