Estonian Startup Turns CO2 into Graphite
An EU-funded innovative project called CO2Carbon led by Estonian technology start-up UP Catalyst has secured an investment of €1.59...
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- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
Sumitomo exits caprolactam business as it eyes more profitable, sustainable businesses
Sumitomo Chemical’s April 15 announcement that it will be exiting the caprolactam business, closing down the 85,000-tonnes/year polyamide...
- Apr 11, 2022
- 1 min
All-solid-state Battery Cells Nudge Closer to Commercialization
Automaker Nissan has unveiled its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery cells, which the company aims to...
- Apr 4, 2022
- 1 min
Turkish PP imports–Diverse Countries of Origin and Broad Application Pallet
Turkey has traditionally been a major importer of polypropylene resin for use in everything from automotive to woven bags and to this...
- Mar 23, 2022
- 1 min
Ukraine an integral part of the European automotive supply chain
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is reverberating through the global car industry, with the strongest effects on European carmakers who have...
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
My favorite cellulose
Cellulosic fibers are good for the environment so the saying goes. One supplier, Eastman, reports they are degradable in the ocean within...
- Feb 21, 2022
- 2 min
Rail Looks to Autonomous Battery Vehicles to Boost Efficiency, Compete with Road Transport
Parallel Systems, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers to create autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, has been selected to...
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
EV 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, 2021
- 2 min
Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Plastic Waste Plastic
Asahi Kasei has teamed up with Shell to source feedstock derived from waste plastic to manufacture sustainable solution-polymerized...
- Nov 12, 2021
- 1 min
Unitika Debuts CNF-reinforced Polyamide; but it's the other CNF
A polyamide 6 grade from Japan’s Unitika is reinforced with CNFs, in this case cellulose nanofibers rather than carbon nanofibers. The...
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
Flax, Polylactic Acid Form New Bio-composite for Auto Applications
Germany’s Lanxess has developed a 100-percent bio-based material made from polylactic acid and flax fabrics. The high-performance Tepex...
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
US, South African Researchers in Separate Efforts to Develop CO2 Utilization Technologies
A team of researchers from Sasol and the Catalysis Institute at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa has made advancements...
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
BMW concept car designed for recyclability, uses recycled materials
It’s always a challenge to digest the sustainability credentials of automakers given the inherently heavy environmental footprints of all...
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
Self-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, 2021
- 2 min
Apple 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, 2021
- 1 min
Aerogels 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, 2021
- 1 min
Automotive opportunities abound for plastics
Make no mistake—the next generation of EVs and HEVs will be plastics-intensive, from drive train protection and thermal management, to total
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