Apr 221 minEstonian Startup Turns CO2 into GraphiteAn EU-funded innovative project called CO2Carbon led by Estonian technology start-up UP Catalyst has secured an investment of €1.59...
Apr 182 minSumitomo exits caprolactam business as it eyes more profitable, sustainable businessesSumitomo Chemical’s April 15 announcement that it will be exiting the caprolactam business, closing down the 85,000-tonnes/year polyamide...
Apr 111 minAll-solid-state Battery Cells Nudge Closer to CommercializationAutomaker Nissan has unveiled its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery cells, which the company aims to...
Apr 41 minTurkish PP imports–Diverse Countries of Origin and Broad Application PalletTurkey has traditionally been a major importer of polypropylene resin for use in everything from automotive to woven bags and to this...
Mar 231 minUkraine an integral part of the European automotive supply chainRussia’s invasion of Ukraine is reverberating through the global car industry, with the strongest effects on European carmakers who have...
Mar 151 minMy favorite celluloseCellulosic fibers are good for the environment so the saying goes. One supplier, Eastman, reports they are degradable in the ocean within...
Feb 212 minRail Looks to Autonomous Battery Vehicles to Boost Efficiency, Compete with Road TransportParallel Systems, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers to create autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, has been selected to...
Dec 2, 20211 minEV Price Parity with ICE Vehicles by 2024?Based on historical trends, BloombergNEF’s 2021 Battery Price Survey predicts that by 2024 average pack prices should be below $100/kWh....
Nov 26, 20212 minStyrene-Butadiene Rubber from Plastic Waste PlasticAsahi Kasei has teamed up with Shell to source feedstock derived from waste plastic to manufacture sustainable solution-polymerized...
Nov 12, 20211 minUnitika Debuts CNF-reinforced Polyamide; but it's the other CNFA polyamide 6 grade from Japan’s Unitika is reinforced with CNFs, in this case cellulose nanofibers rather than carbon nanofibers. The...
Oct 15, 20212 minFlax, Polylactic Acid Form New Bio-composite for Auto ApplicationsGermany’s Lanxess has developed a 100-percent bio-based material made from polylactic acid and flax fabrics. The high-performance Tepex...
Sep 8, 20212 minUS, South African Researchers in Separate Efforts to Develop CO2 Utilization TechnologiesA team of researchers from Sasol and the Catalysis Institute at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa has made advancements...
Sep 7, 20212 minBMW concept car designed for recyclability, uses recycled materialsIt’s always a challenge to digest the sustainability credentials of automakers given the inherently heavy environmental footprints of all...
Sep 2, 20211 minSelf-drive car ban by 2050? Well driver, that 's your lot then! Driving will be banned from 2050 except for in "controlled environments" such as racing tracks...
Aug 31, 20212 minApple car by 2025? Announcement this year?Don't quote us but lithium-ion battery pioneer and Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Professor Akira Yoshino, speaking to Singapore's The...
Aug 16, 20211 minAerogels can support elephants#aerogels have long been an esoteric research area, albeit having found application in areas such as space shuttles and under-the-ocean...
Jun 11, 20211 minAutomotive opportunities abound for plasticsMake no mistake—the next generation of EVs and HEVs will be plastics-intensive, from drive train protection and thermal management, to total