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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 26, 20232 min read


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...
Apr 24, 20231 min read


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 23, 20231 min read


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 read


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...
Feb 8, 20232 min read


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...
Jan 26, 20232 min read


Braskem Mulls North American Bio-Based Polypropylene project
Bio-polyolefins leader Braskem has announced a project to evaluate an investment in producing carbon negative bio-based polypropylene...
Jan 18, 20232 min read


Bio-based Polyolefin Market Set for Stellar Growth Over Next Decade
· Polymer producer sustainability targets coupled with brand owner and consumer preferences will drive increased consumption of...
Jan 4, 20232 min read


Petron Scientech, Mitsui to Explore Development of Bio-Based Ethylene Infrastructure to Make Bio-PE
Petron Scientech (PSI), a pioneer and leading global licensor of low carbon intensity (CI) and energy efficient “Ethanol to Ethylene”...
Dec 20, 20221 min read


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...
Dec 7, 20223 min read


Braskem mulls bio-ethylene production in Japan
According to a report in Nikkei Asia, Brazilian chemical company Braskem is considering constructing a bio-ethylene plant to make...
Nov 30, 20222 min read


Water filter jugs incorporate sustainable SMMA resin from Ineos
Water filter jugs from Brita are now employing a styrene methyl methacrylate (SMMA) resin from Ineos based on of styrene monomer derived...
Jul 21, 20222 min read


EU Innovation Fund Bankrolls Neste Advanced Recycling Project in Porvoo
Neste has received a positive grant decision for up to €135 million from the EU Innovation Fund for the its project to establish chemical...
Jul 15, 20222 min read


Asia Pacific to Welcome Renewable Polyurethane Feedstock Source
Covestro, SK geo centric and Neste to cooperate to create value chain for renewable attributed methylene diphenyl diisocyanate. Covestro,...
Jun 21, 20222 min read


MOST A&I India LDPE/EVA Import Report—Korean Suppliers Prominent in EVA; Diverse Sources of LDPE
India and South Korea inked a comprehensive economic partnership agreement in 2009, with ethylene-vinyl-acetate (EVA) resin being one of...
Jun 10, 20221 min read


MOST A&I India HDPE Import Report Reveals a Diverse Supply Base
While three global suppliers of LLDPE dominate the import market for this resin India, the supply base for HDPE imported into the country...
Jun 9, 20221 min read


Plastics to the Rescue Again? Key Enablers in Paper-based Packaging Solution
So here we have it yet again! Plastics come to the rescue of “environmentally-friendly” paper-based packaging solutions, delivering...
May 11, 20222 min read


Bio-polyolefin Market Set to Grow as Fast as Sugar Cane
· Market leader Braskem is being joined by a multitude of new sources as suppliers, brand-owners and nations pursuing ...
May 6, 20222 min read


Wastewater a Potential Feedstock for PHA Biopolymers
A research team of 14 project partners from seven European countries has demonstrated a new method of wastewater treatment that...
Apr 27, 20222 min read


Sumitomo Chemical Completes Bio-ethylene Pilot Plant
Japan's Sumitomo Chemical has finished constructing a pilot facility in Chiba Prefecture for producing ethylene from ethanol and plans to...
Apr 12, 20221 min read
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