Action Adhesives

Prnewswire | September 22, 2020

Hurricane Laura made landfall on 27 August 2020 near Sasol's Lake Charles Chemical Complex in Southwest Louisiana, and is one of the strongest hurricanes on record to hit the United States. Significant property and utility infrastructure damage has been experienced across the region. Sasol's more than 800 Lake Charles employees are safe; however, hundreds of employees have suffered significant damage to their homes and remain in temporary housing while utility restoration and repair work...

Okayama | October 07, 2020

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports researchers at Okayama University use stem cell models to show how certain chemical compounds can induce cancer. Stem cells have the unique ability to grow into any kind of cell within the body. A subtype of these, cancer stem cells (CSCs), reside within tumors enabling the aggressive growth of cancer. Researchers at Okayama University have previously converted ordinary stem cells into CSCs by growing them in tumor milieu. Now, for the first time...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Kraton Corporation | March 16, 2022

Kraton Corporation announced it had closed the deal with DL Chemical Co., Ltd. DL Chemical acquired Kraton in an all-cash transaction valued at nearly $2.5 billion. DL Chemical is a prominent petrochemical company having over 46 years of operational experience and a unique technological base in Korea. The company was the first to export polybutene technology to the United States. DL Chemical is the world's largest polybutene producer with a production capacity of 200 KTA year....

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Equate | January 07, 2021

Equate Group (Kuwait City) says its subsidiary Equipolymers (EQP; Schkopau, Germany) has launched a food-grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) product manufactured using 30% chemically recycled PET as feedstock. The company’s latest Viridis-branded PET follows on from previous versions that featured 25% recycled PET and, when first launched in 2009, 10% recycled PET. “Designing more and better quality recyclates will not only help close the loop in the circular econom...