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Products and Technologies

Milliken | October 19, 2021

Milliken & Company (“Milliken”), a global diversified manufacturer with more than a century and a half of materials science expertise, has formally acquired Encapsys, LLC (“Encapsys”), a world leader in microencapsulation, from the Cypress Performance Group LLC (“Cypress”). The transaction officially closed October 18, 2021.“Moving the needle on sustainability requires big thinking and powerful collaborations. We’re thrilled to welcome Encapsys...

Chemical Technology

BICOWG | December 28, 2021

The Blockchain Infrastructure Carbon Offset Working Group applauds the Dec. 15 announcement of a Legal Due Diligence Questionnaire for Related Instruments by The Verified Carbon Standard a universally accepted standard for certifying carbon emissions reductions. "As pioneers in the crypto carbon space, it's encouraging to see this announcement from Verra — it is truly a dream come true. I imagine we're not far off from Verra adopt...

Chemical Management

Huntsman | January 20, 2021

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced it completed the acquisition of Gabriel Performance Products (Gabriel), a North American specialty chemical manufacturer of specialty additives and epoxy curing agents for the coatings, adhesives, sealants and composite end-markets, from Audax Private Equity. Huntsman paid $250 million, subject to customary closing adjustments, in an all-cash transaction funded from available liquidity. Gabriel had 2019 revenues of approximately $106 millio...

Hydrocarbon Engineering | March 06, 2020

China is a large market with growing demand for high quality polyolefin products, said Bob Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell. “The combination of LyondellBasell's leading technology and Bora's operational excellence will allow us to reliably produce and provide these needed products to local customers.” Under the agreements, the partners will form a Sino-foreign joint venture, the Bora LyondellBasell Petrochemical Co. Ltd, that will operate a 1.1 million tpy ethylene cracker and a...