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Energy Services of America Corporation | May 09, 2022

Energy Services of America Corporation has completed the previously announced purchase of Tri-State Paving & Sealcoating, LLC a West Virginia corporation located in Hurricane, West Virginia. As previously noted, Energy Services paid $7.5 million in cash, acquired a $1.0 million Promissory Note, and issued $1.0 million in Energy Services Common Stock to acquire Tri-State Paving. "This is the special type of business combination where ev...

Chemical Management

Nippon Shokubai and Arkema | May 31, 2022

Nippon Shokubai and Arkema are joining forces to launch feasibility studies and establish a joint venture for the construction of an industrial plant for the production of LiFSI ultrapure electrolyte salts, a key component of battery cells for electric mobility. Ultrapure and high performance LiFSI electrolyte salts, a key component of car battery cells, will speed up the development of new electrolyte formulations for the next generations of batteries, including semi-solid and so...

Chemicalwatch | May 07, 2020

Supporting industry frontrunners and speeding up the regulatory processes are among five goals NGO ChemSec has set for the EU's new chemicals strategy being developed under its Green Deal. ChemSec said the upcoming chemical strategy for sustainability must give incentives for companies to phase out substances of concern and limit derogations to restrictions to "essential use". The European Commission should also set clear political targets and timeframes to speed up the identificat...

Theintercept | June 07, 2020

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s shelter-in-place orders went into effect, the governor quietly signed into law the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the law created new felony penalties for protest actions targeting oil and gas facilities, as the state continues to confront opposition to two massive natural gas pipelines designed to cut through delicate forests, streams, and farmland. If construction is completed, the Mountain Valley and Atl...