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Chemical Management

BASF Corporation | August 05, 2022

BASF has announced it will produce more 2-Pyrrolidone and N-Octyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NOP) at its Geismar, Louisiana, Verbund site. The production is anticipated to be on-stream in the second half of 2022 and will ensure a global supply of HEP and NOP. "Our customers want to continue to grow in the ink, automotive and agricultural markets and will need increasing quantities for the foreseeable future. We can accompany these growth plans thanks to our double-d...

ICIS | January 29, 2020

The UK government is to develop its first new chemicals sector strategy in over two decades, an official said on Tuesday, as the country prepares to leave the EU. To be developed over the next couple of years, the new UK strategy on chemicals will look at key government priorities for the sector, with environmental and human health, regulation and the circular economy expected to be key, according to Holly Yates, deputy director for chemicals, pesticides and hazardous waste at the UK's Depar...

Cardiff University | July 14, 2020

Cardiff University scientists have devised a new way of making reactions up to 70 times faster by using state-of-the-art equipment to spin chemicals around. They found that efficient mixing within a chemical reaction could be achieved by spinning chemicals and catalysts around in a small tube, causing the reactions to happen much quicker. The new findings could have a profound influence on the way that chemicals are made in a wide variety of industries, from drug development to ag...

Chemical Technology

Sigura | August 31, 2021

Sigura Water announced an exclusive license agreement of PristineBlue® and AlgaeShield® Performance Chemistry™ water treatment systems for recreational and commercial swimming pools. This new relationship leverages the marketing, services, and distribution depth of Sigura Water to bring the high quality, proprietary chemistry solutions of ESL to more pool owners. "PristineBlue is a unique copper-based chemistry, unlike others in the market, that gives trouble-fr...