INEOS announced that its manufacturing sites in Texas and California have been awarded ISCC PLUS certification from ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification).
Research commissioned by Swedish biotechnology company I-Tech AB has confirmed that barnacle fouling is very prevalent in ship niche areas and that the industry needs to take steps to mitigate the impact of hard fouling in these areas.
Nouryon and Atul successfully started production at Anaven, a new joint venture in Gujarat, India, that will help meet the rapidly growing demand in India's agricultural, personal care and pharmaceutical markets.
PPG announced that it recently supplied Rex Airlines with various aerospace coatings for six Boeing 737-800 aircraft that will expand the airline into domestic service.
Hexion Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its Phenolic Specialty Resin, Hexamine and European-based Forest Products Resins businesses for approximately $425 million to Black Diamond and Investindustrial.
Researchers are reporting a step-wise biorefinery approach in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering that uses the whole cob of purple corn to produce a dye and a possible nutraceutical with the pigments.
RadTech, The Association for Ultraviolet and Electron Beam (UV+EB) Technologies, announced that Dan Marx, a printing industry veteran with nearly three decades of industry experience, will help lead the group's Sustainability Committee.