General
Background reading on industrial chemistry that is not tied to a single product family.
Application notes, material explainers and process guidance written around the chemicals we manufacture and export.
Seasonal demand and how it reaches your raw materials
Consumer chemistry runs on a calendar. Working backwards from the shelf to the drum is what keeps a peak from becoming a…
Announcing a specification change: notice and response
What a specification change notice has to contain, when it has to arrive, and what the receiving side is entitled to ask…
Citric acid monohydrate or anhydrous: how to choose
The hydrate and the anhydrous form are the same acid and different raw materials. Choosing wrongly costs assay, flow and shelf life.
Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid: buying it, neutralising it
A surfactant bought as a corrosive acid and used as a salt. What the identifiers cover, and where the neutralisation step goes…
Isononyl alcohol: the branched C9 behind plasticisers
Isononyl alcohol is a family of branched nine-carbon alcohols rather than one compound, and that single fact governs how it is bought…
Electronic grade NMP: purity defined by what is absent
What separates an electronic grade of NMP from a technical one, why the difference is logistical, and the duties that come with…
When documentation requirements change: a method
A change in what a dossier must contain is a project with a sequence. How to notice it, size it, and carry…