LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, May 29 -- BASF, a producer of chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas, issued the following joint news release with DOMO Chemicals: * * * BASF intends to take over shares in Alsachimie joint venture from DOMO Chemicals Ghent and Waterloo, Belgium; May 28, 2025 - BASF and DOMO Chemicals have signed an agreement giving BASF the right to take over DOMO Chemicals' 49% share of the Alsachimie joint venture, in which BASF currentl  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH BILL AIMS TO INCREASE THE USE OF U.S. COTTON WITH NEW TAX CREDIT WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her introduction of legislation to create a tax credit that incentivizes the consumption of more products made with U.S.-grown cotton. The Buying American Cotton Act (S.1919) would authorize transferable tax credits on the sale of cotton produ  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 30 (TNSjou) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Cannabis pangenome reveals potential for medicinal and industrial use Collaborative, multi-year research effort produces most comprehensive genetic archive of cannabis plant to date Cannabis has been a globally important crop for millennia. While best known today as marijuana for its psychoactive cannabinoid THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), historically, cannabis has been a   more

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, May 22 -- BASF, a producer of chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas, issued the following news release: * * * Textiles Recycling Expo 2025: BASF and trinamiX present solutions supporting textile circularity * trinamiX showcase its mobile solution for reliable textile identification, including the new handheld spectrometer trinamiX PAL Two * BASF presents loopamid, the recycled polyamide 6 based entirely on textile waste   more

TUNIS, Tunisia, May 26 -- The African Development Bank posted the following news release: * * * The African Development Bank approves an investment of US$100 million in Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms Limited The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an investment of $100 million in the industrial platform developer and operator Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms Ltd (Arise IIP) to contribute to funding industrial parks and special economic zones across Afri  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Incentivize Consumption of American Cotton WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-Ark.) today introduced S.1919, the Buying American Cotton Act, legislation that incentivizes the consumption of pro  more