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TCL #29: Reimagining Matter, Manufacturing, and Memory
Tiny Tech, Vast Ambitions
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Join me in exploring mergers, acquisitions, and emerging trends in the chemistry industry, as we navigate the evolving relationship between science and business.
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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.
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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.
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TCL #26: Oxy Doubles Down on Carbon Capture
Plus: Airbus's $18.5M Hydrogen Bet, Rio Tinto's Green Aluminum Push and more.
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TCL #25: Europe's Rare Earth Ambitions, $12M for Indian Solar, Barrell's Lithium Play
Also: Hydrogen-Powered Steel in Austria, BASF's Car Collab, AirJoule-ASU's Water Harvesting and more.
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TCL #24: FDA Nod for 3D-Printed Knee, $100M for Green Methanol, Siemens' $5.1B Dotmatics Deal
Also, INEOS’s $3B U.S. Energy Push, Quaker Houghton’s Double Acquisition, and Recycled Carbon Black in Swedish Autos.
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TCL #23: Manchester Prize Winner, €20M for Green Methanol, BASF’s 54MW Hydrogen Bet
Also, FDA’s New Cancer Imaging Approval, $710M Oncology Licensing Deal and more.
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TCL #22: Aramco Backs Carbon Capture, $6.7B Pharma Merger, Germany’s Biggest Green Hydrogen Deal
Plus, $200M for AI-Powered Scientific Discovery, and Major Investments in Plastic Recycling Technologies.
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TCL #21: Carbon Fiber Circularity, $6.7B Arcadium Lithium Acquisition, ADNOC & OMV's Polyolefins Merger
Plus, Epoch BioDesign’s $18.3M Series A, Honeywell’s $2.16B Sundyne acquisition & more. Stay updated on the latest developments in the chemical and allied industries.
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TCL #20: Micromeritics & Fraunhofer’s Materials Partnership, Mitico’s $4.3M Carbon Capture Funding, Saipem-Subsea7 Merger, Sumitomo’s LCP Expansion
Plus, Medtronic's FDA approval for Parkinson's device, Thermo Fisher Scientific's $4.1B acquisition of purification deal & more.
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TCL #19: Viridien & Matnex’s AI Materials Partnership, Scania’s Battery Expansion, Sherwin-Williams’ $1.5B Deal, Aramco’s Philippine Entry & More
Viridien & Matnex are joining forces to advance AI-powered materials discovery, Scania is acquiring Northvolt’s heavy industry battery business, and Sherwin-Williams has struck a $1.5 billion deal to acquire BASF’s Brazilian architectural paints unit. Plus, Aramco is entering the Philippines’ retail fuel market, ABB & Bilfinger are
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TCL #18: Climeworks' Carbon Capture Boost, Siemens' Green Hydrogen Push, Pfizer's FDA Win, Avantium's Bio-Based Packaging & More
In this edition of The Chem Ledger, I cover Climeworks’ latest advancement in Direct Air Capture through its collaboration with Avantium, Siemens’ strategic partnership to expand green hydrogen production, and Pfizer’s FDA approval for its antibody-drug conjugate Adcetris. Plus, Avantium and Amcor’s push for sustainable, plant-based packaging, Owens