DuPont Announces New Kevlar MicroCore for Use in Electric Vehicle Batteries

May 27, 2021
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DuPont today announced the introduction of new groundbreaking development – DuPont Kevlar MicroCore, a unique, high-temperature-resistant, superfine fiber material planned for use in battery separators to help address the growing demand for safer, higher-performing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). Unlike other materials currently used in battery separators, Kevlar MicroCore is inherently non-flammable and won’t shrink—even at […]

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Chemical Recycling for Used Mattresses – BASF Pilot Tests are up and Running

July 6, 2020
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With around 30 million mattresses being discarded in the EU alone each year, of which most end up in landfills or being incinerated, the search for a more sustainable end-of-life solution has intensified. Now, BASF has developed a chemical recycling process that could offer a more circular approach to the disposal of used mattresses. The […]

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PolyOne Completes Clariant Masterbatch Acquisition, Announces New Name “Avient Corporation”

July 6, 2020
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PolyOne Corporation has completed its purchase of the color masterbatch businesses of Clariant and Clariant Chemicals India Ltd.  PolyOne also announced that it has changed its name and will now be called Avient. The entry into the agreement to acquire the Clariant Masterbatch business was originally announced in December 2019.  The Clariant Masterbatch business includes […]

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Berry Global Group, SABIC Announce Recycling Partnership

November 14, 2019
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Berry Global Group, a plastic packaging producer based in Evansville, Indiana, has announced it is partnering with SABIC, a global chemistry industry leader based in Saudi Arabia, to drive the innovation and use of polyolefin resins made from chemical recycling. Earlier this year, Berry Global Group had announced its sustainability strategy called Impact 2025 in which […]

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Huntsman Partners With Azelis for Distribution for its CASE speciality products in US

April 9, 2019
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Huntsman’s Performance Products division has appointed Azelis CASE as its sole distributor in the United States regions, for its portfolio of coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE) specialty products.

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BP partners with Virent and Johnson Matthey on Virent’s Bioforming process for production of bio-paraxylene

March 18, 2019
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The companies signed an agreement that will advance the commercialization of Virent’s Bioforming process for the production of bio-paraxylene (PX), a key raw material for the production of renewable polyester

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Ineos to build $3.4bn chemical facilities (PDH plant and an ethane cracker unit) in Antwerp, Belgium

January 16, 2019
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Propylene and ethylene are the starting points for many other processes, so production of these basic components will further strengthen Ineos’ raw materials position in the chemical industry and indeed many other industries in the country

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Nouryon signs a Supply Agreement with bio-based polymers maker Itaconix

January 15, 2019
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Both companies signed a Joint agreement where Itaconix will produce bio-polymers that Nouryon will market to customers in household, institutional, and industrial detergent and cleaner applications. 

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