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Todd Elliott, senior vice president of Celanese Engineered Materials, left, and VIGOR CEO Hoi-sang Chan celebrate the companies’ partnership to develop and commercialize lightweight plastic joints for human-like robots. [Photo: Celanese]
Irving-Based Celanese Partners With Hong Kong’s VIGOR to Develop Lightweight Plastic Joints for Humanoid Robots
by Sandra Engelland | Aug 18, 2026
The companies aim to reduce the weight of joint modules by more than 30% by replacing traditional metals with high-performance plastics while delivering precision and long-term reliability.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 26, 2026
The National Association of Manufacturers brought its 2026 State of Manufacturing Tour to NTT DATA’s Plano headquarters, where NAM CEO Jay Timmons and Manufacturing Institute President Carolyn Lee urged employers to lead the industry’s AI-era workforce shift.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2024
The ORBIE Awards are set to recognize North Texas’ top information technology talent with back-to-back award events on Feb. 8 and 9. The DallasCISO and DallasCIO ORBIE Awards events will spotlight chief information security officers (CISOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) driving innovation and shaping the digital landscape at major North Texas organizations....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 22, 2024
NEOLAST offers "powerful stretch, durability, comfort, and improved wicking," with the added sustainable benefit of recyclability, Irving-based Celanese said. Produced using a proprietary solvent-free process, the new fiber holds the promise of forging "a path toward circularity."
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The 2023 Fortune 500 list was published this week, with Walmart taking the top spot for the 11th straight year and 24 North Texas companies making the list. [Image: Fortune]
Texas Dominates Nationally, Dallas‑Fort Worth Steps Up With 24 on 2023 Fortune 500 List
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 6, 2023
Texas still reigns as the state hosting the most Fortune 500 companies. Plus, this year's list breaks a glass ceiling with 52 women at the helm of Fortune 500 companies.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 1, 2023
Dallas-based Celanese Corporation has announced a collaboration with Alessa Therapeutics for developing a new oncology drug product, by utilizing the Celanese VitalDose EVA drug delivery platform. "Our new collaboration with Alessa Therapeutics underscores our commitment to optimize therapeutics through drug delivery innovation for oncology patients,” said Karen Chen, global business strategy leader for oncology at
Celanese.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 22, 2019
You’ll also find leadership announcements from EarthX, Celanese, MedSys, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, HNTB, Dean Foods, and Colonial Savings Bank in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 8, 2018
You’ll also find Fit Factory, The DEC @ Redbird, BayMark Health, and Blue Racer Midstream in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity by investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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