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Covestro has decided to pause the investment project for its new world-scale MDI plant, due to the European energy crisis and a global economy that continues to weaken.

In collaboration with TU Dresden, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a process for obtaining high-purity ethyl acetate from whey, which can be used, for example, to produce environmentally friendly adhesives. 

Jowat SE has presented its Adhesive Research Award. The doctoral thesis submitted studies how sustainable zinc oxide-polyacrylic acid systems can be used to enhance adhesion to polymer-metal oxide and polymer-polymer interfaces.

DuPont has completed the previously announced divestiture of the majority of its former Mobility & Materials segment to Celanese

Ashland Inc. has been named among the 100 Best ESG Companies by Investor’s Business Daily (IBD).

Vibra Screw has also introduced a line of Heavy Duty Bin Dischargers for large silos.

H.B. Fuller is working to build a solid foundation of sustainability. The company’s global environmental compliance and sustainability leader, Jonathan Blaine, explains how.  

IST America announced has named a new senior technical sales specialist.

Clariant, a sustainable specialty chemical company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of BASF’s U.S.-based Attapulgite business assets for $60 million.

Maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) engineers are looking for new ways to reduce their carbon footprint and to this end, engineering adhesives are increasingly being used in place of mechanical fastenings.