Frames

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

Aerosol, Handheld | May 12, 2021

908 Devices, a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spec devices for chemical and biomolecular analysis, today announced updates to the MX908 handheld mass spec device, including a first-of-its-kind aerosol module to detect and identify aerosolized chemical threats, additional targets allowing responders to recognize additional priority drug substances, and activation of a Bl device. These new features fill in gaps in responders' workflows and speed chemical detection at the po...

Chemical Watch | March 09, 2020

The quantity of plastic recycled in the EU is staggeringly low. Just 15% of EU-collected plastic waste finds its way back into the EU plastic market. If we are to create a cleaner and more competitive Europe – one of the objectives of the upcoming EU Circular Economy Action Plan – we must make boosting plastic waste recycling rates an urgent priority in the next few years. Solutions to accelerate plastic recycling already exist. Chemical recycling is a key technology that...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

ExxonMobil | December 08, 2021

ExxonMobil Chemical Company has acquired California-based Materia, Inc., a technology company that has pioneered the development of a Nobel prize-winning technology for manufacturing a new class of materials. The innovative materials can be used in a number of applications, including wind turbine blades, electric vehicle parts, sustainable construction, and anticorrosive coatings. ExxonMobil and Materia have been collaborating since 2017 on the development of new hydrocarbon-based...

ThomasNet | February 11, 2020

Chemical and materials manufacturer Milliken & Company recently announced it had officially closed on its acquisition of specialty chemicals maker Borchers Group from former parent The Jordan Company. South Carolina-based Milliken, which also makes specialty fabrics, flooring, and medical products, said Borchers’ coating additives and specialty catalyst solutions would bolster its sustainable coating additives platform. Borchers, a company in the Cleveland area, houses a portfol...