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CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Sun Chemical | July 12, 2021

Sun Chemical, headquartered in the United States, and its parent company, DIC Corporation, a leading fine chemical manufacturer, have acquired BASF's worldwide pigments business, BASF Colors & Effects (BCE). The acquisition combines a complementary portfolio of technology, products, manufacturing assets, supply chain, and customer service to offer clients worldwide. According to a press release, the acquisition will expand Sun Chemical's portfolio as a worldwide produc...

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Novoloop | September 23, 2022

Novoloop, an emerging leader in plastic circularity, announced its partnership with the Swiss sports brand On last night at an Elemental Excelerator event, as part of Climate Week in New York City. Novoloop’s thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) – the world’s first chemically upcycled TPU – is featured as the outsole for On’s newest carbon capture consortium shoe, Cloudprime. The achievement is the result of a two year-long joint development, in which bot...

NRDC | March 05, 2020

President Trump has nominated Nancy Beck, a former chemical industry official, to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an independent federal agency tasked with protecting the public from the same toxic chemicals Beck has long defended, alongside more than 15,000 other regulated products. “Nancy Beck is a one-woman wrecking ball when it comes to protections from toxic chemicals in our food, water, and household products,” says Daniel Rosenberg, the director of federal ...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

HeiQ | June 16, 2022

HeiQ and Patagonia take their long-standing research collaboration to the next level and announce the launch of a jointly developed odor control technology for textiles, HeiQ Fresh MNT - renewably sourced mint oil-derived textile technology to control malodor development on textiles. The long-standing research partnership between Patagonia and HeiQ resulted in yet another innovative solution for a problem on many textiles – malodor. Inspired by Patagonia's determination ...