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A solution is defined as a mixture of two or more substances with uniform chemical and physical properties. Every solution consists of two basic components as solvent and solute.

• Green
• Solvent

Most of the fuel additive ethanol used in the US is made from corn. But new research reveals that copper can turn carbon dioxide into ethanol without using corn or other plants.

• Fuel

Researchers have reported a unique plasma synthesis process for the direct, one-step activation of carbon dioxide and methane into higher value liquid fuels and chemicals

• Liquid
• Fuels

The global electronic chemicals market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.33 percent, in value terms, during 2017 – 2026, according to a report by TechSci Research.

• Electronic

Paving the way for flexible electronics, Stanford chemical engineers have developed a plastic electrode that stretches like rubber but carries electricity like wires.

• Plastic
• Electrode

Songwon Industrial Co Ltd has introduced HI-THANE A-890K, an aliphatic, solvent based polyurethane ink binder for use in the manufacture of gravure printing inks for a variety of laminates.

• Songwon

AATCC, the world’s leading not-for-profit association serving textile professionals, and SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association), have announced that they have gathered some of the biggest names in the industry for the Digital Textile Printing ...

• Textile
• Printing

Teijin Limited has announced that Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin group’s fibre-product converting firm, and Nantong Teijin Co., Ltd.

• Intertextile
• Fabrics

Since 1st October 2017, China's polyester capacity is adjusted to 47.15 million mt/year after Yisheng Hainan started its 250kt/year PET bottle chip unit in September.

• Polyester
• China

In an effort to revive the Egypt’s rewarding cotton industry that can help its stagnant economy, the farmers enlarge the area planted with cotton. Farmers at Fayoum province,

• Egypt
• Cotton
• Export

Plastic Recyclers Europe has slammed the European Parliament’s drat report on regulation of fertilisers.

• Plastic
• Film

Honeywell has announced that Nanjing Chengzhi Yongqing Energy Technology Co. Ltd. will build its second Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) process unit, which converts methanol from coal and other sources into the olefins that are the essential ingredients for...

• Plastic
• Honeywell

"To be really honest, I have to admit that we came a little bit late to the sustainability table," she told a recent industry event on recycling.

• Plastics
• Bottle
• Recycling

Sustained demand from spinners ahead of long closure on account of Ashura helped cotton prices to stay firm on Tuesday.

• Brisk
• Cotton

A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has discovered a way to convert dirty aluminium foil into a biofuel catalyst, which could help to solve global waste and energy problems.

• Biofuel

The imposition of anti-dumping duty on Truck and Bus radial tyres for five years is likely to result in a 200-300bp EBITDA Margin expansion for major tyre companies, says India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra).

• Antidumping
• Tyres

Two local companies have filed petitions with the Indian authority for reviewing the anti-dumping duty imposed on shipment of a textile chemical from Bangladesh, officials said.

• Chemical
• Antidumping

Chinese authorities are tightening controls on chemical shipping ahead of a big Communist Party meeting that takes place next month in Beijing. The new measures will add to the pressure that chemical and pharmaceutical producers

• China
• Chemical

Taiwanese tyre manufacturer Hwa Fong Rubber Industry Co is planning to spend 1.53 billion Baht (US$46.22 million) for the construction of a new tyre plant in Thailand to expand its capacity in the country as it works to meet

• Taiwan
• Hwa
• Fong
• Tyre
• Thailand

The profits of China's industrial firms registered the fastest growth in four years in August thanks to rising product prices and falling costs, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

• China
• Jump