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BUSINESS Business Roundup ShareShare onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail C&EN, 2021, 99 (24), p 17June 28, 2021Cite this:C&EN 99, 24, 17AbstractDow and Shell will receive $4.2 million in funding from the Dutch government toward their work in electrically heated ethylene steam-cracking furnaces. The companies say they are evaluating the construction of a pilot plant by 2025, “subject to investment support.” Tosoh will spend $90 million to renovate and expand its Tokyo Research Center in Ayase, Japan. The firm says the project, set for completion in 2026, will include a building for advanced organic materials research. Johnson Matthey , Thomas Swan, and the UK technology agency CPI are investigating ways to increase the performance of Johnson Matthey’s lithium-ion battery materials using carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets. The project will receive funding from the UK government’s Faraday Battery Challenge. Invista plans to build a nylon 6,6 technology application center in Shanghai at a cost of $15 million. The center will undertake analytical and mechanical testing of engineering polymers for markets including automotiveView: PDF | Full Text HTML

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