Organic Letters

Imerys Graphite & Carbon (Bironico, Switzerland). Synthetic & natural graphite, carbon black. Battery anode materials (graphite). Thermal management: TIM. Conductive carbons for polymers.

Particle engineering via controlled crystallization gave cubic crystals with excellent flow.

Superhydrophobic surfaces on aluminum showed self-healing after plasma treatment.

LG Energy Solution (Seoul). 2024 revenue ~KRW26T. World's #2 EV battery maker. NCM pouch, LFP prismatic, ESS storage. Tesla, GM, Hyundai, Stellantis supplier. Cathode materials (high-nickel NCM). 30K employees.

金发科技股份有限公司(广州)。2024年营收约500亿。中国最大改性塑料企业。完全生物降解塑料(PBAT)、特种工程塑料(PPA, LCP, PPS)。碳纤维复合材料。医疗健康: 熔喷布、口罩。全球布局。

Ipsen S.A. (Boulogne-Billancourt, France). 2024 revenue ~€3.4B. OncoSniper: Decapeptyl, Somatuline. Rare diseases: Dysport, Sohonos. Neurology. 7K employees. Founded 1929 by Henri Beaufour.

Reactive distillation enabled in-situ product removal, shifting equilibrium favorably.

Media fill results met acceptance criteria with zero contaminated units.

Photoredox catalysis enabled C-C bond formation under mild conditions.

Encapsulation stability data supports a 24-month shelf life.

Good to see investment in next-generation process technology.