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X-ELIO | September 19, 2022

BASF and X-ELIO have signed a 12-year Power Purchase Agreement to supply 48 megawatts (MW) of solar power to BASF's Verbund site in Freeport, Texas. With this agreement in place, 100% of the site's expected purchased power will be supplied from renewable energy. The project will further reduce carbon emissions at the BASF Freeport site and offset more than 82,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, based on EPA estimates. Freeport is one of BASF's six global V...

Baylor College of Medicine | July 10, 2020

Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine have devised a chemical approach for discovering new enzyme-binding compounds that could be developed into drugs for various illnesses and conditions. This process can be used to support development of novel antiviral drugs for use in the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The study, published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, was co-led by Dr. Surendra Dawadi, instructor in the Center for Drug Discovery at...

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ChemREADY | May 11, 2022

ChemREADY a premier water and wastewater treatment chemicals provider, announced the launch of its new Legionella services and product program, to combat the water-borne pathogen in building water systems. Legionella bacteria can become a serious health concern when they grow in building water systems like domestic hot and cold-water systems, potable water tanks, decorative fountains, cooling towers, evaporative condensers of large air-conditioning systems, even hot tubs or ice ma...

chemical watch | April 02, 2020

Chemical manufacturing and import associations in Taiwan have raised concerns over their members' ability to complete registration for the first batch of priority existing chemicals (Pecs) due to the impact of the coronavirus Covid-19. In 2019, Taiwan's EPA published a list of 106 Pecs subject to mandatory registration under the Toxic and Chemical Substances of Concern Control Act (TCSCCA). The requirement for companies to carry out strict ‘standard registration’ of the...