Teijin Frontier invests hundreds of millions of yen to expand production of OCTAIR thermal insulation fiber
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Teijin Group, announced plans to install new equipmen...
ASTM Approves Honeywell UOP Methanol-to-Jet Fuel Pathway
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International) recently approved Honeywell UOP'...
Australia's First Graphene Acquires US Mito Material Solutions for AUD 850,000, Expanding Functionalized Graphene Business
First Graphene, an Australian supplier of high-performance graphene products, announced the signing ...
Daicel DURAST Powder Used in Maia Stick Lubricant, Reduces Usage by 80%
The High Performance Polymers Division of Daicel Corporation announced that its DURAST® fine polyoxy...
Brazilian Polystyrene Foam Institute Established, First EPS National Conference to Be Held in June
The Brazilian Polystyrene Foam Institute (Inbrapex) will hold the first EPS National Conference (Ene...
Kemira and IFF Relocate Bio-Manufacturing Facility to Hanko, Finland, Investing €130 Million
Kemira and IFF have decided to relocate the manufacturing facility of their joint venture, Alpha Bio...
France's Kem One Reaches $802 Million Debt Restructuring Agreement, Expected to Close in October 2026
French PVC and vinyl chloride producer Kem One has reached a debt restructuring agreement with its m...
Chinese and British Scientists Observe Real-Time Growth of Tellurium Nanowires in Liquid for the First Time
Researchers from the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester and Sun Yat-sen Uni...
Global PEEK Market to Reach $2.29 Billion by 2031
The global polyetheretherketone (PEEK) market is projected to grow from $1.67 billion in 2026 to $2....
California mandates 65% recycling of single-use plastic packaging by 2032
Plastic recycling in the United States faces a triple dilemma of policy, technology, and infrastruct...
Olin and Huntsman Reach Merger Agreement, Expected to Close in First Half of 2027
Two chemical companies announced a full-share-for-share merger. On June 16, Olin Corp., headquartere...
IMG Group Launches Everbio Center in Portugal with €15 Million Funding
IMG Group has launched the Everbio Innovation Center in Portalegre, Portugal, integrating the capabi...
Germany's Evonik Plans Global Layoffs of 3,200 and Exit from Polyester Business
Evonik has announced a new round of restructuring and cost-cutting measures to be completed by 2029,...
Gould Industries Acquires U.S. Factory, Capacity Reaches 40,000 Tons
Gould Industries Ltd., a manufacturer of recycled plastic products, has established its first indust...
INEOS Styrolution to Close 400,000 Ton/Year PS Plant in the US by Q4 2026
INEOS Styrolution has announced plans to close its polystyrene (PS) plant in Channahon, Illinois, US...
Modern Dispersions USA Certified by HydroGraph, Annual Capacity of 300 Million Pounds
Modern Dispersions, Inc. (MDI) has been certified as a compounding partner by HydroGraph, marking pr...
Dah Shin Expands Advanced Foam Manufacturing Capabilities in Indonesia
Dah Shin Company (DSC®) has announced plans to expand its advanced foam chemistry and manufacturing ...
U.S. Argonne National Laboratory Launches National Science-at-Scale Collaborative
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has launched a new initiative called the...
WACKER Opens Specialty Silicone Production Site in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
WACKER has officially inaugurated a new silicone production site in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Af...
Markforged Launches Onyx GF Glass Fiber Reinforced Nylon Material
Markforged has launched a short-cut glass fiber reinforced nylon material called Onyx GF, which embe...
Total investment of 23.788 billion yuan! China Great Wall Energy & Chemical's 800,000-ton coal-to-olefins upgrade demonstration project starts construction in Inner Mongolia
Recently, Sinopec Great Wall Energy & Chemical Co., Ltd. launched the construction of its 800,000-to...
US Westlake completes acquisition of 380,000-ton PVC plant in Germany
Westlake Corp. (headquartered in Houston, USA) has completed the acquisition of a polyvinyl chloride...
Grasim and Lubrizol Commission 50,000 Tonnes/Year CPVC Resin Plant in India
Grasim Industries (the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group) and Lubrizol Advanced Materials h...
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical's PEC Resin Selected for Marine Biodegradable Plastics Positive List
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (Mitsubishi Gas Chemical) announced that its biodegradable ali...
University of the Free State Team Designs Over 15 Functionalized Peptide Hydrogels
The team of Vladimir A. Azov at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, has ...
Mo Dingge, Chairman of China Chemical Engineering, Inspects Gansu Juhua New Materials Project
On June 16, Mo Dingge, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Chemical Engineering, ...
Two Green Ammonia Projects in Brazil Undergo Front-End Engineering Design
Germany's thyssenkrupp Uhde has secured a pre-front-end engineering design contract from Norway's Fu...
University of Bayreuth uses carbon dioxide as oxygen source for oxidation reactions
A research team at the University of Bayreuth, in collaboration with international partners, has dev...
South Korea's NOROO Leads Government Initiative to Commercialize Bio-based 3-HP
South Korea's NOROO Holdings has been selected to lead a major government-backed initiative aimed at...
Deutsche Aircraft and Hexcel Sign Long-Term Composite Materials Partnership
German aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft has signed an industrial partnership and long-term su...