Clariant has introduced new activated bleaching earth products for the EMEA edible oils and biofuels market and has also invested in additional production capacity at its Spanish plant. The move has been undertaken to ensure shorter lead times and better service for its EMEA customers.

A solution jointly developed by Henkel and Covestro is intended to enable the efficient assembly of cylindrical Li-ion battery cells in a plastic cell holder.

The ATC Mass Extraction leak testing process now meets FDA standard F3287 for leak testing.

An explosion on March 4 at a naphtha cracker of the South Korean chemical company Lotte Chemical had serious consequences. At least 31 people were injured in the resulting fire. Production in the affected cracker was suspended until further notice.

Equinor has reported that one person at its Martin Linge field has been detected positive for the deadly virus which is spreading like wild fire across the globe. The patient has been kept in isolation. Two other people at the field have also been examined however, the results are still pending.

The Muroran Institute of Technology has introduced a technology that makes use of highly selective zeolite catalysts to decompose waste plastics into specific monomers. In the joint research, the institute will create more sophisticated catalysts and Sumitomo Chemical will support the R&D of this technology.

Due to its use as a material for anodes in lithium-ion-batteries, graphite is of great importance in the context of electro-mobility. In order to obtain the high purity required for battery applications, the finely-distributed, so-called flake graphite which occurs naturally in stone must be processed in various steps.

The collaboration agreement includes the standardisation of solutions for large scale hydrogen production plants. Nel and Kværner will jointly develop a standardised 20 megawatt H2 production module along with a design for large (100 megawatt+) modules for major scale plants.

Located at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, the 1.2 billion dollar adiponitrile facility has recently received the Environmental Impact Assessment and Safety Condition Review approval. Construction of the facility is expected to commence this year.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s first bilateral enforcement operation with the Government of India resulted in ‘Operation Broadsword’ through which around 500 dangerous drugs and medical devices were stopped from reaching US customers.