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Chemical Management

OQ Chemicals | September 02, 2022

The global chemical company OQ Chemicals introduces its new ester base oil Oxlube L7‑NPG, specifically developed to help improve the performance and efficiency of electric vehicles (EV). It enables lubricant manufacturers to formulate optimized e‑driveline lubricants that have low viscosity, a high flash point, and are readily biodegradable. Because of the low friction, lubricants based on Oxlube L7‑NPG can contribute to higher energy efficiency and reduced wear and maintenance. In cooling appli...

Chemical Management

Freedom Holdings, Inc | December 30, 2021

Freedom Holdings, Inc. announced that it has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Carbon Zero Asset Management, Inc. a blockchain-based Asset Management Company. The acquisition shifts the Company’s business focus into building a Ethereum-based Blockchain platform, in a rapidly growing digital economy. Under the terms of the agreement, FHLD will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of COzero in common stock for common stock exchange with COzero becoming ...

West Virginia Public Broadcasting | February 25, 2020

The West Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday passed two bills that would provide tax cuts to the natural gas industry in an effort to boost petrochemical and plastics manufacturing. House Bill 4421 the “Natural Gas Liquids Economic Development Act” would provide tax credits to companies that transport or store natural gas liquids. These by-products of natural gas drilling include propane and ethane, which are feedstocks for chemical and plastics production. Del. ...

Chemical Technology

Eastman | January 17, 2022

This morning, French President Emmanuel Macron and Eastman Board Chair and CEO Mark Costa will jointly announce Eastman's plan to invest up to $1 billion in a material-to-material molecular recycling facility in France. This facility would use Eastman's polyester renewal technology to recycle up to 160,000 metric tonnes annually of hard-to-recycle plastic waste that is currently being incinerated. The investment would recycle enough plastic waste annually to fill Stade de ...