Braskem's New Bio-Ethylene Capacity Now Onstream
In June this year, Braskem completed a 30% increase in production capacity of its bio-based ethylene plant, located in the Petrochemical...
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Jul 5, 20231 min
Avantium, SCGC to bring CO2-based polymers to pilot phase
Avantium N.V., a leading technology provider in renewable chemistry, will partner with Thailand's SCG Chemicals (SCGC) to further develop...
May 29, 20232 min
Dow in Collaboration to Develop Renewable Plastic from Corn Residue
Dow Chemical and New Energy Blue have announced a long-term supply agreement in North America in which New Energy Blue will create...
May 25, 20231 min
PP Frames Support PV Panels
Sabic has teamed up with solar module maker Solarge to develop lightweight photovoltaic (PV) modules employing polypropylene (PP). The PP...
May 17, 20231 min
Seaweed-based Plastic is Injection-moldable
U.S. company Loliware has debuted a seaweed-based plastic that is processable on conventional injection molding machinery at the 2023...
May 9, 20231 min
Kinder Morgan, Neste in Renewable Feedstock, Fuel Storage Deal
Logistics provider Kinder Morgan and sustainable aviation fuel and renewable feedstock refiner Neste are working together to enhance the...
May 9, 20231 min
Lummus Partners with Texplore to License HDPE Technology
Lummus Technology and SCG Chemicals subsidiary Texplore have entered into a commercial cooperation agreement to license and market Excene...
May 4, 20232 min
INEOS Claims World First with 50% Recycled Content Flexible Packaging Film
INEOS has claimed a world first, producing ultra-thin, rigid film used for recyclable flexible packaging products made from more than...
Apr 28, 20232 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...
Apr 26, 20232 min
Citroniq Opts for Lummus Tech for Green PP Project
Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Citroniq Chemicals, a world-scale...
Apr 25, 20232 min
Nano Cellulose Filament Plant On Stream in Canada
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has inaugurated its new commercial-scale plant for the production of cellulose filaments at its Kénogami...
Apr 24, 20231 min
Chinaplas: Nissei Plastic Booth Tour
As the CEO of MLT Analytics, I am honored to have assumed the role of Independent Director of leading Japanese injection molding...
Mar 28, 20231 min
Crude-to-chemicals Complex Construction Kicks Off in Korea
Korea's S-OIL has broken ground on the Shaheen project in South Korea. Once complete, the Shaheen complex will include the world’s...
Mar 23, 20231 min
Injection-moldable Cellulose Cross-linked Polymer Features in Korea
Last week MLT Analytics visited the Koplas Show in Seoul, Korea, where came across an injection-moldable wood composite dubbed CPX, or...
Mar 6, 20232 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 24, 20231 min
Japanese Firm Develop Lactic Acid-based Plasticizer
Japan's Green Science Alliance has developed a biomass-based plasticizer for PVC based on lactic acid. While several biomass-based...
Feb 14, 20231 min
Coolbrook, Braskem to Cooperate on e-Cracking
Coolbrook, a transformational technology and engineering company, and Braskem, the leading integrated petrochemicals company in the...
Feb 8, 20232 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...
Feb 8, 20232 min
Citroniq Chemicals, Mitsui Plastics Consider Carbon Negative Polypropylene Supply Agreement
Citroniq Chemicals, a world-scale producer of carbon-negative materials, and Mitsui Plastics, Inc. (MPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of...
Jan 26, 20232 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...
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