Innovation and Product Development news

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  25 September 2025

  Borealis Launches Recyclate-Based Polyolefins Line in Belgium

  The new line uses Borcycle™ M technology to produce high-performance recycled polyolefins, supporting circularity and sustainability goals.
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  25 September 2025

  Aptar Pharma Opens New R&D Center in France

  The new center enhances R&D capabilities, supports innovation, and integrates sustainable features, focusing on advanced drug delivery solutions.
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  25 September 2025

  Evonik and AMSilk Expand Partnership for Industrial-Scale Biotech Silk Production

  The partnership focuses on sustainable silk protein production for fashion and automotive use, enhancing output and efficiency while ensuring supply chain transparency and reduced costs.
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  24 September 2025

  Toray Achieves UL Certification for Torelina™ A660HV PPS Resin with RTI 200°C and CTI 600V

  Torelina™ A660HV meets new UL standards, enhancing applications in power semiconductors and renewable energy with high voltage and temperature resistance.
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  24 September 2025

  Trinseo's ALTUGLAS™ R-LIFE™ VML-H CR50 Achieves UL Yellow Card Certification

  ALTUGLAS™ R-LIFE™ VML-H CR50, a PMMA with 50% recycled content, meets UL standards for flammability and thermal performance, ensuring suitability for demanding applications.
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  24 September 2025

  Covestro's Imagio® Integrated into Autodesk VRED

  Imagio® integration in VRED enhances design efficiency with photorealistic material twins, reducing time, cost, and errors in automotive design. Future updates will include simulation tools.

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  24 September 2025

  Roche Unveils New Data on OCREVUS and Fenebrutinib at ECTRIMS 2025

  OCREVUS shows reduced disability progression in MS patients; fenebrutinib demonstrates near-complete disease activity suppression over two years.
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  24 September 2025

  Clariant's SynDane Catalyst Hits Milestones at Wanhua Plant

  SynDane 3142 LA catalyst boosts yield, cuts byproducts and energy use, enhancing efficiency and sustainability at Wanhua's maleic anhydride plant.
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  24 September 2025

  UBE Unveils Third U-BE-INFINITY Product

  UBE certifies ISCC mass balance polybutadiene, enhancing environmental impact and product value, aligning with goals for climate change, circular economy, and nature positivity.
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  23 September 2025

  Arkema Partners with Movmenta for Smart Sensor in Running Shoes

  The partnership introduces battery-free smart sensors in running shoes, offering real-time performance insights and enhancing athlete experience through an app.
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  23 September 2025

  Dow Introduces Non-Fluoropolymer Processing Aid for Film Packaging

  DOWSIL™ 5-1050 PPA enhances film processing, reduces melt fracture, and complies with EU and US food safety regulations.
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  23 September 2025

  Trinseo and Modified Concrete Suppliers Enhance Gordie Howe Bridge with Advanced Materials

  The Gordie Howe Bridge uses advanced latex-modified concrete for durability, reducing maintenance and enhancing performance, setting a new standard for infrastructure projects.
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  23 September 2025

  Fullstride Ventures: Converting CO₂ Waste into Sustainable Foam for Fashion

  Captured CO₂ is transformed into eNaphtha, creating sustainable foam for bras, reducing carbon footprint and advancing circularity in apparel.
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  23 September 2025

  Versalis Strategy Meeting on Chemical Sector Transformation

  The event discussed challenges and opportunities in chemical transformation, focusing on circularity, biochemistry, and innovation, with €2 billion investments in renewable and specialised products.
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  23 September 2025

  Siemens and Machine Builders Form Data Alliance

  The alliance aims to enhance industrial AI by sharing engineering and manufacturing data, boosting efficiency, innovation, and productivity in machine tool manufacturing.
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  23 September 2025

  Merck and Siemens Partner to Boost AI in Drug Development

  The partnership aims to enhance drug discovery with digital solutions, integrating AI and data to streamline processes and accelerate scientific progress.
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  23 September 2025

  EIB Funds €25M for Tecnocap's Sustainable Initiatives

  EIB supports energy efficiency and renewable projects in Italy and Czech Republic, enhancing competitiveness and fostering green transition in cohesion regions.
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  23 September 2025

  Air Liquide Secures Major Respiratory Care Contract in Spain

  Air Liquide will support 70,000 respiratory patients at home in Madrid, using digital and AI solutions to enhance care and reduce costs.
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  23 September 2025

  Avantium, LVMH, Tereos Partner to Scale Releaf® in Europe

  The alliance aims to industrialize PEF production in Europe, leveraging plant-based feedstocks and proprietary technology to replace fossil-based plastics.
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  22 September 2025

  Evonik Introduces MaxiPure® Polysorbate 80 for Injectable Drugs

  MaxiPure® Polysorbate 80 offers ultra-high purity for injectable drugs, enhancing protein stability and solubilization, while ensuring regulatory compliance and formulation reliability.
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  22 September 2025

  Lummus and Synthomer Partner to License Acrylic Acid Esters Technology

  The partnership will expand technology offerings, leveraging expertise to meet global demand for acrylic acid esters, using both fossil and bio-based feedstocks.
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  22 September 2025

  Innovation Fund Backs Shell and TotalEnergies' CO₂ Storage Initiative

  The Innovation Fund supports offshore CO₂ storage under the North Sea, enhancing reliability and scalability for Europe's climate goals with innovative injection methods and collaboration.
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  22 September 2025

  Topsoe Advances CO2-to-Food Project to Next Phase

  A consortium progresses to phase two, optimizing CO2-to-food tech with renewed funding, aiming to create sustainable protein alternatives amid global hunger challenges.
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  22 September 2025

  BASF Achieves 30% CO2e Reduction in Rice Without Yield Loss

  BASF's trials with IRRI show climate-smart rice methods cut emissions and water use, maintaining yields. AgBalance® model aids farmers in tracking emissions and accessing carbon markets.
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  22 September 2025

  Nemera Selects Bormed™ PP for Scalable Pen Injector in Chronic Care

  Nemera's new pen injector uses Bormed™ PP for safety, sustainability, and high-volume production, reducing carbon footprint by 20% and enhancing usability with color-coded features.
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  22 September 2025

  Roche's Giredestrant Boosts Progression-Free Survival in ER-Positive Breast Cancer

  Phase III trial shows giredestrant plus everolimus improves progression-free survival in ER-positive breast cancer, with no new safety concerns.
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  19 September 2025

  INEOS Electrochemical Solutions Finalist for IChemE 2025 Energy Transition Award

  INEOS nominated for developing scalable alkaline electrolyser technology for industrial decarbonisation. Winners announced at IChemE Global Awards 2025 Dinner on November 20.
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  19 September 2025

  Roche's Lunsumio Subcutaneous Formulation Recommended for EU Approval

  Lunsumio SC offers faster administration and high response rates for relapsed follicular lymphoma, with low cytokine release syndrome risk, pending EU approval.
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  19 September 2025

  FDA Approves Merck's Subcutaneous KEYTRUDA QLEX for Solid Tumors

  KEYTRUDA QLEX, a subcutaneous immune checkpoint inhibitor, offers comparable efficacy to IV KEYTRUDA in treating metastatic NSCLC, with administration possible in one minute by healthcare providers.
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  19 September 2025

  ASPİLSAN Enerji Boosts Investment in Battery Solutions

  Investing in LFP and drone batteries, ASPİLSAN enhances R&D and production, promoting battery tech awareness and a fully integrated value chain in Turkey.