10 events with tag "chemicals"
1939
ID: 1480
WWII begins; IG Farben converts entirely to military chemical production
ID: 1480
1987
ID: 2050
The Montreal Protocol is signed to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals
ID: 2050
1999
ID: 3041
DuPont and Dow begin developing bio-based chemicals from renewable feedstocks
ID: 3041
2001
ID: 3072
BASF opens integrated Verbund site in Nanjing, China, reflecting industry's shift to Asia
ID: 3072
2007
ID: 3147
REACH regulation comes into effect in European Union for chemical safety
ID: 3147
2010
ID: 3190
Shale gas boom in United States begins reshaping global chemical production economics
ID: 3190
2015
ID: 3282
Dow and DuPont announce merger, creating DowDuPont (later split into three companies)
ID: 3282
2021
ID: 3357
Many chemical companies announce net-zero carbon emission targets for 2050
ID: 3357
2023
ID: 3385
Artificial intelligence integrated into chemical research, drug discovery, and materials design
ID: 3385
2024
ID: 3401
Several major chemical companies begin commercial production of chemicals from captured carbon dioxide
ID: 3401