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From lightweight substrates to digital development tools, multiple trends are changing how adhesives and sealants are formulated and manufactured.

Citing supply and demand, sustained increases in raw material and energy costs, and supply chain costs, Oxea announced that it will increase prices for certain oxo intermediates.

A collaboration administered through the Agile BioFoundry accelerates strain engineering in ZymoChem’s carbon-conserving pathway to bio-based nylon.

François Desné is joining Arkema as senior vice president, high performance polymers and fluorogases, and a member of the group’s executive committee.

The company has been notified that previously paused work under a $5 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program is officially back on.

Perstorp recently announced price increases for its polyols, oxo chemicals and plasticizers.

Arkema has secured new tank storage capacity of 3,000 m³ for glacial acrylic acid (GAA) at the Ulsan HDOT terminal in Korea.

The collaboration aims to accelerate the adoption of BASF’s LowPCF products and support UPC in addressing evolving sustainability requirements.

TERAMINE^® 914SF from Pflaumer Brothers is modified aliphatic amine curing agent designed for use with bisphenol A and bisphenol F epoxy resins. 

Covestro is expanding its pMDI (polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) portfolio in Europe.