chemistry

Nils Janus, Head of Advanced Analytics at Covestro

The industry is discovering more and more possibilities for the use of artificial intelligence (AI). However, when implementing and using AI in the chemical industry, many peers face similar challenges that still need to be solved. For this reason the chemical companies Covestro and Evonik as well as the consulting...

New plant supports Orlen Południe’s objective to achieve CO2 neutrality by 2050

Orlen Południe, a leading player in biofuels in Poland, has recently concluded the first year of operation of its Bio PG plant, converting glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel production, into renewable propylene glycol (Bio PG). Bio PG obtained from glycerin is bio-based and a highly demanded product used to produce...

CEO Christian Hartel

Wacker Chemie closed the first quarter of 2023 with lower sales and earnings figures. In the quarter under review, the Munich-based chemical group generated sales revenue of €1.74 billion. This is 16 percent less than in the previous year, when €2.08 billion were generated. The main reason for the decline was lower...

The 2023 ISC3 Innovation Challenge focuses on how sustainable chemistry can improve agriculture

The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Center (ISC3 for short) has launched the application phase for the next ISC3 Innovation Challenge, which is awarded a total of 25,000 euros in prize money. This year, the ISC3 Innovation Challenge asks what sustainable chemistry innovations can improve agriculture....