Rice University scientists plan to employ the power of the sun to build functional synthetic polymers using photosensitive quantum dots — microscopic semiconducting particles — as a catalyst.
Specialty Polymers Inc., Chester, South Carolina, announced a new partnership with Kathion Chemie de Mexico, a specialty chemical distributor with more than 15 years of experience in the Latin American coatings market.
Ascend Performance Materials announced plans to increase production capacity across its intermediate chemicals and polymers portfolio by 10 to 15 percent to support the continued growth of its customers.
Estron Chemical announced the groundbreaking of its new Research and Development (R&D) Center, located at the company’s headquarters in Calvert City, Kentucky.
STI Polymer, a provider and developer of acrylic and styrene acrylic polymers, announced that Dr. Luis Varela de la Rosa has been named Technical Director.