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DuPont's board of directors has named a new chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer, as former CEO Edward D. Breen transitions to the role of full-time executive chairman of the board of directors.

The certification of the Clear Lake facility follows the same certifications in Taixing, China, in January of 2024 and in Carling, France, in October of 2022.

The Chemours Co. is complying with a request from the government in Mexico to temporarily minimize water intake, which has led to a pause in production at its Altamira Titanium Dioxide manufacturing facility.

By participating as a strategic partner in BioBTX, Covestro is enabling the construction of the world’s first innovative demonstration plant for the BioBTX ICCP-Technology in the Netherlands. 

The Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) recently announced the launch of ACD U, a new learning management system (LMS) for its educational resource platform. 

The addition of a new technical center and shared service center expand Celanese's opportunities and support in the region. 

Dow recently announced it will expand its Protect the Climate targets by setting distinct milestones for climate change mitigation that focus on water and nature conservation.

The high-performing resin from a renewable source can be applied by adhesive formulators or designers in furniture, edge banding, electronics, hot melt film, textile lamination, seam tape, footwear, and transportation.

Arkema has renewed commitments made in 2021 and has set new targets, in particular to reduce its water consumption by 25% by 2030 compared to 2019, and to assess the impact of its raw materials and products on biodiversity.

The force majeure was initially declared due to a disruption at a raw material supplier’s synthesis gas plant at the end of February 2024.