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Two LTU professors win $447,000 NIH grant to find safer plastics

SOUTHFIELD—Bisphenol A, more commonly known as BPA, has been used since the 1950s to produce strong and resilient plastics, for everything from eyeglasses to food packaging and home kitchen use. …

Chemical Engineering / Higher Education / Natural Sciences

Kettering creates new chemical engineering, natural sciences departments

FLINT—Kettering University has launched two new academic departments, the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Natural Sciences. The Department of Chemical Engineering will be part of the College …

Chemical Engineering / Materials Science

Dow completes separation from DowDuPont

MIDLAND—Officials at Dow announced the successful completion of its separation from DowDuPont, becoming what they called “a more focused, streamlined, and leading materials science company.” Dow will become a company …

Cannabis Industry / Chemical Engineering / Chemistry

Troy firm to supply extraction tech to Europe’s largest hemp factory

TROY — Officials of Precision Extraction Solutions, the Troy-based provider of cannabis and hemp extraction technology, announced the company had been named the exclusive equipment supplier of Canapar S.r.L. for …

Auto Suppliers / Chemical Engineering / Chemistry / Economic Development / Food Industry

Two business expansions creating 100 jobs get state aid

LANSING — The Michigan Strategic Fund has supported two business expansions, in Washtenaw County’s Pittsfield Township and in Kent County’s Plainfield Township. Pacific Industrial Development Corp. received a $400,000 Michigan …

Chemical Engineering / Chemistry / Earnings

DowDuPont sales, earnings rise

MIDLAND — Chemical giant DowDuPont Inc. reported net income of $1.77 billion or 76 cents a share in the second quarter ended June 30, up from $1.32 billion or 46 …

Advanced Materials / Chemical Engineering / University Research

MSU chemical engineering and materials science sets Research Forum

The Michigan State University Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science will hold its 15th annual ChEMS Research Forum Thursday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the …

Acquisitions / Chemical Engineering

Southfield chemical company bought out by Italian firm

SOUTHFIELD — Italmatch Chemicals Group, a chemical company based in Genoa, Italy, has announced an agreement to acquire the Southfield chemical manufacturer Detrex Corp. (OTC: DTRX) for $27 a share …

Chemical Engineering

Dow Innovation Center To Add 200 Jobs In Midland

MIDLAND — Dow Chemical Co. will add 200 jobs in a new “innovation center” in Midland, the chemical giant’s CEO announced. Of the jobs, 100 will be new, and 100 …

Chemical Engineering / Earnings

Dow Profits Fall On Cost Of Sales, Administrative Expense

MIDLAND — Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) reported third quarter net income of $804 million or 63 cents a share, down from $1.37 billion or $1.09 a share, in the …

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