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- Penn State University enhances battery recycling with new design, enabling easy separation of components for sustainable practices.
- Cabot Corporation to raise carbon black prices globally from Dec 1, 2024, due to inflation and supply chain costs.
- BASF plans a 50,000-ton increase in Neopor capacity at Ludwigshafen by 2027, boosting energy-efficient insulation material production.
- PAX Services Group acquires Baltimore's Consolidated Coatings to enhance roofing and exterior service offerings.
- Allnex announces a strategic investment in East St. Louis for solvent borne resin, enhancing local production and customer support.
- Birla Carbon inaugurates its first Asia Post Treatment Plant in India to meet rising demand for high-performance carbon black.
- OCSiAl's new facility in Serbia enhances nanotube supply for Europe and beyond, focusing on advanced battery solutions.
- Dawn Holdings announces asset restructuring to acquire 100% of Dawn Titanium's shares with plans for a new titanium dioxide production project.
- Sumitomo Chemical plans to reduce production capacity for general-purpose resins due to declining sales, affecting food packaging films.