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Nanocyl's catalytic carbon vapor deposition (CCVD) grows multi-wall carbon nanotubes from ethylene on iron catalysts at 700°C. Our Plasticyl masterbatches reinforce automotive plastics — 1% CNT doubles tensile strength.

Stepan's surfactant chemistry — sulfonation of alcohols and alkylbenzenes with SO3 — produces the detergents in your shampoo and dish soap. Our Quikrete concrete admixture modifies cement hydration kinetics.

Zeon's ZEONEX cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) — produced by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene — has the optical clarity of glass and the chemical resistance of plastic. Lenses, vials, and display films.