1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (129+ words) Speciality Chemicals Magazine Italian-based speciality chemicals group Italmatch Chemicals has signed a long-term supply agreement with the Saudi Water Authority (SWA), the body responsible for regulating and overseeing the Saudi water sector. This is part of broader localisation programme in…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (104+ words) Speciality Chemicals Magazine Turkish surfactants and speciality chemicals firm Kale Care Chemicals has opened a second production facility in Gebze bringing total capacity to 100,000 tonnes/year. “With this investment, we are expanding the scale needed to serve our global customers…...

22+ hour, 12+ min ago   (668+ words) Dr Farid Mirmohseni, CEO of Kimia, argues the chemical industry's AI investment has skipped the commercial and technical sales function Over the past few years, AI has transformed the lab and plant floor. R&D has purpose-built tools for formulation…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (624+ words) David Picton, SVP safety and sustainability at EcoOnline, examines how summer workarounds can leave chemical safety controls out of date Even for the best-managed sites, the accuracy of their chemical inventories depends on employees manually recording substitutions, deliveries and change…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (234+ words) Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have reached a $455 million settlement to resolve litigation relating to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other historical discharges from the Fayetteville Works in North Carolina. This includes $18 million for PFAS contamination unrelated to Fayetteville. The…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (103+ words) Speciality Chemicals Magazine Kemira has started pilot operations for iron phosphate production at its site in Helsingborg, Sweden. If customer qualification processes and further process validation are successful, it will evaluate future investments in commercial-scale production. Iron phosphate is a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (70+ words) Speciality Chemicals Magazine Givaudan has opened a new development hub in Casablanca, Morocco. This has application and perfumery laboratories, alongside a development department, plus offices to house a dedicated commercial team for the fabric care, home care, personal care and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (144+ words) Evonik has announced plans to close two of its smaller sites in Germany. One at Hamburg, employing about 50 and making cosmetics and personal care ingredients, will close by mid-2027; another at Bitterfeld, employing around 40 and producing chlorosilanes, will close in April…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (103+ words) Speciality Chemicals Magazine Holiferm, a University of Manchester Innovation Factory spin-out makes naturally derived biosurfactants, and Organica UK, a supplier of biodegradable and non-hazardous household laundry and cleaning products, have announced plans to merge with continuing financial backing from investor…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (133+ words) Symrise has agreed to sell its US-based terpene ingredients business, AmeriTerpenes, to private equity investor Mutares. The company said that this will enable it to “further sharpen its portfolio and increase management focus on its core growth platforms”, while supporting…...