The unprecedented demand for biocidal hand sanitizer products during the COVID-19 pandemic means suppliers are now facing significant challenges. Many companies are producing sanitizer and other essential supplies to fight against COVID-19, including Shell, ExxonMobil, Axalta, BASF, PPG, Johnson Matthey,…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) reported that with the effects of COVID-19 fully affecting in the U.S. economy, U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes fell 5.0 percent in March, accelerating from a 0.5 percent decline in February. Of…
Security Matters, Ltd. and BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) have signed a binding joint development agreement to develop solutions for plastics traceability and circularity. Plastics, with unique characteristics and when used properly, contribute to a more sustainable and resource efficient…
Royal Dutch Shell N.V. (Shell, The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com) is joining the fight against the spread of COVID-19 through the expanded manufacture of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) for hand sanitizer production. Last Month, Shell’s manufacturing plants in Pernis, the Netherlands…
With a focus on recycling used tires, Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand, France; www.michelin.com) has announced a partnership with Swedish start-up company Enviro, which has developed a technology to modify the chemical composition and physical phase of the pneumatic material during the pyrolysis…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) today released an abbreviated, interim update to its Chemical Industry Situation and Outlook. The update offers two scenarios intended to capture a range of potential trajectories for the global and U.S. economies…
Hexion Inc. (Columbus, Ohio; www.hexion.com) is leveraging its global manufacturing footprint and collective resources of its associates to help combat the challenges associated with the COVID-19 outbreak. Many companies are producing sanitizer and other essential supplies to fight against COVID-19,…
Johnson Matthey (JM; London; www.matthey.com), through its customer HOERBIGER Flow Control, is helping provide increased numbers of vital ventilator components in Europe. JM is also contributing to the fight against COVID-19 by donating cryogenic storage capacity for hospital usage. As…
As previously announced, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) has doubled its capacity for transparent, high-performance polyamide Trogamid CX at a facility in Marl, Germany. The planned expansion went on stream as scheduled in February 2020. “The reason we created…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) launched a new program, #TyvekTogether to increase the overall availability of Tyvek personal protective equipment (PPE) garments in the company’s continued efforts to help combat the spread of COVID-19 and protect health care workers. At full capacity, this…