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LG Chem announced that it had recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the LG Twin Towers in Yeouido to “develop and expand the application of next-generation, eco-friendly mobility materials. The signing ceremony was attended by executives from both companies, including Stefan Gramse, Executive Vice President and Head of the Exterior Materials Procurement Group at the #VolkswagenGroup , and Kim Sangmin, Senior Vice President and Head of LG Chem’s Petrochemicals Company.   Under this agreement, the two companies will collaborate on developing next-generation plastics and composite materials, as well as on reducing vehicle weight and improving performance, using LG Chem’s ABS (high-value-added synthetic resin) and EP (engineering plastics). ABS and EP are high-performance plastics with excellent impact strength, durability, and processability, and are widely used primarily in the exterior components of home appliances and in automotive interior and exterior parts. ...

#GrapheneManufacturingGroup Ltd. is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement with a private investor pursuant to which the Subscriber has subscribed for 6,465,336 ordinary shares of the Company at a price of CA$2.15 per Ordinary Share for total gross proceeds to the Company of approximately US$10,000,000. The private placement has received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Private Placement for the scale-up of #grapheneproduction and liquid graphene production capacity, scale-up of #batterycell production capacity, commercialisation of #liquidgraphene products, working capital and general corporate purposes. No finder’s fees or commissions were paid in connection with the Private Placement. The securities described above were issued in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Regulation D ...

Hexcel Corporation , a global leader in advanced composites technology, today announced the launch of its enhanced #HexWeb®CRPAA -5052-F80-12.0 Vented Flex-Core® #aluminumhoneycomb , a high-density core material engineered to help aerospace manufacturers simplify the production of complex composite structures while meeting the demanding performance requirements of modern #spacelaunchsystems . The new product will be showcased during CAMX 2026. “As launch providers continue to pursue larger payloads, higher production rates and more advanced vehicle architectures, they need materials that help simplify manufacturing without sacrificing performance,” said Lyndon Smith, President, Americas & Global Fibers, #Hexcel . “Our enhanced vented Flex-Core solution combines outstanding formability, robust mechanical performance and integrated venting capability in a single material. The result is a technology that helps customers reduce processing complexity, improve manufacturing efficiency an...

The Advanced Materials business of Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) Limited and UK-based Plaswire Ltd have entered a Memorandum of Understanding ( #MoU ) to jointly establish sustainable #thermosetcomposite recycling ecosystems across key global markets. The collaboration brings together complementary expertise in advanced epoxy technologies and composite recycling to address the growing challenge of end-of-life composite waste. Thermoset composites are strong, engineered materials made by combining a reinforcing fiber with a liquid polymer resin that hardens permanently through an irreversible chemical reaction. They offer lightness, durability and strength and are used across industries such as wind energy, transportation, construction, aerospace and industrial manufacturing. However, these materials are not recyclable at their end-of-life and are either sent to landfills or incinerated, leading to pollution.  Aditya Birla’s proprietary Recyclamine® technology enable the reinfo...

Avantium N.V., a leading company in renewable and circular polymer materials, today announces that it has successfully produced the first batch of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the world's first commercial-scale plant for the production of FDCA. The production of the first batch of FDCA marks a major start-up milestone for the FDCA Flagship Plant and follows the successful commissioning of all major process units. It paves the way for ramping up toward commercial sales, anticipated to start at the end of 2026. The production of the first FDCA batches represents an important step in validating Avantium's proprietary FDCA technology under commercial operating conditions. Avantium will now focus on a disciplined product qualification and operating program, to ensure its product meets customer specifications, progressing from batch toward continuous operations. Tom van Aken, CEO at Avantium, commented: "Producing the first FDCA at our Fl...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has determined that EPA’s May 2024 final rule banning most uses of the solvent methylene chloride exceeds the agency’s authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The court’s decision in East Fork Enterprises Inc. v. EPA, which was filed Sept. 15, found fault with many elements of the agency’s final rule and the 2022 risk evaluation on which it was based. In its risk evaluation, EPA determined that methylene chloride presents “unreasonable risk” to workers in 53 conditions of use, or COUs. The rule prohibited 40 COUs and required risk management measures for the 13 remaining COUs. These measures included requirements of a Workplace Chemical Protection Program that established a short-term exposure limit for methylene chloride of 16 ppm as a 15-minute time-weighted average (TWA) and an existing chemical exposure limit (ECEL) of 2 ppm as an eight-hour TWA. The court ruled that EPA’s analysis establishing these exposure limits...