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Evonik and LIKAT Rostock Partner in Carbonylation Chemistry Development

With this new process, Evonik reports that the participating project partners are laying the foundation for a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective large-scale method of synthesis.
January 8, 2020
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Evonik Industries recently announced that a research team led by Matthias Beller, Ph.D., director of the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock (LIKAT Rostock), and Robert Franke, Ph.D., of Evonik Performance Materials GmbH, has succeeded in double carbonylating 1,3-butadiene directly to produce adipates (salts of adipic acid).
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Green living

Evonik Supports EPA Diisononyl Phthalate Risk Evaluation

The EPA’s risk evaluation of diisononyl phthalate will reportedly be performed using the best available science and weight of scientific evidence.
December 19, 2019
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Evonik recently announced that it has joined with other manufacturers in the High Phthalates Panel (HPP), a sector group of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), in a voluntary manufacturer request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a broad-based risk evaluation of the uses of diisononyl phthalate (DINP).
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Moving/expansion

BASF Begins Plasticizer Production in Texas

The plant reportedly enables BASF to respond to the growing demand for non-ortho-phthalate plasticizers in North America.
July 20, 2017
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BASF recently started the production of Palatinol® DOTP (dioctyl terephthalate), a general purpose plasticizer, at its Pasadena, Texas, facility.


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Emerald Kalama Upgrades Logistics

Emerald Kalama Chemical has completed upgrades to its logistics infrastructure at its facility in Kalama, Wash.
September 12, 2016
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The upgraded facility manufactures K-FLEX® plasticizers, Kalama® benzoates and intermediates, and other materials. 


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