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The global chemical company OQ Chemicals has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus for its production site at Bay City, Texas. The certification marks a significant milestone for the company, which is already certified at its European sites in Monheim, Marl, Oberhausen, and Amsterdam, and can supply corresponding products. ISCC is a globally recognized system focusing on mass balance certifications and aligns with the Circular Economy and the Renewa

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Gregory D. Cameron as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 17, 2024. Mr. Cameron will report to Tony Will, president and chief executive officer, CF Industries Holdings, Inc, and serve as a member of the Company’s senior leadership team. He succeeds Christopher D. Bohn, who was recently promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer. "We a

Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, and NextDecade Corporation announced today that their respective subsidiaries have executed a non-binding Heads of Agreement  for a 20-year liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement  for offtake from Train 4 at the Rio Grande LNG Facility at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, USA. Under the terms of the HoA, Aramco expects to purchase 1.2 million tonnes per annum  of LNG for 20 ye

Already a leader in building a circular economy, Eastman took another step forward when it announced a second molecular recycling facility will be built in Longview, Texas. The project will now put Eastman out in front in the search for alternative, clean energy sources. Powered by the selection to negotiate an award of up to $375 million from a U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)* program targeting climate change, Eastman will use a relati

Air Products will showcase industrial gas solutions and technologies for metals and materials processing applications at the PowderMet2024 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials from June 16-19 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Those attending are invited to stop by Air Products’ booth #308 to speak with an industry specialist and learn how Air Products’ industrial gases, technologies, and supply solu

The Chemours Company a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, today announced the appointment of Livingston “Tony” Satterthwaite to its Board of Directors, effective June 12. “I’m pleased to welcome Tony as the newest member of Chemours’ Board of Directors,” said Dawn Farrell, Chair of the Board of Chemours. “Tony brings extensi

To increase the production capacity of its LithomaxTM photosensitive polymers for photoresists, Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG Group), has decided to build a new facility to produce LithomaxTM  for ArF  photoresists and LithomaxTM for EUV photoresists at Mitsubishi Chemical’s Kyushu-Fukuoka Plant in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.   Photosensitive polymers are resins that form the main component of the photoresists used in the photolithography pr

The Sumitomo Chemical Group will participate in the PIAE–International Professional Congress for Plastics in Cars, which is one of the world’s largest conferences for plastics experts in the automotive industry, to be held in Mannheim, Germany, from Wednesday, June 19 to Thursday, June 20, 2024. Sumitomo Chemical Europe, Sumitomo Chemical’s European subsidiary, will be showcasing applications of Sumitomo Chemical’s high-performance engineering plastics targeted at the

Crystal IS, an Asahi Kasei company, today announced the successful serial production of 100 mm diameter single-crystal aluminum nitride  substrates with 99% usable area, based on current requirements for UVC LEDs, with manufacturing to take place in the United States. The ultra-wide bandgap and high thermal conductivity of AlN help to improve device reliability and performance not only in UVC LEDs but also in next-generation RF and power devices. “The improvement of our l

LG Chem is initiating the clinical development of next-generation immune checkpoint inhibitors to expand treatment opportunities for patients with solid tumors. On the 11th, LG Chem announced that it had registered a patient for Phase 1 clinical trials in the United States for its first independently developed anticancer drug candidate, LB-LR1109 This candidate is a monoclonal antibody drug that inhibits the LILRB1 mechanism. It prevents the binding of the immune checkpoin

Mitra Future Technologies, Inc.a leading innovator in Inflation Reduction Act-compliant lithium-ion battery materials, and Sun Chemical, a diverse multinational specialty chemical company and the largest global producer of pigments, announced a joint project to develop the first iron phosphate mass production capability in North America with co-location with Mitra Chem's lithium iron phosphate production. Together Mitra Chem and Sun Chemical will combine their unique and complem

Koppers Holdings Inc. today announced that the company will host meetings with the investment community as part of its participation in the upcoming Wells Fargo Industrials Conference, which will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on June 12, 2024. Koppers management will be represented by Jimmi Sue Smith, Chief Financial Officer, and Quynh McGuire, Vice President of Investor Relations.  Presentation materials will be available on www.koppers.com in the Investor Relations section of