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Paula Diaz Luengo was born in Venezuela and immigrated to the United States with her family when she was 15. The move was exciting, but it posed many challenges, such as learning to navigate college entrance exams and applications. The stakes were even higher when she got to the University of Houston, where she majored in petroleum engineering. As she advanced in her studies, she needed support to network, write a resume, prepare for interviews and land a job. That’s when she

Celanese Corporation a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announced that Bruce Chinn has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Chinn, 67, served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, a global petrochemical joint venture of Chevron U.S.A Inc. and Phillips 66 Company, until March 2024. He will join the Celanese Board effective September 15, 2024, bringing the total number of Board members to

Marathon Petroleum have been at the forefront of providing pro bono legal services in partnership with Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO). As a nonprofit law firm dedicated to serving low-income individuals and families in Northwest and West Central Ohio, LAWO plays a crucial role in ensuring access to legal assistance for those who might otherwise struggle to afford representation. “Pro bono work is essential for attorneys, not only to fulfill our professional responsibilities

NEOVYNTM offers a significantly reduced carbon footprint that is 37% lower than the European industry average for suspension PVC, reduced to 1.3 kg CO2 per kg PVC. Customers using this will be able to lower their scope 3 emissions and develop sustainable downstream products. The first delivery of NEOVYNTM was made to Freefoam to meet the growing demand for lower carbon products from their own customers, and will be used in Freefoam’s new sustainable PVC-UE cladding. PVC-UE ben

Dow announced the introduction of its first bio-circular product* for the flooring industry, an addition to the ENGAGE™ REN Polyolefin Elastomers (POE) product portfolio. The flooring innovation* will be used in the manufacturing of carpet tile backing to provide dimensional stability and adhesion support for fibers. This new bio-circular product* brings the same high performance as the rest of the ENGAGE™ POE portfolio while helping customers meet their sustainability g

Westlake Global Compounds and Westlake Dimex, business units of Westlake Corporation  today announced the launch of “Choose Pink,” a pilot polyvinyl chloride recycling program with Houston Methodist. The program is the first-of-its-kind at a health care system in Houston and will take place at the Outpatient Center (OPC) at Houston Methodist Hospital, the hospital’s flagship location in the Texas Medical Center. The Choose Pink pilot recycling program wil

In May, a SoLoNOx gas turbine in California was the first to produce energy for multiple days using a fuel blend with 60% hydrogen. A SoLoNOx gas turbine is a type of turbine that produces lower nitrogen oxides emissions. “The project has shown that this type of lower-emissions stationary power generation is possible 24/7 with a high-hydrogen blend. That’s a first,” said Troy Haugeberg, Chevron’s project manager for this demonstration. “Reliable st

Eni and Snam, within the framework of the equal Joint Venture set up for the purpose, today announce the commencement of CO2 injection activities in the reservoir for Phase 1 of Ravenna CCS. Designed to support industrial decarbonisation, Ravenna CCS is the first project for the capture, transport and permanent storage of CO2 in Italy created for exclusively environmental purposes. Phase 1 of the project will capture, transport and store CO2 emissions from Eni’s natural g

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. has created a 300-mm (12-inch) QSTTM substrate, which is a substrate dedicated to GaN epitaxial growth, and recently started supplying samples. Shin-Etsu Chemical has sold 150-mm (6-inch) and 200-mm (8-inch) QSTTM substrates and GaN on QSTTM epitaxial substrates of each diameter. Meanwhile, the company worked on further increasing the diameter in response to strong customer demand and successfully developed a 300-mm (12-inch) QSTTM substrate. GaN de

Evonik has successfully completed the sale of its superabsorbents business unit to the International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). The closing of the transaction took place on August 31, 2024, following approval by the competition authorities. Superabsorbents are powdered polymers that are used as absorbent materials in diapers and other hygiene products. The division generated sales of €892 million in 2023 and has around 1,000 employees. It includes three locations in Germany and two

Air Products today announced that Sidd Manjeshwar, vice president, Investor Relations, will speak at Jefferies Industrials Conference on Wednesday,  September 4, 2024 at 8:05 a.m. USET. Access to the session is available via Air Products’ Investor Relations Event Details website. About Air Products Air Products  is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy, environmental,

Huntsman has developed a new range of innovative, high-performing thermoplastic polyurethane materials for the footwear industry that offers game-changing possibilities for soling applications. The new AVALON® GECKO TPU portfolio offers a series of products that have exceptional grip and durability and have been developed with circularity in mind. Tailor made for use in high performance soling applications, the range includes an extrudable grade for creating super thin outsoles and a