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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 15, 20232 min read


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...
Sep 14, 20232 min read


Neste to Enable bio-based PET Bottles Production
Neste has entered into a partnership with beverage manufacturer Suntory, petrochemicals player ENEOS and and trading house Mitsubishi...
Sep 12, 20231 min read


DuPont Completes Transition Away from Polymer Production
DuPont has agreed to divest an 80.1% share in the Delrin polyacetal (POM) homopolymer business to private equity company TJC LP. The is...
Aug 24, 20231 min read


Verde Bioresin Gears up for Biodegradable Polyethylene Production
Renewables-based biodegradable plastics developer Verde Bioresin is a step closer to NASDAQ listing via a special purpose acquisition...
Aug 18, 20232 min read


Braskem, SCG Confirm Thai Bio-based Polyethylene Project
The companies join forces to advance in a bio-based ethylene project that will deliver feedstock for the production of 200,000...
Aug 18, 20232 min read


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 16, 20234 min read


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...
Aug 14, 20232 min read


Thermoset Resins Set to Play Key Roles in Vehicle Lightweighting
Long perceived to be in decline, thermoset resin molding is being revived by two Japanese companies as a process with ample potential to...
Aug 14, 20231 min read


Vietnamese EV OEM Makes Massive Investment in North Carolina
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) OEM VinFast has officially broken ground at its manufacturing site, located within the Triangle...
Jul 31, 20231 min read


New POE Supplier Emerges in Korea
Korea’s Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical has completed construction of a polyolefin elastomer (POE) pilot plant, representing a...
Jul 27, 20231 min read


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...
Jul 25, 20232 min read


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...
Jul 5, 20231 min read


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 29, 20232 min read


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 25, 20231 min read


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 17, 20231 min read


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 read


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 9, 20231 min read


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...
May 4, 20232 min read


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 28, 20232 min read
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