Recent Industrial-Chemical Articles
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…
Online Ag Retail Gaining Momentum For ’18
Online purchases of crop inputs have attracted renewed interest. Although many consumer segments have been…
Deep-eutectic solvents replace polluting industrial solvents
Many polluting solvents used by the chemical industry can be replaced by an amazing new…
Kärcher wins the Amsterdam Innovation Award 2018
The overall winner – out of a total of 89 entries – of the Amsterdam…
Chemical Processor Acquires Rubber Additives Pre-Weigh Supplier
Our take: Acquisition provides for continued production of pre-weigh additives and an expansion of capabilities…
Broken nanodiamonds create a super-long-lasting, very-low-friction dry lubricant
"Broken nanodiamonds are forever," or so says a team of scientists at the US Department…
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…
Filtration membrane switches between filtering oil and water
Sometimes, people want to clean up polluted water, by removing spilled oil from its surface.…
Expert View: How carbon-14 testing is critical in screening ‘natural’ ingredients for cosmetics.
Growing numbers of health and environmentally conscious consumers are opting for cosmetics labelled “natural” while…
Two important crop nutrition trends holding producers’ attention
As ag retailers and producers prepare for the 2018 growing season, they undoubtedly will be…
Sulapac and Fazer to develop biodegradable food packaging
Finnish firm Sulapac has partnered with Fazer to research, develop and test plastic-free, biodegradable packaging…
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…
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…
Blakely: How text message strategy creates loyalty
Ford Blakely recently published an article about utilizing a strategy for text messaging and how…
Imperial Dade acquires US firm Gulf Coast Paper
Imperial Dade, a distributor of disposable food service and janitorial supplies, has acquired US-based Gulf…
Sedgwick acquires Cunningham Lindsey
Sedgwick has completed the acquisition of claims management and risk solutions firm Cunningham Lindsey. The…
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…
Messer opens new competence center in Krefeld
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany; www.messergroup.com) opened a new competence center in Krefeld on…
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…
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…
Nickel Is the New Key to Recycling C02 Emissions
Serving the 21st Century Design Engineer Researchers at Harvard, Stanford, and Brookhaven National Lab have…
Winter checklist: How to avoid home maintenance issues
January is traditionally a time of new resolutions, and in most of the country, a…
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.…
Bain Enters Exclusive Talks with Ardian to Buy Italian Chemicals Maker
Private-equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity is in exclusive talks with fellow firm Ardian to…
L Catterton in acquisition deal of Italian plastic packaging manufacturer
The Greenwich-based private equity firm L Catterton has teamed up with the Italian private equity…
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…
Product Packaging Reveals Retail Secrets
As people more frequently buy products online, product packaging is changing in a way that…
Emissions standards compelling additive manufacturers to innovate
TMR Research study indicates product innovation is now the focus for the leading players in…
Ongoing Labor Shortage Underscores Need for Optimized Warehouses
Finding sufficient warehouse staff is a problem that’s not going away soon, so merchants are…
Packaging is a product’s primary brand ambassador
The medium is the message, the adage goes, and therefore the packaging is part of…
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…
Changes on tap at U.S. government Chemical Safety Board
Our take: Sutherland cuts short her board term, joins Norfolk Southern... | ------------ After a…
Chemical Industry Reaches for Sustainability
GENEVA, Switzerland (ENS) – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development, WBCSD, is launching a…
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…
BIO report profiles 100 renewable chemical technology companies
Our take: Report provides insight into companies commercializing renewable chemical applications... | ------------------- The…
Vector Chemicals Invigorated by new investors
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –Thirty-five years ago, Ed Geddes seized on a revolutionary idea while employed at…
Researchers engineer yeast to grow on xylose
Researchers at Tufts University have created a genetically modified yeast that can more efficiently consume…
Dutch company offering preservative-free dips with extended shelf life
Lazy Foods, based in Ridderkerk, is an up-and-coming business specializing in the production of fresh…
Novio Packaging completes acquisition of Haal Verpakkingen
Novio Packaging Group has completed the acquisition of Haal Verpakkingen, for an undisclosed fee. Netherlands-based…
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…
Castrol: Peak for lubricant industry still 15 years away
A S Ramchander: "In the future, product, brand and industry lifecycles are going to get…
RelaDyne Acquires A&W Oil & Tire Company of Augusta
CINCINNATI -- RelaDyne, one of the nation's leading providers of lubricants, fuel, diesel exhaust fluid…
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…
Justrite Safety Group Acquires Eagle Manufacturing Co.
DES PLAINES, IL — Justrite Safety Group, a supplier of products for the safe management of…
Lithium Seen as Lifeline for Oil Majors in Clean Energy Future
Lithium could be a lifeline for oil majors as the energy industry shifts toward lower-polluting…
Petrochem giant acquires UAE lube manufacturer
Sharjah-based petrochemical giant GP Global has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of a leading…
Gerresheimer acquires Sensile to develop smart drug delivery systems
Summary: The goal of combining the two companies includes developing new delivery systems with digital…
Israelis develop system for cleaning industrial pollution
Summary: Phased transaction extraction (PTE) uses a combination of methods to remove industrial pollution... |…
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…
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…
SK’s Lubricant Unit Revs Up Overseas Push
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Lubricants Co., a unit of the country’s top…
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals completes acquisition of Polinox
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has completed its acquisition of Brazilian firm Polinox. The deal covers Polinox…
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…
Good times, shadow of bad times for chemical industry
Many in the audience at the American Chemistry Council’s recent annual meeting could nod in…
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…
Injection blow molding know-how powers Pretium Packaging
Pretium Packaging’s (Chesterfield, MO) motto is “packaging ideas into your solutions,” something it has been…
Industry insights: What is Hydrogenation?
Summary: In this interview, Eric Dabe, Sales Director at Nel Hydrogen, talks to AZoM about…
Study: Advertising Influences Majority of Consumers to Buy
A new study finds that consumers currently trust traditional advertising more than digital advertising. How…
