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Cutting Emissions with Sharkskin Technology Together with the leading global chemicals and coatings manufacturer BASF, we developed a functional biomimetic technology: a film with a barely perceptible ribbed texture of small protrusions –…
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CELANESE TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY OF DUPONT’S MOBILITY & MATERIALS BUSINESS Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a majority of the Mobility…
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OCSiAl receives the green light for Luxembourg graphene nanotube facility project to power the next generation of electric vehicles in Europe OCSiAl, the world’s largest manufacturer of graphene nanotubes, a game-changing material that has…
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Evonik invests in U.S. start-up offering medical device to improve patient recovery after open-chest surgery Evonik Venture Capital has invested in CircumFix Solutions, a Tennessee, U.S.-based start-up that has developed a new sternal…
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Reusable plastic bottles release hundreds of chemicals CHEMICALS Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found several hundred different chemical substances in tap water stored in reusable plastic bottles. Several of these…
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PACCOR TO INCLUDE RHDPE CONTENT IN UK DAIRY CAPS WITH A MINIMUM 30% In the UK, about 79% of the HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) bottles collected are recycled, of which a high percentage are milk bottles. On average, about 15% of HDPE milk…
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Leading closure manufacturer BERICAP gets the TOP 100 seal of approval as one of Germany’s most innovative SMEs in 2022 BERICAP, one of the leading global manufacturers of plastic and aluminum closures, has received the TOP 100 award as one…
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New Indorama Ventures partnership will recycle over 1.6 billion PET beverage bottles in the Czech Republic by 2025 Indorama Ventures acquires 85% equity stake in UCY Polymers CZ s.r.o. (UCY) Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL),…
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Mitsui Chemicals Ships First Bio-Based Phenol in Asia Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: HASHIMOTO Osamu) today announced that it has shipped bio-based phenol for the first time in Asia. Derived from bio-based…
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Development of environmentally friendly bio-shampoos and plant protection agent technologies With the early assessment of sustainable, newly developed chemicals and products it is possible to assess the potential risk of toxic substances…
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