Umicore PMC Integrates HTS and Ligand Services from Solvias
Umicore Precious Metals Chemistry (Umicore PMC) has acquired high-throughput screening (HTS) and specialty ligand technologies from Solvias, with services transitioning during 2026.
Catalysis & Catalysts
BASF Presents Innovations for Sustainable Chemistry and Agriculture
The combination of technological excellence and sustainable solutions is increasingly becoming a success factor for BASF. Examples from BASF research illustrate how innovative technologies can revolutionize the chemical and agricultural industries and offer not only direct competitive advantages, but also impulses for the sustainable transformation of the industry.
Chemicals for the 21st Century
Despite setbacks and skepticism, the renewables journey shows that aligning business and environmental sustainability remains possible, even amid economic headwinds and shifting global dynamics.
Bridging the Sim2Real Gap in Materials
Dunia Innovations Merges AI and Robotics to Accelerate Real-World Materials Discovery
Lead or Lag: Europe’s AI Materials Race
How AI and Robotics are reshaping the race for materials discovery.
Arkema and Catalyxx Launch Partnership for Low-Carbon, Bio-Based Acrylic Resins
Arkema and Catalyxx accelerate the transition to lower-carbon footprint acrylic monomers and acrylic resins.
Honeywell to Acquire Johnson Matthey's Catalyst Technologies Business
Honeywell will acquire Johnson Matthey's Catalyst Technologies business segment for €2.15 billion in an all-cash transaction.
Innovative PLA Catalyst Solution
Enhancing Manufacturing with Faster, Cleaner, High-crystallinity Processes
Maximize the Potential of Spent Hydroprocessing Catalysts
A new approach is helping reduce waste, recover value, and deliver on sustainability goals.
At the Cutting Edge of Catalysis Innovation
In this interview, Phillip Chalabi, Umicore’s director Strategic Projects and Innovation, gives an overview of the company’s activities in precious metal chemistry.
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The Green Power of Catalysis
With more than 80% of all chemical products manufactured using catalytic processes, catalysts are the number one value generator in the chemical industry.
Umicore Breaks Ground for Fuel Cell Catalyst Plant in China
At the end of last week, Belgian chemicals and recycling company Umicore held the groundbreaking ceremony in Changshu, Jiangsu province, China, for its new large-scale fuel cell catalyst plant.
The Use of Evonik’s Catalysts to Manufacture TFA-free Margarines
When manufacturing specialty edible fats, ensuring that the product has the desired properties – such as a stable shelf life, optimal melting behavior, and texture – is essential.
Clariant Officially Opens Chinese Catalyst Site
With much fanfare, Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has opened a new production facility for its Catofin-branded catalysts completed late last year at Jiaxing in China’s Zhejiang Province.
SABIC to Build Catalyst Plants in Saudi Arabia
SABIC has announced it is planning to build three new plants in Saudi Arabia to produce catalysts used in the manufacture of chemicals and polymers.
Albemarle Retains Catalysts, Reorganizes Corporate Structure
Following a strategic review, US specialty chemicals company Albemarle is retaining its catalysts division, having decided that the best value is to hold the business as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary.
Haldor Topsoe Accepts HTE as Methanol Catalyst Testing Facility
Haldor Topsoe, one of the largest suppliers of methanol (MeOH) catalysts and technology, has accepted HTE for testing its methanol (MeOH) catalysts in a p high throughput system under industrially relevant operating conditions.
Recycled and Carbon-neutral Precious Metals
Over the years, sustainability has evolved from an aspirational goal to an operational priority. Companies in every industry are being asked to incorporate more environmental stewardship into their operations and business practices.
Innovation is the Driver to Delivering Value
Michael Reubold talked to Evonik’s Sanjeev Taneja about the role of catalysts in the company and their value to the industry and the society.
Umicore Acquires YPhos Ligand Technology from Bochum University
Umicore‘s business unit Precious Metals Chemistry is further expanding its cross-coupling catalyst portfolio by acquiring Ruhr University Bochum’s YPhos ligands and catalysts technology.
