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The company’s business lines, currently bundled into four divisions, will now be led directly by members of its Executive Board.

Nouryon recently launched a new product concept, Expancel^® BIO microspheres, to provide a partially biobased and high-performance lightweight filler and blowing agent that addresses evolving market needs.

ADNOC, the largest oil producer in the United Arab Emirates, has successfully gained control of 91.3% of outstanding Covestro shares. 

Westlake Innovations Inc., a subsidiary of Westlake Corp., has invested in Universal Matter Inc., based in Burlington, Ontario. 

With the new addition, Ingevit's board of directors now includes nine directors, eight of whom are independent.

Engineers at UC Berkeley have discovered a new chemical strategy that overcomes the instability of polymers derived from alpha-lipoic acid, opening the door for new adhesive technologies.

SEBS materials offer resistance to environmental conditions, ozone attack, and high temperature without undergoing degradation compromising chemical structure integrity and end-use application performance. 

Chemours reports that the project will create full-time opportunities for skilled personnel with PCC, and up to 1,200 temporary construction jobs.

The final EPA rules ban all uses of TCE, all consumer uses and many commercial uses of PCE, and require worker protections for all remaining uses under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

The global chemical company OQ Chemicals has sold its Dutch esters plant in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to Perstorp Group.