Chemical Recycling

INSIGHTS

Nov 21
2 min

LyondellBasell to Build Industrial-scale Advanced Recycling Plant in Germany

LyondellBasell (LYB) has made the final investment decision to build the company's first industrial-scale catalytic advanced recycling...

Nov 7
2 min

SK Geo Centric Plans Second Pyrolysis Plant

SK Geo Centric is joining forces with Plastic Energy, the UK-based plastic pyrolysis specialist, to construct a waste plastic pyrolysis...

Nov 1
2 min

NGOs: Chemical Recycling is NOT the Answer

A recent report by Plastics Europe paints a scenario where by 2050, making plastics using chemical recycled feedstocks will be a more...

Nov 1
2 min

The Circular Future of Polymer Production in Europe

At the recent Global Plastics Summit that we attended in Bangkok, there were calls from NGOs and governmental bureaucrats to...

Oct 19
2 min

SK chemicals Stores Music on Chemically Recycled PET

Global record producer Sonopress has developed the EcoRecord with “circular recycled PET” Replacing PVC, the “circularly recycled” PET...

Sep 28
2 min

T-Plas Hosts Inaugural Circularity and Sustainability Seminar

Renowned industry experts convened at T-Plas for the inaugural Circular Economy and Sustainable Challenges for Southeast Asian Markets...

Sep 15
2 min

Lummus, RWDC to Accelerate and Scale PHA Production

Technology licensor Lummus Technology, and biopolymer material solutions developer RWDC Industries have signed what’s called a binding...

Sep 14
2 min

LG Chem, Eni Consider Biorefinery in South Korea

LG Chem and Eni Sustainable Mobility have announced that they are exploring the possibility to develop and operate a new biorefinery at...

Aug 16
4 min

T-PLAS to Make Strong Comeback in Bangkok, Thailand This September

Hot topics include Recycling Solutions Zone and Circular Economy Conference T-PLAS, the International Trade Fair for the Plastics and...

Aug 14
2 min

Indonesia Welcomes Indo Pacific Circular Plastics Summit 2023 in October

Mark you calendars for October 26-27, 2023, when the Holiday Inn Jakarta Kemayoran, Indonesia, will welcome the Indo Pacific Circular...

Jun 14
2 min

Mitsui Chemicals' Carbon Neutral Vision for Osaka

Methane is currently used to fuel crackers that pyrolyze naphtha at temperatures in the region of 850°C. Under Mitsui Chemicals' vision,...

Apr 28
2 min

Microwaves Depolymerize Polyamide in Energy-efficient Chemical Recycling Process

Asahi Kasei and Microwave Chemical launched a joint demonstration project in April 2023 with the objective of commercializing a chemical...

Mar 6
2 min

Unpacking the Complexity of Designing Paper Packaging

The headline cited verbatim here is from a blog posting by leading global electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider Jabil authored...

Feb 8
2 min

The Leaders and Laggards in the Quest to Reach a Circular Economy

As the world continues to grapple with its plastic waste crisis, BloombergNEF’s annual Circular Economy Ranking reveals the companies...

Jan 26
2 min

Braskem Taps Nexus Circular for Chemically-recycled Feedstocks

Nexus Circular and Braskem have signed a 10-year definitive commercial agreement for the supply of circular feedstocks from a new...

Dec 7, 2022
3 min

Global Bioplastics Production to Exceed 2.2m Tonnes This Year

After a stagnation in overall plastics production in 2020, mainly due to challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is now a new...