Press Releases

Veralto, a global leader in essential water and product quality solutions dedicated to Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources™, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cleanwater1 for $465 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. After considering estimated tax benefits, the net purchase price is approximately $452 million. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Castrol announced today that two of its direct-to-chip cooling fluids — Castrol ON PG25 and PG25T — have been validated to meet NVIDIA's requirements for AI factory and data centre infrastructure. This validation gives data centre operators, equipment manufacturers and cooling-system providers additional confidence when selecting fluids for high-performance AI infrastructure. AI and high-performance computing are packing more processing power into data centres, gener

Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) has released a special report that exposes the plastic industry's propaganda playbook and outlines how to get the plastic industry out of schools. It details how the plastics industry is devising strategies to endure and stay profitable, in part by recruiting today's students to become its future consumers and employees. The report, Plastic Expelled: Exposing Industry Propaganda in U.S. Schools, analyzes how chemical, fossil fuel, and plasti

BASF’s Personal Care business introduces a new generation of floral active ingredients that reconcile the growing consumer demand for natural beauty with scientifically proven performance. Inspired by traditional botanicals and enabled by cutting-edge epigenetic science, Floragenist Rose and Floragenist™ Blossom form a complementary duo designed to enhance skin radiance and strengthen the skin’s ability to adapt to daily stress. Both actives are derived from carefu

DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced that its Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) team has been named a "Sustainability Squad" in the Business Intelligence Group's 2026 Sustainability Awards. The DuPont DLE team was recognized for its work over the past year helping develop, validate, and commercialize direct lithium extraction technologies that support effective and efficient lithium recovery and support scalable lithium production amid accelerating global demand. Announced

United Solar today welcomed the measures announced by the United States to strengthen its domestic polysilicon industry and to improve the resilience of its solar and semiconductor supply chains. The Proclamation, signed on August 6, 2026, establishes a minimum import price of US$21 per kilogram for polysilicon, together with price floors for polysilicon ingots and wafers, solar cells, and solar modules. The Proclamation also imposes an additional 15 percent ad valorem duty on downs

BASF Agricultural Solutions is investing a low double-digit million-euro amount in a new Climate Center at its headquarters in Limburgerhof, Germany. The purpose-built facility will strengthen the company's research and regulatory capabilities and support the generation of scientific data required for the registration of crop protection products worldwide. Construction of the Climate Center has already started and is scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2027. Once oper

Peabody Engineering, LLC is advancing its next phase of growth with a $9 million investment in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Liberty, South Carolina. The expansion reflects the company's continued momentum, increased customer demand, and long-term commitment to serving the chemical storage, handling, and feed systems markets with dependable, customer-driven solutions. The Liberty facility expansion is designed to increase Peabody Engineering's manufacturin

Demonstrating "The Material Effect" in action, Covestro announced its participation in the KOLLEKT research project — a publicly funded, interdisciplinary consortium dedicated to developing recyclable product concepts for automotive lighting, mechatronic and electronic components. The three-year project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) under the CircularGlowUp funding framework and supervised by the Karlsruhe Project Management

Asahi Kasei, a diversified global company, has concluded a non-exclusive license agreement with HighChem Shanghai, an affiliate of HighChem, with operations focused on trading in China. Through this partnership, HighChem Shanghai will produce and sell Acetolyte™, novel acetonitrile-containing electrolyte based on Asahi Kasei’s technology, in China. The collaboration represents a significant step forward in Asahi Kasei’s licensing strategy and is expected to accelerate sales

PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced its inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the eighth consecutive year. Created by global index and data provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong sustainability practices. The indexes are used by market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products. “Sustainability helps us create value by enabling product innovatio

Magnolia Advanced Materials, Inc., a custom formulator of high-performance epoxy systems for aerospace, defense and industrial applications, today announced it will exhibit at the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX) September 22-24, 2026, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. Attendees can visit Booth N5 to learn how Magnolia’s fast lead times, technical expertise and customer collaboration help manufacturers advance critical programs. As a top composi