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Phys | August 06, 2020

Real-time measurements captured by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory provide missing insight into chemical separations to recover cobalt, a critical raw material used to make batteries and magnets for modern technologies. Results published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, track the dynamics of molecules designed to grab cobalt from solutions containing a mixture of similar species. "Understanding the molecular events that make it possible to...

Chemical Technology

INDAVER, DOCKWATER | June 01, 2021

AVAIO Capital announced that its subsidiary DOCKWATER BV has signed memorandums of understanding with INDAVER NV and MONUMENT CHEMICAL BV. It would provide them with sustainable process water from its DOCKWATER desalination facility in the Port of Antwerp for an 18-year term. DOCKWATER presently has agreements with five companies (Covestro, Evonik, Ashland, INDAVER, and MONUMENT) that have decided to seek a sustainable solution for their water requirements, reducing their expenses...

Chemical Technology

Vertellus | February 01, 2022

Vertellus, a manufacturer of specialty materials for various personal care, performance coatings, polymer additives, healthcare and food & beverage markets, today announced it has acquired Polyscope Polymers B.V. a global leader in specialty additives for coatings, electronics applications and engineering polymers. With the addition of Polyscope’s complementary product portfolio and advanced manufacturing capabilities, Vertellus expands its European production capabilities and ex...

chemical watch | April 02, 2020

Mexico's health authority has proposed an overarching national chemicals policy that would place the burden of proof on companies to show substances they import or use in the country are safe, and would allow the government to restrict or ban those that pose an "unacceptable risk". The policy proposes a general law for the Comprehensive Management of Chemical Substances, which would establish an inventory of all chemicals used in the country and require producers or importers to &q...