The HCS Group (Haltermann Carless Solutions), a leading global manufacturer of hydrocarbon and chemical specialty products, and Neste, a leading producer of renewable fuels, are establishing a preferred partnership for renewable distillate products.
AkzoNobel and Evonik Industries have joined forces to build and operate a new membrane electrolysis facility for potassium hydroxide solution and chlorine in Germany.
Synthetic biology (synbio) start-ups developing technologies to convert biomass and other non-petroleum feedstocks into chemicals and materials need, on average, 7.4 years to launch a product, according to a Lux Research analysis.
A major Dutch initiative designed to investigate how waste can be used as a raw material to produce chemicals has more than doubled in size since being launched late last year.
Croda International Plc, a manufacturer of specialty chemical ingredients, held a ceremonial groundbreaking on a plant that will enable the production of 100-percent sustainable non-ionic surfactants.
Cleantech Group awarded the Standout Financial Achievement of the Year Award to Green Biologics Ltd., a U.K.-based industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company.
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system that can capture carbon dioxide emissions before they are vented into the atmosphere and then, powered by solar energy, convert that carbon dioxide into chemical products.