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worldwide Minamata treaty, the use of products. There are signifi cant selectively increase output due to PRODUCT SAFETY
mercury catalysts in new VCM plants environmental drawbacks associated the direct route via acetylene to
is now banned. JM said its proprietary with traditional methods of produc- VCM without forming major by- RIFM’s paper showing exposure to fragrance ingredients
catalyst offers a solution for new and ing PVC from coal and using mer- and co-products.
existing VCM plants. Combined, the cury catalysts. Through the collabo-  Carbon emissions. During the car- being extremely low, bags award
Transform and JM technologies create ration between Transform Materials bide process, carbon monoxide is
an alternate route to produce PVC with and JM, a wider range of feedstocks generated from the reaction of lime A collaborative poster presentation Section Top Ten Abstract Award for
a lower global warming impact versus can be used to produce VCM from and carbon from coal. This collabo- on fragrance ingredient exposure by our low-exposure paper,” said study
traditional methods and without the use acetylene using JM’s catalyst. ration enables the use of a process The Research Institute for Fragrance lead author and RIFM Senior Scientist
of mercury catalysts.  Facilitating on-purpose, selective route that does not emit these car- Materials Inc. (RIFM) and scientifi c Dr. Isabelle Lee.
capacity growth. Unlike traditional bon by-products and can result in a modelling and data analytics company
This addresses three critical chal- ethylene-based PVC production, lower carbon intensity process when Creme Global earned its presenters a “This strategic project involved
lenges facing the industry: the approach offered by these two compared to traditional calcium ‘Top Ten Presentation Award’ during analysing a large amount of industry
 A reliance on environmentally harmful companies enables producers to carbide production. the ‘Risk Session’ of Society of Toxi- data in the Creme RIFM Aggregate
cology’s (SOT’s) 63rd Annual Meeting Exposure Model and answered important
GROWTH PLANS and ToxExpo, held in US earlier in the questions about fragrance ingredients
OCSiAl readies single wall carbon nanotube year. Some 300 abstracts were in the systematically and scientifi cally,” study
running.
co-author and Creme Global Founder
dispersion site in Serbia RIFM, a US-based scientifi c autho- of toxicology, collaboration, mentor- and CEO, Mr. Cronan McNamara,
ing, and professional development. I’m explained.
rity, is engaged in the generation and proud of how expertly RIFM’s scien-
Luxembourg-based graphene nano- particles stay electrically connected evaluation of safety data for fragrance tists communicate our critical fragrance The study authors compared the
tubes specialist, OCSiAl, has completed to each other under the harsh condi- raw materials found in personal and safety science to other scientists.” fragrance exposure of the highest end
the construction of a facility for the tions that occur in the electrode during household care products. product users to the internationally
production of single wall carbon nano- battery charging and discharging. “We had an opportunity to advance recognised Threshold of Toxicological
tube (SWCNT) dispersions in Serbia to RIFM President and study co-au- RIFM’s skin sensitisation science Concern (TTC) and Dermal Sensitisa-
support the manufacturing of high-per- Together with these already popular thor Dr. Anne Marie Api, said, “SOT’s on four of our collaborative research tion Threshold (DST) to determine a
formance batteries. applications of SWCNTs in batteries, Annual Meeting and ToxExpo is the event efforts. And it was especially rewarding realistic understanding of consumer
nanotubes are starting to gain popula- of the year for advancing the science to receive the Risk Assessment Specialty exposure to fragrance.
The company said the plant output rity in emerging next-gen battery cell
has already been contracted by leading technologies, such as dry battery elec- NOVEL FLAVOURS
EV producers and collaborations with trodes (DBE), semi-solid batteries, and Denmark’s EvodiaBio raises €7-mn to advance
the world’s largest Li-ion battery cell single-crystal NCM materials, as well
manufacturers. It added that the cur- as in energy storage systems (ESS) with sustainable aroma technology
rent dispersion production unit is an of battery electrodes, outperforming record-thick LFP (Lithium-Iron-Phos-
optimised and upgraded version of the other carbon-based additives used in phate) cathodes. Danish biotech startup, EvodiaBio,
previous generation, offering 15-times batteries such as multiwall carbon nano- has raised an investment of €7-mn from
higher output per unit and the capability tubes or carbon black. In 2023, OCSiAl expanded its bat- both foreign and Danish investment
to produce up to 10-tonnes of disper- tery product portfolio by introducing funds, to accelerate commercialisation
sion per day. Scheduled to commence The new facility will produce high-content SWCNT dispersions, and expansion activities for its novel
commercial production in the third water-based SWCNT dispersions for providing cost-saving benefi ts to custo- aroma technology.
quarter of 2024, this facility employs an multiple EV and consumer electronics mers. The next step in its expansion of
industrially scalable unit for SWCNT projects to enhance the performance of the global production and supply chains EvodiaBio applies precision fer-
dispersion production, which will be Li-ion battery cells with energy-dense, is the launch of an SWCNT synthesis mentation technology to produce natu-
blueprint for OCSiAl’s future expan- silicon-rich, or fast-charging graphite facility and research hub in Serbia, ral and sustainable aromas for the food
sions, elsewhere in Europe, Asia, and anodes. The usage of SWCNTs in these scheduled for October 2024. By 2027, and other industries. The fi rm’s tech-
the US. trending battery technologies makes it the company plans to launch its biggest nology can improve the taste of non-
possible to forestall dramatically the production site in Luxembourg to fur- alcoholic beer while reducing the use
According to OCSiAl, SWCNTs are degradation of the anode by creating ther enhance the resilience and sustain- of natural resources and CO emissions.
nature’s longest and most fl exible mate- a robust electrical network inside the ability of OCSiAl’s European supply 2
rial for conductivity and reinforcement electrode, which ensures that electrode chain. “This funding round is an important

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