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...
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Sep 112 min
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 92 min
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...
Sep 52 min
LanzaTech Licenses Waste-to-Ethanol Process in Japan
LanzaTech Global has signed a master license agreement with Sekisui Chemical to deploy at commercial scale a jointly developed platform...
Sep 31 min
Dow-Mitsui Goes Bio, Idemitsu Opts for CR
Effective September 1, 2024, Mitsui & Dow Polychemicals has started marketing biomass-based ethylene-vinyl-acetate copolymer (EVA) and...
Apr 11 min
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 72 min
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...
Mar 62 min
PLAYMOBIL Selects Plant-based Styrenic for Sustainable Toy Line
PLAYMOBIL, a leading global toy producer, has selected plant-based ABS* and plant-based MBS** from INEOS Styrolution for their new...
Feb 231 min
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 93 min
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...
Jan 32 min
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, 20231 min
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...
Nov 10, 20232 min
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...
Nov 1, 20232 min
The Circular Future of Polymer Production in Europe
At the recent Global Plastics Summit that we attended in Bangkok, there were calls from NGOs and governmental bureaucrats to...
Sep 28, 20232 min
T-Plas Hosts Inaugural Circularity and Sustainability Seminar
Renowned industry experts convened at T-Plas for the inaugural Circular Economy and Sustainable Challenges for Southeast Asian Markets...
Sep 15, 20232 min
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 14, 20232 min
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...
Aug 18, 20232 min
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
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 14, 20232 min
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...
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