Mar 6, 2026
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No more BDO dumping in the EU, expanding chlor-alkali in the US, and cyclo-olefin polymers for healthcare and semiconductors.
Feb 13, 2026
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Ammobia raised a seed round, Syzygy scored a 6-year offtake agreement, and Lilac scored a 10-year offtake agreement.
Feb 6, 2026
Jan 10, 2026
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Finland's premier paper and pulp producer is officially making lignocellulose-derived sugars and is looking to convert them into glycols.
Dec 19, 2025
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Magrathea announced plans to build their first commercial-scale magnesium plant, and LibertyStream has officially extracted lithium from oilfield brine.
Nov 14, 2025
An electrochemical swing system to capture CO2, Origin Materials secured some financing, and the CEO of MP Materials made some interesting comments.
Oct 31, 2025
Axens bought Ketjen out of their catalyst rejuvenation joint venture—one that Ketjen (Albemarle's catalyst business) started 2 decades ago.
Oct 17, 2025
Trying to commercialize furans isn't easy, Japan wants to replace some coal with wood-based pellets, and Nouryon is expanding its metal alkyls production.
Oct 10, 2025
European MXDA is on pause, the US government took stake in yet another materials producer, and Clariant unveiled a new PET catalyst.
Oct 3, 2025
Berkshire is buying OxyChem, Nitron Magnetics is trying to make rare-earth-free permanent magnets with iron nitride, and Coolbrook is still trying to make electric cracking a reality.
Sep 12, 2025
Cascade Bio just secured $6m to continue scaling its novel enzyme immobilization technology.
Aug 29, 2025
Arkema's new HFO plant in Kentucky, Lockhead Martin is trying to secure germanium supply, and Mura is still kicking despite its cancelled plans with Dow Chemical.
Aug 22, 2025
OCOChem just signed a deal with ADM to build a CO2-utilization plant at one of ADM's ethanol-production facilities.
Jul 25, 2025
Air Liquide is looking to lock-in molybdenum as the semiconductor industry shifts away from tungsten.
Jul 18, 2025
Cargill's joint venture just completed construction of their bio-based 1,4-BDO plant next to their corn-to-sugar plant in Iowa.
Jul 11, 2025
The lithium-ion battery industry has a sodium sulfate problem and Aepnus might have the best solution.
Jun 27, 2025
Veolia is removing PFAS from Delaware water with 42 vessels packed with activated carbon thanks to new regulation.
Apr 18, 2025
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Holocene, a direct-air-capture startup, got acquired by Occidental Petroleum just two years after Carbon Engineering did.
Apr 11, 2025
A company who bought BioAmber's old assets now has new investors and is trying to make bio-based isoprene and SAF.
Apr 4, 2025
You've probably never thought about the used motor oil recycling industry, but it's growing, and Shell's new joint venture plant in Houston is the latest addition.
Mar 28, 2025
Increased supply from China and high natural gas prices in Europe are causing plant closures, and the situation is no different for propylene oxide.
Mar 14, 2025
Helium comes from weird places and is used for weird things, but it's supply is being depleted, so on-purpose helium is on the rise.
Mar 7, 2025
Making PVDC more recyclable means longer lasting meat or less fines for brands in the EU, but either way it's a good thing.
Feb 28, 2025
Evonik and AGAE are replacing alkylphenol ethoxylates with rhamnolipids, but at two different scales and with two different speeds.
Feb 21, 2025
Making solvents in Texas that reduce the viscosity of photoresists so that Samsung can add extra thin layers to its fancy 5G chips.
