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CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

BASF | October 28, 2021

BASF and Entegris have signed an agreement on the sale of the Precision Microchemicals business to Entegris for $90 million. The transaction includes technologies, intellectual property and trademarks and is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. The Precision Microchemicals business is part of the Surface Treatment business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand. It develops, m...

Business Wire | April 14, 2020

In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, global software developer eschbach today announced that it has created new guidelines for how companies in the pharmaceutical, chemical, food processing, power and utility industries can use its software solutions to keep production going efficiently and safely. Specifically, risks of shift-to-shift contamination can be significantly reduced by switching to virtual shift handovers and reducing personal visits to sites by supporting remote teams to wor...

PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES

Carbios | September 29, 2021

Carbios, a company pioneering new enzymatic solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, announced the official opening and launch of an industrial demonstration plant operating with its enzymatic recycling technology, C-ZYME, which was installed on the Cataroux site in Clermont-Ferrand. “For more than 10 years, we have been creating innovative solutions to rethink the end of life of plastics and textiles,This industrial demonstration pl...

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Kiilto | September 21, 2021

Chemical industry company Kiilto and materials technology company Betolar are launching a collaboration to develop low-carbon floor screeds. The ambitious goal is to replace cement as a binder in these products as early as next year. "This is a revolutionary step forward on our journey towards environmental leadership in our industry. In terms of production volume, floor screeds are one of the largest areas of Kiilto's construction business, so through cooperation...