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Production has begun at the new #hydrogenperoxide megaplant operated by Fuhua and licensed by Evonik in Leshan, Sichuan Province, #China . With an annual capacity of 200 kilotons, the facility is one of the largest in the region for industrial-grade hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). Operations began on June 18, 2026, with in-specification production achieved in just a few days. Now, the plant is ready to serve the regional Chinese market as well as to supply H₂O₂ to the partners’ joint venture, #EvonikFuhua New Materials, for further purification into specialty grades.  The project was completed only 2.5 years after Fuhua and Evonik signed the licensing agreement in November 2023. In addition to its proprietary H₂O₂ technology, Evonik supplied key process equipment, catalysts, and working solution for the facility. Technical experts from China, Germany, and the United States supported the engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup phases.  Michael Träxler, head of Evonik’...

Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that it has developed the world’s first film for #anodecurrentcollectors that meets all four key requirements for current collector materials: resistance to oxidation and reduction, metal-layer adhesion, mechanical strength, and thermal stability. This newly developed #film is a resin-film substrate for use in film current collectors. It enables conventional copper foil current collectors in lithium-ion batteries to be replaced with film current collectors that use a resin-film substrate. #Toray has demonstrated that current collectors using the new film deliver #batteryperformance comparable to that of conventional copper-foil current collectors. It has manufactured the film with mass-production equipment and has begun providing samples to customers. An anode current collector conventionally uses a conductive copper foil. It draws current from a battery’s anode. Demand for lighter batteries has increased amid the pursuit of higher energy den...

  Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. announced today that it has made a minority investment in Materia Bioworks Inc. through 321Catalyst™, its corporate venture capital (CVC) fund. #MateriaBioworks is a startup utilizing computational chemistry and AI to develop a platform (“MAPS”) that can efficiently design and formulate sustainable materials, such as #bioplastics . By leveraging computational chemistry and AI, the company streamlines product development using bioplastics, a process that traditionally required significant time and cost, thereby reducing development time and costs while also driving down the cost of bioplastics themselves. Purpose of the Investment By utilizing their biomass materials in Materia Bioworks’ bioplastic design services, #MitsuiChemicals aims to expand its provision of bioplastic materials offering to customers globally. Furthermore, Mitsui Chemicals will collaborate with Materia Bioworks to meet the performance and quality requirements of customers th...

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Specialty chemicals company #LANXESS has launched #Disflamoll® Advance, its next-generation platform for plasticizing #flameretardants featuring extremely low #triphenylphosphate (TPP) content of less than 0.1 percent. Tailored to diverse applications, it is designed to help manufacturers navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape and emerging compliance requirements while maintaining the performance standards customers expect. Beyond its extremely low TPP content, Disflamoll® Advance maintains high flame retardancy and strong #smokesuppression . Due to its properties, it helps reduce or eliminate #antimonytrioxide (ATO) in formulations and improves processing efficiency. “Disflamoll® Advance helps customers stay ahead of regulatory developments while continuing to achieve outstanding product performance,” said Heiko Tebbe, Head of Application Development for Polymer Additives at LANXESS. “The platform brings together regulatory preparedness, technical performance and s...

HEXPOL acquires 100 percent of the Italian company Vipa Group with headquarters in Ancarano on the Italian east coast. The company is one of Europe's leading developers and manufacturers of high-quality thermoplastic compounds with focus on the fast-growing Wire & Cable segment. The acquisition significantly strengthens HEXPOL's product portfolio and geographical reach in the segment. Vipa Group is being acquired from the Paolini family, who founded the company in 1969 and has since then developed the business into a true specialty compounder with above market profitability. The Paolini family will support the transition to HEXPOL ownership during a period of 18 months while the current CEO, Nicola Vigolo, will continue to manage the company as a subsidiary within the HEXPOL structure. The operations include two well-invested production sites in Italy, as well as a state-of-the-art R&D center. In 2025 the company had a turnover of 76.4 MEUR, approximately 80 employees a...