KH Neochem Raises Prices on Five OXO Chemicals by $150 Per Ton

KH Neochem is raising prices for five OXO chemicals, including 2-ethyl hexanoic acid, isononanoic acid, nonanol, tridecanol and Kyowanol M, by 150 USD per metric ton. The increases reflect continued…

Clariant Catalysts wins CATOFIN catalyst supply deal for China PDH unit

Clariant has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co., Ltd. (ZPC) to supply its CATOFIN catalyst and Heat Generating Material (HGM) for a new propane dehydrogenation unit…

Riken Technos Tests Zinc Oxide Dechlorination of PVC Compounds With Shinshu

RIKEN TECHNOS is running joint research with Shinshu University’s Professor Tomohiko Okada group on dechlorinating PVC compounds using zinc oxide. Tests with phthalate diester plasticizers of varying alkyl chain lengths…

Flint Group explains how coatings and primers enable new packaging substrates

Flint Group Packaging Solutions describes how performance, decorative and functional coatings and primers are used to help converters print on new substrates, including thinner films, mono-material structures and recycled papers.…

DSM-Firmenich expands olfactory receptor work for flavor and scent ingredients

DSM-Firmenich says its scientists can now work with nearly all of the roughly 400 human olfactory receptors, up from about 70 previously, following a late-2024 technical breakthrough. The company applies…

Beiersdorf Expands Epigenetic Skin Care Research With New Day Cream

Beiersdorf reports more than 17 years of epigenetics research and says its patented Skin Age Clock, built on more than 1,000 skin samples, measures biological skin age. The company says…

Sumitomo Chemical Develops Alumina to Boost Ceramic Membrane Permeance

Sumitomo Chemical has developed a technology using its high-performance alumina to increase through-pore density in ceramic microfiltration membranes, improving permeance while maintaining separation performance. In joint research with Kobe University,…