The Chem Ledger
TCL #38: The Weight of Industrial Realignment
From rare earth funding to abandoned recycling plans.
The Chem Ledger
Join me in exploring mergers, acquisitions, and emerging trends in the chemistry industry, as we navigate the evolving relationship between science and business.
The Chem Ledger
TCL #37: Silicon Dreams Meet Ceramic Realities
From military-grade materials to electric vehicle pragmatism, industry navigates the turbulent waters of technological transformation.
The Chem Ledger
TCL#36: The Rewiring
Bets on batteries and AI while oil titans stumble
The Chem Ledger
TCL#35: Following the Money
Venture capital finds Chemistry, with mixed results.
The Chem Ledger
TCL #34: The Green Rush Gathers Steam
From rare earths to recycled batteries, America's clean-tech sector is attracting serious money.
The Chem Ledger
TCL #33: The Material Revolution
From six-month molecular discoveries to $1.50 hydrogen, technology is compressing the innovation timeline.
The Chem Ledger
TCL#32: Legacy Industries Hedge Tomorrow
Established players bet on the technologies that may replace them.
The Chem Ledger
TCL #31: Green Means Go
The climate transition is shifting from pledge to practice. This week saw companies across industries, from adhesive makers to cargo airlines, embrace cleaner technologies not just for virtue, but for profit. Henkel and Sasol's low-carbon glues, FedEx's sustainable jet fuel, and India's volcanic rock
The Chem Ledger
TCL #30: Transforming Tomorrow's Materials, Energy, & Computing
This week's The Chem Ledger spotlights partnerships reshaping industries, from Nanotherm and Battelle's CNT heating solutions to Intel and Shell's immersion cooling technology for data centers. Notable advancements include MP Materials' rare earth supply chain development in Saudi Arabia and Realta Fusion'
The Chem Ledger
TCL #29: Reimagining Matter, Manufacturing, and Memory
Tiny Tech, Vast Ambitions
The Chem Ledger
TCL #28: InventWood's $15M for Steel-Like Timber, Forge Nano's $40M Battery Boost, Merck's $3.9B SpringWorks Acquisition
Plus: Svante's Pulp Mill Carbon Capture, Celanese's Formaldehyde Reduction, DePoly's Circular Plastics Vision and more.
The Chem Ledger
TCL #27: Quantum Dots Scale Up and Solid-State EV Batteries Advance
Plus: Carbon Removal on Farmland, ChEmpower's Chip Innovation, Aramco-BYD Partnership, and more.