C&EN's Global Top 50 chemical firms for 2021
WEBHengli Petrochemical2020 chemical sales: $17.3 billion. Hengli Petrochemical’s growth has been amazing. Last year, the company came out of nowhere to debut at 26 in the Global Top 50. In 2020 ...
Climate change is destroying our coral reefs. Here’s how scientists ...
WEBFeb 10, 2020 · In partnership with universities and industry, Australian government scientists are exploring myriad strategies to preserve the Great Barrier Reef. This reef alone constitutes 10% of the world’s ...
C&EN | Chemistry news from around the world
WEBChemical & Engineering News is a weekly news magazine published by the American Chemical Society, providing professional and technical news and analysis in the fields of chemistry and chemical ...
C&EN’s favorite chemical splash goggles to wear in the lab
WEBAug 28, 2020 · All the goggles we tested. Front to back: Uvex Flex Seal, KleenGuard Monogoggle, Uvex Stealth, Pyramex V2G-Plus, HexArmor LT300, and Haber Liquidator. If you work in a lab that uses chemicals ...
C&EN’s top 50 US chemical producers for 2021
WEBMay 10, 2021 · Avient2021 chemical sales: $1.5 billion. Avient is a new name for an old company, PolyOne. The company made the change last July, when it closed its purchase of Clariant's masterbatch business for ...
It’s time to get serious about recycling lithium-ion batteries
WEBJul 14, 2019 · 11 million: Metric tons of Li-ion batteries expected to reach the end of their service lives between now and 2030. 30–40%: The percentage of a Li-ion battery’s weight that comes from valuable ...
What’s in sunscreen, and how does it protect your skin from the …
WEBJul 21, 2021 · The active ingredients in sunscreens protect our skin by either absorbing or reflecting UV light. Currently, 16 sun-filtering ingredients are approved by the FDA. But sunscreen makers in the US ...
What is hand sanitizer, and does it keep your hands germ-free?
WEBMar 23, 2020 · In early 2020, as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, spread, hand sanitizer sales began to grow. By March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially upgraded the outbreak ...
How peracetic acid is changing wastewater treatment
WEBApr 19, 2020 · In November 2018, the 356 million L per day Maynard C. Stiles Wastewater Treatment Facility started using peracetic acid supplied by PeroxyChem—the world’s largest such system. In February of ...
What did we learn from the Deepwater Horizon disaster?
WEBSep 13, 2020 · Sept. 19 marks 10 years since retired US Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the national incident commander in charge of the Deepwater Horizon response, announced that the spill was over. Although ...