Recent Industrial-Chemical Articles
Israelis develop system for cleaning industrial pollution
Summary: Phased transaction extraction (PTE) uses a combination of methods to remove industrial pollution... |…
LyondellBasell eyes plastic maker acquisition
Houston petrochemical company LyondellBasell said Thursday that it will buy Ohio plastics maker A. Schulman…
RelaDyne Enters Florida lubricant industry through acquisitions
RelaDyne, one of the nation's leading providers of lubricants, fuel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), and…
Engineers get a grip on slippery surfactants
A Rice University group's innovative surfactant theory removes limitations of a 100-year-old model for interfacial…
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals completes acquisition of Polinox
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has completed its acquisition of Brazilian firm Polinox. The deal covers Polinox…
Winter checklist: How to avoid home maintenance issues
January is traditionally a time of new resolutions, and in most of the country, a…
Researchers engineer yeast to grow on xylose
Researchers at Tufts University have created a genetically modified yeast that can more efficiently consume…
KKR eyes Ramky Enviro Engineers; Bain-Piramal fund invests in Archean Chemical
Private equity giant KKR is set to acquire 60 percent stake Hyderabad-based waste management company…
Emissions standards compelling additive manufacturers to innovate
TMR Research study indicates product innovation is now the focus for the leading players in…
Solid lubricant coating is NASA’s Invention of the Year
Engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center have invented a new solid lubricant coating for high-temperature…
Deep-eutectic solvents replace polluting industrial solvents
Many polluting solvents used by the chemical industry can be replaced by an amazing new…
TechNation: Claroty Raises $60 Million for Cybersecurity to Protect Industrial Equipment
Our take: Israel’s digital offering gets underway with subsidized R&D program... | --------- Claroty, an Israeli…
Vector Chemicals Invigorated by new investors
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –Thirty-five years ago, Ed Geddes seized on a revolutionary idea while employed at…
International Review: Shrink Sleeve Design for Egg-Shaped Cleaner
Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury has designed a shrink sleeve for Ecoegg, overcoming the technical challenge…
Changes on tap at U.S. government Chemical Safety Board
Our take: Sutherland cuts short her board term, joins Norfolk Southern... | ------------ After a…
Two important crop nutrition trends holding producers’ attention
As ag retailers and producers prepare for the 2018 growing season, they undoubtedly will be…
Patagonia, Braintree Founder Back $12.4M Round for NuMat Technologies
NuMat Technologies, a Skokie-based advanced materials startup, raised a new round of funding to expand its…
Insurance Industry Is Rethinking Cat Modeling After Last Year’s Disasters
After Hurricane Harvey swept through Texas last August, it left behind not only an estimated…
Blakely: How text message strategy creates loyalty
Ford Blakely recently published an article about utilizing a strategy for text messaging and how…
Chemical Industry Reaches for Sustainability
GENEVA, Switzerland (ENS) – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development, WBCSD, is launching a…
How corn farmer research could change the future of biopackaging
When grasping a plastic bottle, few people ever ponder the chemical ingredients or process used…
High Dollar Claims Rise by 87 percent in Employer-Sponsored Stop-Loss Insurance
The number of employer-sponsored stop-loss insurance claims of $1 million or more grew by 87…
For state insurance officials, ‘public adjuster’ can be a problem
Shhh. There’s a term state insurance officials apparently dare not use right now. That term…
Review: Fette Compacting Presents New FEC20 Capsule Filling Machine at Achema
Fette Compacting is presenting its new FEC20 capsule filling machine at Achema in Frankfurt. As…
Ongoing Labor Shortage Underscores Need for Optimized Warehouses
Finding sufficient warehouse staff is a problem that’s not going away soon, so merchants are…
Petrochem giant acquires UAE lube manufacturer
Sharjah-based petrochemical giant GP Global has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of a leading…
Packaging is a product’s primary brand ambassador
The medium is the message, the adage goes, and therefore the packaging is part of…
International Review: Can design brings color to the outdoor paint category
Bright and quirky, branding for new U.K. outdoor paint brand Thorndown was wholly inspired by…
The 10 green chemicals driving a disruptive new industry
The UK government should focus on 10 specific bio-based chemicals to boost industrial growth, jobs, trade…
Gerresheimer acquires Sensile to develop smart drug delivery systems
Summary: The goal of combining the two companies includes developing new delivery systems with digital…
Online Ag Retail Gaining Momentum For ’18
Online purchases of crop inputs have attracted renewed interest. Although many consumer segments have been…
KHS USA Buys Assets of Scandia Packaging Machinery
KHS USA, Inc. is to buy the assets of Scandia Packaging Machinery Co., based in…
Novio Packaging completes acquisition of Haal Verpakkingen
Novio Packaging Group has completed the acquisition of Haal Verpakkingen, for an undisclosed fee. Netherlands-based…
Meeting The Chemical Purity Requirements To Support Next-Generation Technologies
Mega-trends like artificial intelligence and robotics, smart homes and cars, and the Internet of Things…
CPI Fluid Engineering Launches Icematic® Brand of Lubricant Solutions for Low GWP Refrigerants
CPI Fluid Engineering announces the official launch of the Icematic® brand aimed at providing compressor…
Results pending as Reedy kicks off 2nd lithium brine hole
Aspiring lithium brines developer Reedy Lagoon is about to commence another diamond drill hole at…
Convenience stores getting squeezed by… convenience
The U.S. convenience store industry is facing an inconvenient truth: Americans are changing the way…
Chemical Processor Acquires Rubber Additives Pre-Weigh Supplier
Our take: Acquisition provides for continued production of pre-weigh additives and an expansion of capabilities…
Filtration membrane switches between filtering oil and water
Sometimes, people want to clean up polluted water, by removing spilled oil from its surface.…
BIO report profiles 100 renewable chemical technology companies
Our take: Report provides insight into companies commercializing renewable chemical applications... | ------------------- The…
Should you have branded packaging for your deliveries?
The packaging of your products is just as important as the product itself, and so…
Castrol: Peak for lubricant industry still 15 years away
A S Ramchander: "In the future, product, brand and industry lifecycles are going to get…
Sulapac and Fazer to develop biodegradable food packaging
Finnish firm Sulapac has partnered with Fazer to research, develop and test plastic-free, biodegradable packaging…
Chinaplas: Rigid enforcement of environmental restrictions disrupts plastic additive supply chain
China’s crackdown on errant polluters that started in 2016 is affecting the global supply chain…
Clariant to launch new striking shade for transforming applications at Aluminium 2018
Clariant, a provider of specialty chemicals, is set to exhibit latest high-durability, sustainable color solutions…
Imperial Dade acquires US firm Gulf Coast Paper
Imperial Dade, a distributor of disposable food service and janitorial supplies, has acquired US-based Gulf…
Industry insights: What is Hydrogenation?
Summary: In this interview, Eric Dabe, Sales Director at Nel Hydrogen, talks to AZoM about…
International Update: The 10 green chemicals that could change UK industry
Simon McQueen-Mason, Network Director of The Lignocellulosic Biorefinery Network (LBNet), believes a bio-based green chemical revolution could…
Dollar General expanding, seeking new vendors
Dollar General is seeking to expand and diversity its merchandise, including its food offering, according…
Diluteze aims to provide a simpler, safer way to handle chemicals
Diluteze founder Simon Ruddy first spotted the gap in the market for a safer way…
Plastic fantastic: Should brands rethink their response to the packaging witch hunt?
If David Attenborough is the prophet of the anti-plastic generation, Chris Griffin is the pragmatist.…
Shell pushes lubricants’ larger role in freight efficiency with Starship Project
Unlike tractor OEMs, trailer manufacturers and component suppliers that can point to tangible fuel-saving benefits…
Insurance trails behind banking, retail on customer experience
Our take: When it comes to delivering superior customer experience, the insurance industry is placed…
Europe’s largest retailer commits billions to e-commerce
Carrefour, second only to Walmart in the retail world, has big plans to change. New…
Kärcher wins the Amsterdam Innovation Award 2018
The overall winner – out of a total of 89 entries – of the Amsterdam…
Calumet And Monument Chemical Enter Partnership
Calumet's Penreco branded product lines of White Oil and Petrolatums will be exclusively distributed by Monument…
Nickel Is the New Key to Recycling C02 Emissions
Serving the 21st Century Design Engineer Researchers at Harvard, Stanford, and Brookhaven National Lab have…
Messer opens new competence center in Krefeld
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany; www.messergroup.com) opened a new competence center in Krefeld on…
Product Packaging Reveals Retail Secrets
As people more frequently buy products online, product packaging is changing in a way that…
Alpla plans to establish a new Rigid Plastic Packaging Plant in Dayton, Ohio
Alpenplastik Lehner Alwin GmbH (ALPLA, Inc.) is a global manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging for…
