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Braskem America Introduces Bio-Circular Polypropylene

Biopolymers pioneer Braskem has launched a bio-circular polypropylene (PP) under the brand name WENEW. WENEW is said to be a...

Sep 11
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Braskem Opens Renewable Innovation Center in U.S.

Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an...

Sep 9
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Budding Bio-PP Supplier Secures $12 Million in Funding

Citroniq Chemicals has secured $12 million in Series A investment for its proposed bio-based polypropylene (PP) mega-site in the state of...

Aug 7
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Bio-based Material Mushrooms into EPS Alternative

Mushroom Materials, a New Zealand-based startup, is seeking to upend the expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam market with an innovative...

Aug 7
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MLTA POE Report Covered by PIE

Plastics Information Europe (PIE) did a stellar job of covering the latest update of our global market report for polyolefin elastomers...

Jun 26
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SCG, Toyo to Jointly Develop Chemical Recycling Technology

SCG Chemicals affiliate Circular Plas and Japan's Toyo Engineering are collaborating to expand capacity and business opportunities for...

May 17
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Dow SCGC Sign MOU for Circular Plastics

First in the Asia Pacific market to seek a holistic value chain solution for circular plastic. 200,000 tonnes/year of plastic waste will...

Apr 1
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Idemitsu Mulls Bio-naphtha-based Ethylene Production in Japan

Hidden away in a joint press release announcing that Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsui Chemicals would further optimize ethylene production at...

Mar 15
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Plastic Chemicals Report: >90% of Quantity Cited Probably Used in Non-Plastics Applications

The latest fearmongering report about plastics is out and it's a whopper! The PlastChem report runs to 181 pages and comes with a...

Mar 12
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MLTA's APIC 2024 Korea Seminar Program Finalized

Whether you are planning to attend the APIC 2024 (the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference) in person or not, mark your online...

Mar 7
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ASEAN Circular Plastics Summit Slated for Malaysia in June

Apex Events is convening the ASEAN Circular Plastics Summit 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 27–28. The organizer recently unveiled...

Feb 23
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MLT Analytics at APIC 2024 Korea

MLT Analytics will be attending the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC 2024) in Seoul, Korea this coming May 30th and 31st. We...

Feb 9
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Lignin-reinforced PLA Imparts Antioxidant Effect with Controlled Biodegradability

KraussMaffei Extrusion has tied up with a Polish partner to develop a bio-based injection molding compound with enhanced mechanical...

Feb 5
2 min

NJ Shopping Bag Ban Boosts Plastics Consumption

On a recent trip back home to Auckland, New Zealand, I was stunned by two things: the complete absence of single-use shopping bags and...

Jan 16
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Plastics added $250 billion to U.S. health costs in 2018?

In 2018 global plastics production was valued at $712 billion according to Statistica. Let's conservatively assume that the U.S....

Jan 3
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Baby Bottles are Bio-based

LyondellBasell and Pigeon Singapore – a market leader producing high-quality mother and baby care products for Southeast Asia, Middle...

Dec 14, 2023
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Gunze "Launches Eco-friendly" PS/PET Composite Shrink Film

Japanese packaging concern Gunze has debuted what's described as a an eco-friendly lightweight shrink film for automatic sleeve...

Dec 12, 2023
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World's First Net-zero Emissions Ethylene Complex Gets Green Light

Brownfield investment in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, will be the world's first net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions ethylene and derivatives...

Nov 21, 2023
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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 10, 2023
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Lummus, Citroniq Announce Licensing and Engineering Agreements for Green PP Plants

Agreements highlight Lummus and Citroniq's progress in meeting surging demand for sustainable polypropylene Lummus Technology and...