So here we have it yet again! Plastics come to the rescue of “environmentally-friendly” paper-based packaging solutions, delivering...

· Market leader Braskem is being joined by a multitude of new sources as suppliers, brand-owners and nations pursuing ...

A research team of 14 project partners from seven European countries has demonstrated a new method of wastewater treatment that...

Sumitomo Chemical’s April 15 announcement that it will be exiting the caprolactam business, closing down the 85,000-tonnes/year polyamide...

Japan's Sumitomo Chemical has finished constructing a pilot facility in Chiba Prefecture for producing ethylene from ethanol and plans to...

Braskem, a market leader and pioneer in biopolymer production on an industrial scale, and Japanese trading company Sojitz have signed an...

Kaneka Corp. plans to add a 15,000-tonnes/year production facility got its Green Planet bio-based biodegradable polymer PHBH, a type of...

Toray Industries, Inc. has developed a nylon 510 (N510) fiber that incorporates 100% ‘bio-based synthetic polymer content’ Ecodear N510,...

Germany’s nova-Institute has selected six innovations in cellulose fiber, from cellulose made of orange and wood pulp to a novel...

Users of polylactic acid (PLA) biodegradable plastics now have one more option when it comes to recycling. Biodegradable plastics were...

Germany’s Lanxess has developed a 100-percent bio-based material made from polylactic acid and flax fabrics. The high-performance Tepex...

ADM Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano and LG Chem Vice Chairman and CEO Hak Cheol Shin inking the deal at ADM’s global headquarters in Chicago