Commodity chemicals

AromaticsAdsorbentsSustainable aviation fuelSpecialty chemicalsCatalystsSemiconductorsFlavors & fragrancesSpecialty polymersRenewable refiningPolyurethanesBatteriesEnzymaticPetroleum-basedBrine-basedPolyamidesElectrolysisPolyolefinsCommodity polymersWaste-basedBio-basedBiodegradableDesalinationMineral-basedRefiningHydrogenCO2PowdersOlefinsNatural gasDyes & pigmentsCommodity chemicals
SemiconductorsSemiconductors
+6+6
🏭 Demanding eco-toothbrushes

🏭 Demanding eco-toothbrushes

Solvay's hydrogen peroxide for semiconductors and Genomatica's bio-based caprolactam progress

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
Petroleum-basedPetroleum-based
+5+5
🏭 Dow's big recycling day

🏭 Dow's big recycling day

Dow Chemical's three recycling agreements and Baystar's brand new ethane cracker

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
AromaticsAromatics
+6+6
🏭 The pineapple protector

🏭 The pineapple protector

BASF's UV stabilizer, it's unique application, and building a PET plant

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
PolyurethanesPolyurethanes
+4+4
🏭 More Canadian battery materials

🏭 More Canadian battery materials

Umicore's $1.5 billion battery materials site and Hexion's role in bio-based polyurethanes

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
AdsorbentsAdsorbents
+6+6
🏭 All kinds of MDI

🏭 All kinds of MDI

Huntsman's new MDI splitter and BASF's pyrolysis oil cleaners

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
Specialty chemicalsSpecialty chemicals
+6+6
🏭 Killing viruses, and plastic

🏭 Killing viruses, and plastic

UV-C disinfection, Solvay's light stabilizer, Clariant's catalyst, and a biodegradable polymer

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
Brine-basedBrine-based
+4+4
🏭 Don't ship chlorine

🏭 Don't ship chlorine

More chlor-alkali is coming to India and reducing Nylon's emissions with hydrogen

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
BatteriesBatteries
+3+3
🏭 American LiOH

🏭 American LiOH

Indorama's one-step MTBE and Albemarle and lithium hydroxide in the US

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
Petroleum-basedPetroleum-based
+2+2
🏭 Less gas more liquid

🏭 Less gas more liquid

Gas-to-liquids in Uzbekistan and maleic anhydride in Malaysia

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
Sustainable aviation fuelSustainable aviation fuel
+4+4
🏭 MTJ is the new MTG

🏭 MTJ is the new MTG

Exxon's methanol-to-jet technology and sustainable polyurethanes that start with Neste

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
EnzymaticEnzymatic
+4+4
🏭 Microbes for everything

🏭 Microbes for everything

Genomatica and Unilever's surfactant plans and Ineos' intent to build a VAM plant

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
Petroleum-basedPetroleum-based
+3+3
🏭 Taking the L (out of LNG)

🏭 Taking the L (out of LNG)

Freeport LNG's fire and Dow and Shell's electric steam cracker

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi