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International Treatment Solutions Group has written to the EU Commission’s Standing Committee on Biocidal Products to highlight the availability of safe, effective and environmentally sustainable alternatives to sulfuryl fluoride, ahead of a 21 June meeting which will consider a ban of the chemical for the preservation treatment of wood [PT8], and as an insecticide and acaricide for the control of insects and arachnids On 21 June, representatives from EU Member States will vot

Solvay, a leader in rare earth materials supply for catalysis and electronics, and Cyclic Materials, an advanced metals recycling company building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other critical metals, announced the signing of an agreement for the supply of recycled mixed rare earth oxide  from Cyclic Materials to Solvay, with shipments to begin in late 2024. This agreement extends the partnership formed by the memorandum of understanding signed in February

Dow released its 2023 INtersections Report today, highlighting how the Company is advancing its ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. The report also highlights Dow's environmental, social and governance commitments to deliver long-term value and best-in-class performance through innovation and strategic collaborations that will support a more sustainable future. The report affirms Dow's focus

908 Devices Inc. a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop devices for chemical analysis, today announced an enhanced quantification package for its XplorIR handheld gas and vapor analyzer. With this software update, the device, part of 908 Devices’ acquisition of RedWave Technology, can now quantify nearly 5,000 airborne chemicals. XplorIR empowers fire departments, HAZMAT teams and other first responders with mission-critical information and enables decisions around personal pro

The global chemical company OQ Chemicals has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus for its production site at Bay City, Texas. The certification marks a significant milestone for the company, which is already certified at its European sites in Monheim, Marl, Oberhausen, and Amsterdam, and can supply corresponding products. ISCC is a globally recognized system focusing on mass balance certifications and aligns with the Circular Economy and the Renewa

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Gregory D. Cameron as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 17, 2024. Mr. Cameron will report to Tony Will, president and chief executive officer, CF Industries Holdings, Inc, and serve as a member of the Company’s senior leadership team. He succeeds Christopher D. Bohn, who was recently promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer. "We a

Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, and NextDecade Corporation announced today that their respective subsidiaries have executed a non-binding Heads of Agreement  for a 20-year liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement  for offtake from Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, USA. Under the terms of the HoA, Aramco expects to purchase 1.2 million tonnes per annum  of LNG for 20 ye

Already a leader in building a circular economy, Eastman took another step forward when it announced a second molecular recycling facility will be built in Longview, Texas. The project will now put Eastman out in front in the search for alternative, clean energy sources. Powered by the selection to negotiate an award of up to $375 million from a U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)* program targeting climate change, Eastman will use a relati

Air Products will showcase industrial gas solutions and technologies for metals and materials processing applications at the PowderMet2024 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials from June 16-19 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Those attending are invited to stop by Air Products’ booth #308 to speak with an industry specialist and learn how Air Products’ industrial gases, technologies, and supply solu

The Chemours Company a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, today announced the appointment of Livingston “Tony” Satterthwaite to its Board of Directors, effective June 12. “I’m pleased to welcome Tony as the newest member of Chemours’ Board of Directors,” said Dawn Farrell, Chair of the Board of Chemours. “Tony brings extensi

To increase the production capacity of its LithomaxTM photosensitive polymers for photoresists, Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG Group), has decided to build a new facility to produce LithomaxTM  for ArF  photoresists and LithomaxTM for EUV photoresists at Mitsubishi Chemical’s Kyushu-Fukuoka Plant in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.   Photosensitive polymers are resins that form the main component of the photoresists used in the photolithography pr

The Sumitomo Chemical Group will participate in the PIAE–International Professional Congress for Plastics in Cars, which is one of the world’s largest conferences for plastics experts in the automotive industry, to be held in Mannheim, Germany, from Wednesday, June 19 to Thursday, June 20, 2024. Sumitomo Chemical Europe, Sumitomo Chemical’s European subsidiary, will be showcasing applications of Sumitomo Chemical’s high-performance engineering plastics targeted at the