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New Report Highlights Fossil-free Plastics as Europe’s Strategic Opportunity
Systemiq study calls for acceleration of fossil-free plastic production as a key pillar of a competitive, circular and climate-aligned...
Jun 64 min read


Braskem, Ardent Advance Breakthrough Olefin Separation Technology
Braskem, a global market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, and Ardent Process Technologies have...
Jun 51 min read


Borealis Expands Capacity for HMS-PP
Borealis invests over €100 million in new Daploy high melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP) line at its Burghausen, Germany, facility....
Jun 42 min read


When “Reusable” Means More Plastic Waste
The vending machine loophole In the wake of growing pressure to reduce plastic waste, Italy’s Ministry for the Environment and Energy...
May 213 min read


Japanese Partners Develop Eco-friendly Urea Resin
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Panasonic Electric Works have developed a process that uses methanol produced from CO2 to synthesize an...
May 142 min read


Braskem Celebrates 15 years of Bio-based PE with Boosted Capacity
Braskem is celebrating 15 years as a producer of the I’m green bio-based portfolio by celebrating the 37% expansion in production...
May 72 min read


Lummus, Resynergi Announce Availability of Microwave-Powered Plastic Pyrolysis Technology
Lummus Technology and Resynergi, a leading innovator in modular plastic recycling technology, have announced the commercialization of...
Apr 232 min read


Borealis Launches Borcycle rLLDPE Flexible Packaging Grade with 85% PCR Content
Borealis introduces Borcycle M CWT120CL, a recycled linear low-density polyethylene (rLLDPE) grade containing 85% post-consumer...
Apr 132 min read


Japanese Consortium Considers Forest Residue as Bio-naphtha Source, and More
Japan Airlines, Marubeni, Mitsubishi Chemical, Chugoku Lumber, Boeing Japan, and Obayashi have concluded a memorandum of understanding on...
Mar 312 min read


Braskem Siam JV Secures Bio-Ethanol Source for Bio-PE Project
Braskem Siam, a joint venture between SCG Chemicals (SCGC), and Braskem, the global leader in bioplastics from Brazil, has signed a...
Mar 241 min read


LG Chem Accelerates Commercial Production of 100% Plant-Based Acrylic Acid
G Chem has launched prototype production of 100% bio-acrylic acid, which has received USDA Certified Bio-based Product (BIOPREFERRED)...
Feb 202 min read


MLTA to Speak at InnoPlast Planet-Friendly Plastics Conference
MLT Analytics has been invited to deliver a Special Presentation at the Planet-Friendly Plastics: Latest Advances conference organized by...
Feb 51 min read


Technip,LanzaTech Secure Funding to Commercializing CO2 to Ethylene Technology
Technip Energies and LanzaTech Global have revealed that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations...
Jan 272 min read


Sekisui Plans Perovskite Solar Cell Production, Installation on Bullet Train Soundproofing Walls
Bullet train (Shinkansen) operator Central Japan Railway and Sekisui Chemical have concluded a joint development contract to develop...
Jan 82 min read


Novel PP Clarifier Embodies Paradigm Shift in Polymer Industry
Adeka has just launched an innovative clarifier for polypropylene (PP) with a new brand name—Transparex (product name: ADK Transparex CA...
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Adhesives Made from Captured CO2 Emissions
Henkel and Celanese Corporation have announced a partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon...
Dec 18, 20242 min read


BASF 3D-Prints Catalysts
X3D® technology produces catalysts with optimal shapes to maximize performance and efficiency while minimizing energy consumption...
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Dutch Bio-epoxy Consortium Welcomes Westlake Epoxy
TNO (the Dutch Organisation for Applied Scientific Research) has welcomed Westlake Epoxy to its Consortium B4, which aims to explore the...
Nov 7, 20242 min read


Citroniq Selects Nebraska for World's Largest Decarbonized Plastics Production Facility
The company's estimated $7.5 billion investment is projected to be the largest in Nebraska history and creates transformational...
Nov 6, 20242 min read


GFRP Composite Rebar Gets Global Boost
Talk rebar and one would normally envision rusty metal rod. Now, a glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite rebar is getting a...
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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