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In December, the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) submitted comments to the EPA urging the agency to reconsider its proposed rule on the Procedures for Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

2-EH Pro 100 is a new grade of 2-ethylhexanol that is available with 100% renewable, traceable mass-balanced carbon content.

Hidden Harbor announced its investment in Teckrez, a provider of high-quality tackifier resin and acrylic monomer solutions.

Chemical distributor Brenntag recently announced an agreement to acquire Solventis Group, a glycols and solvents distribution company operating from Antwerp, Belgium, and from the UK. 

The Chemours Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc., and Corteva Inc. announced their continued support for the agreement announced in June 2023 to comprehensively resolve PFAS-related drinking water claims of a defined class of public water systems.

The new set of properties enabled by nanotubes expands PSA’s standard range of applications, encompassing optical films, flexible displays, and more.

Law enforcement agencies in  China have shut down manufacturing of counterfeit Viton™ FreeFlow™ fluoroelastomer, a product falsely bearing Chemours' trademarks.

Markus Kamieth will take over as chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, succeeding Martin Brudermüller. 

In an effort to step-up the decarbonization of its supply chain, Covestro has begun the process of introducing electric trucks for short-distance chemical shuttling at its Shanghai site.

Nouryon has signed a long-term agreement to support 100% of the electricity needs from renewable sources for its manufacturing sites in La Porte, Fort Worth, and Houston, Texas.