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Solutia Develops Encapsulant to Prevent Solar Cell Corrosion
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Solutia has developed an advanced encapsulant to prevent corrosion in solar cells. Solutia said its Saflex PS41 PVB, which restricts discolouration, can also be used in...

Czech Chemical Plant Deploys Energy Saving System
Thursday, July 29, 2010 Unipetrol has implemented AspenTech's advanced process control (APC) system at its ethylene production plant in Litvinov, Czech Republic, to make energy savings of €2m ($2.59m) a year. ...

Lanxess Develops Alternative to Halogen Red Dye
Monday, July 19, 2010 Lanxess said it has developed Macrolex Red A, a high-tinting strength alternative to common, halogen-bearing products with a colour index of Solvent Red 135 (SR 135). Responding to...

Indian National Policy to Boost R&D in Petrochemicals
Thursday, July 01, 2010 India’s Government has prepared a national policy for improving research and development (R&D) to boost production and output in the petrochemical sector. The policy, called Centres...

R3 Sciences Begins Work on Gas-to-Methanol Micro Plant
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 US-based R3 Sciences said it has started building a commercial scale, skid-mounted gas process system at a construction site in South Louisiana. This system employs several key advancements...

IFDC Initiates Virtual Fertilizer Research Center
Monday, March 01, 2010 IFDC said it is launching a global research initiative Virtual Fertilizer Research Center (VFRC) to create the next generation of fertilisers and production technologies. The world's struggle...

New Technology to Treat Run-off Chemicals Undergoes Trial
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 A new technology called forced bed aeration (FBA) that can treat stronger chemicals in airport run-off is undergoing UK trials. The new technology from ARM is capable of treating a wider...

Merck Expands Chemical Research Centre in the UK
Monday, December 21, 2009 Merck has expanded its Advanced Technologies Centre at Chilworth near Southampton in the UK, which entailed a $4.3bn (€3bn) investment in technical facilities for research and...

Chemical Company to Supply Renewable Packaging to Food Industry
Monday, November 30, 2009 Packaging company Tetra Pak has reached an agreement with Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem to purchase limited volumes of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) derived entirely from a...

Korean Scientists Develop Plastics Without Fossil Fuel-Based Chemicals
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Production of environmentally friendly, biodegradable and low-toxic plastic many now be possible as a team of South Korean Scientists produce plastics through bioengineering, without using...

Sonara Implements Maintenance Overhaul at Cameroon Refinery
Friday, November 20, 2009 Sonara is performing a maintenance overhaul at its Limbe refinery in Cameroon. The turnaround involves maintenance and inspection of the main production areas of the refinery, including...

Shaw to Provide Purification Technology to Yanchang's Olefins Unit
Friday, November 20, 2009 China's Yanchang Petroleum Group has selected The Shaw Group to provide purification technology and design services for its deep catalytic cracking (DCC) unit in Shaanxi province, China. ...

Wacker Establishes Indian Technical Centre
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 German chemical company Wacker has established a technical centre in India, which will focus on construction polymers, silicone emulsions, sealants, silanes and silicone resins. The...

Sopo Uses DuPont's Technology for VAM Project
Friday, October 30, 2009 Chinese company Jiangsu Sopo will license US firm DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers' technology for its vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant, the company announced. According to the...

BASF Expands Epoxy Resin Lab
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 BASF has expanded its application laboratory for epoxy resin systems at the Ludwigshafen site. The laboratory gives the company more capabilities for the production of components made...

Australian Researchers Develop High Heat Polymer Coatings
Friday, June 26, 2009 A new polymer coating which can withstand temperatures as high as 1,000°C has been developed by researchers in Australia. The new hybrid inorganic polymer system (HIPS) coatings are...

Genomatica Pioneers New BDO Process from Sugar
Wednesday, June 03, 2009 US sustainable chemicals company Genomatica has processed commercial grade 1,4-butanediol (BDO), almost totally free from renewable feedstocks, through its new bio-manufacturing process. ...

ExxonMobil Launches China Chemical Tech Centre
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 ExxonMobil Chemical has broken ground on its $70m chemical technology centre at Zizhu Industrial Park in Shanghai. The 27,000m² facility will house laboratories and product...

Bayer Begins Production of Baycusan PUD
Friday, April 24, 2009 Bayer MaterialScience has started production of waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUD) at its new €2.3mn production line, which forms part of the PUD plant at the Dormagen...

£30m Research Centre Launched in UK
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 A £30m chemistry research centre has been launched in north west England to drive industrial growth. The Knowledge Centre for Materials Chemistry (KCMC) has been funded by the...