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Chemical Management

OQ Chemicals | September 02, 2022

The global chemical company OQ Chemicals introduces its new ester base oil Oxlube L7‑NPG, specifically developed to help improve the performance and efficiency of electric vehicles (EV). It enables lubricant manufacturers to formulate optimized e‑driveline lubricants that have low viscosity, a high flash point, and are readily biodegradable. Because of the low friction, lubricants based on Oxlube L7‑NPG can contribute to higher energy efficiency and reduced wear and maintenance. In cooling appli...

ScienceDaily | July 02, 2020

New research by Carnegie's Olivier Gagné and collaborator Frank Hawthorne of the University of Manitoba categorizes the causes of structural asymmetry, some surprising, which underpin useful properties of crystals, including ferroelectricity, photoluminescence, and photovoltaic ability. Their findings are published this week as a lead article in the International Union of Crystallography Journal. "Understanding how different bond arrangements convey various useful ...

Chemical Technology

ExxonMobil | January 31, 2022

ExxonMobil said today it is further streamlining its business structure by combining chemical and downstream companies and centralizing technology and engineering, and other support services, to better support customers, enhance performance and grow value. “Our transformed business structure enables us to more fully leverage the corporation’s scale, integration, technology advantages, and the skills and capabilities of our talented workforce, to b...

Chemical Management

Piedmont Lithium and Atlantic Lithium | September 28, 2022

Piedmont Lithium a leading global developer of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain announced that Atlantic Lithium has completed a prefeasibility study for Piedmont’s Ghana Project - Atlantic Lithium’s flagship Ewoyaa project located in the Cape Coast region of the country. The PFS demonstrates a production target for the Ghana Project of approximately 255,000 tons per year of 6% lithium spodumene concentrate over a 12.5-year mine life from Ore Reserv...