Catalysis & Catalysts

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.

Transition Metals in Catalysis: From Precious to Practical

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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.

Enzyme Catalysts for Bio-Based Production

CEPSA Upgrades Puente Mayorga LAB Plant

CatSci Appoints two Business Development Managers

Umicore Adds Yale’s Hazari Precatalysts to Expand its Cross-Coupling Technology Portfolio

Laurie Heilmann Named as Codexis’ SVP of Business Development and Marketing

Haldor Topsoe Takes Control of Ferrostaal JV

Umicore Licenses Cross-Coupling Catalysts from MIT

Clariant and Shanghai Huaxi in Hydrogen Pact

Umicore to Buy Materia’s Metathesis Catalyst Arm

Grace Buys Albemarle’s Polyolefin Catalysts

Evonik Consolidates Indian Precious Metal Catalysts

ExxonMobil Mulls UK Investment

Science that Enables Solutions for Clean Air, Improved Health and Sustainable Use of Resources

Flow Chemistry Down Under

BASF and BSE to Convert Excess Current to Methanol

Topsoe Sells DeNox Assets to Umicore

Meeting Customers’ Changing Needs

Catalysts for More Efficient Processes