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In collaboration with TU Dresden, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a process for obtaining high-purity ethyl acetate from whey, which can be used, for example, to produce environmentally friendly adhesives. 

DuPont has completed the previously announced divestiture of the majority of its former Mobility & Materials segment to Celanese

Ashland Inc. has been named among the 100 Best ESG Companies by Investor’s Business Daily (IBD).

Clariant, a sustainable specialty chemical company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of BASF’s U.S.-based Attapulgite business assets for $60 million.

Orion Engineered Carbons announced it has become the first to achieve International Sustainability and Carbon Certifications (ISCC Plus) for multiple carbon black grades made from different feedstocks at plants in two regions of the world.

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) submitted comments to the EPA urging the agency to reconsider its proposed changes to the Risk Management Plan rule.

IMCD Group, a distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, has appointed a new president of its U.S. operations, effective November 1, 2022.

Increasingly important to industrial manufacturing in recent years, structural adhesives offer a strong, cost-effective, and fast joining technology. 

The White House has announced an expansion of the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Initiative to a fourth sector–the chemical sector.

RadTech, the non-profit for ultraviolet and electron beam technologies, and the Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA), have opened applications from students, university labs, start-ups, and new technology developers for RadLaunch 2023.