Chemical
Johnson Matthey announces sale of Battery Materials
* Johnson Matthey announces the sale of part of its Battery Materials business to EV Metals Group, a global battery chemicals and technology business, for £50 million cash * Johnson Matthey will also receive a minority equity stake in EV Metals Group * Completion expected Summer 2022 * EV M...
Johnson Matthey - Catalysing the net zero transition to drive value creation
LONDON, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reinvigorated strategy and new Leadership Team driving high performance culture * Completed in-depth review of the business and strategy, assessing full range of options * Simplified business portfolio focused on four businesses enabling the automotive,...
International consortium to advance decarbonisation of the aviation sector
CARE-O-SENE research project will develop advanced catalysts for sustainable aviation fuels JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasol (JSE: SOL, NYSE SSL) and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) will lead a consortium to develop and optimise next-generation catalysts that will pl...
Trinohex® Ultra LIB electrolyte additive now available in EU
HOUSTON, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend Performance Materials' Trinohex® Ultra is now REACH-registered and available across the European Union. "The demand for safe, reliable and longer-lasting batteries will only increase as we continue to shift toward e-mobility and renewable energy," said...
Sunrise Group among Top Ten ICIS Global Top 100 Chemical Distributors
* The leading chemical distribution firm announced its revenue growth at 44% YoY. * Company ushers in new dawn for chemical distribution after also securing 4th position on theAsia-Pacific list. NEW YORK, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunrise Group, a leading chemical distribution firm headqua...
INEOS STYROLUTION INTRODUCES NEW STYROLUTION PS ECO GRADE IN ASIA
* Styrolution® PS ECO 260 MR85: New PS ECO grade with the same properties as virgin HIPS (High-impact Polystyrene) equivalent * Styrolution® PS ECO 260 MR85: Containing 85% mechanically recycled post-consumer waste content available now as a drop-in solution for customers in Asia * Styroluti...
SEKISUI Specialty Chemicals Now Runs on Renewable Energy
DALLAS, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SEKISUI Specialty Chemical is excited to announce a 5-year, renewable energy agreement with TXU Energy. Edge Energy Consulting, LLC provided advisory services to SEKISUI throughout the entire procurement process. This is one of several measures SEKISUI is tak...
Johnson Matthey publishes latest PGM Market Report, 2022
LONDON, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The platinum market should move closer to balance in 2022, according to Johnson Matthey's latest PGM Market Report. This provides an overview of demand for platinum group metals in 2021 and an outlook for 2022, in advance of the annual London Platinum & Pallad...
WORLD LEADER IN THERMOPLASTIC FILM, TAPE AND ADHESIVE MANUFACTURING ACQUIRES FRANCE-BASED COMPANY
SHIRLEY, Mass., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bemis Associates, bonding innovation and design partner to the world's leading technical, performance, luxury, and lifestyle brands and a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic films, tapes, and adhesives for bonding announced today that it has acquired...
Polyplastics' New Engineering Plastic Fine Powders Compatible with Wide Range of Processing Methods
TOKYO, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Polyplastics Group has introduced a new series of engineering plastic fine powders which are compatible with a broad range of manufacturing methods. The company has expanded its lineup with DURAST (TM) Powders which, going beyond traditional injection molding a...
SGO to participate in 'PLASTIC JAPAN 2022' in Japan & 'EXCON 2022' in India in May
SEOUL, South Korea, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SGO, a Korean oilless bearing
manufacturer, will participate in Plastic Japan being held inOsaka, Japan from
May 11th to 13th, and EXCON being held in Bangalore, India from May 17th to 21st
.
ACCULIN® and ACCULINOL® are now an integral part of Gulbrandsen's Specialty Polymers Portfolio
ORANGEBURG, S.C., May 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulbrandsen is excited to announce its recent acquisition of the ACCULIN® and ACCULINOL® brand names from the International Group Inc. The addition of ACCULIN® Polyethylene Waxes and ACCULINOL® Polyethylene Alcohols to Gulbrandsen's Specialty Polymer...
Sasol ecoFT and Sweden's Uniper partner to produce sustainable aviation fuel through SkyFuelH2
JOHANNESBURG, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasol ecoFT has signed a letter of intent with Sollefteå municipality in collaboration withSweden's energy company Uniper, to investigate the possibility of establishing an industry-scale production facility for sustainable aviation fuel. Once built, t...
ENTEK Announces Major Expansion of U.S. Lithium-ion Battery Separator Business to Meet Growing Demand
New capacity will produce enough separator material to power 1.4 million electric vehicles LEBANON, Ore., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ENTEK has committed to the transformational expansion of its US lithium-ion battery separator footprint at a scale and a pace to meet the US Department of Ener...
ENTEK Announces Absorptive Glass Mat (AGM) Separator Production Expansion to India and the US
LEBANON, Ore., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ENTEK announced strategic investments to expand the company's global manufacturing footprint of Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) separator materials intothe United States and India to serve the expanding demand for energy storage solutions for inverte...
CHIMEI Announces the World's First Optical Light Guide Plate Made from Chemically Recycled MMA
TAIPEI, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CHIMEI Corporation today announced its successful implementation of chemically recycled MMA in optical light guide plates for displays. The light guide plates use recycled MMA, which can maintain the same optical characteristics as the virgin MMA. CHIMEI pla...
Consumer Goods Companies Announce Position on Chemical Recycling Technologies and Publish Life Cycle Assessment
* For the first time, consumer good companies are joining forces through The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) to set the agenda for the development of new plastic recycling technologies. * The CGF's Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste has today published an independent scientific study which demon...
LyondellBasell details path to 2030 in 2021 sustainability report
HOUSTON and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced the publication of its 2021 sustainability report: "Future Focused." The report details the company's ambitions to help end plastic waste in the environment, address climate change and s...
ExxonMobil Introduces New Exceed™ S Performance Polyethylene, Enabling Converters to Rethink Film Design for Simpler Solutions
SPRING, Texas, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ExxonMobil introduced today its new Exceed™ S performance polyethylene (PE) resins, which deliver industry-leading combinations of stiffness and toughness while being easy to process. Utilizing the company's latest innovations in polymer science, the...
China tech firm In-Road expands its chemical plant solution to Thailand
SHANGHAI, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In March 2022, the E-work Permit Management software developed by Shanghai In-Road Information Tech Co. was installed and tested online in BASF'sThailand's Bangpakong site. E-work Permit is a digital management software system specially developed by Shangh...
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