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Oct 10, 20222 min read
Moog and Komatsu to Demonstrate Fully Electric Wheel Loader
Moog Inc. has collaborated with Komatsu to build a fully electric compact wheel loader machine. The companies will demonstrate the...


Aug 30, 20221 min read
Mitsui Chemicals to Build New Tafmer POE Plant in Singapore
Back in the day, when the main market for polyolefin elastomers (POEs) was impact modification of polypropylene automotive compounds,...


Aug 30, 20221 min read
A breath of fresh air for bikers
An anti-pollution helmet developed by Delhi-based startup Shellios Technolabs can help two-wheeler riders breathe clean air. The founders...


Aug 3, 20222 min read
Recyclable Paper Packaging Gives Window to Premium Pasta
We don’t always agree with claims about the superiority, recyclability and reduced environmental burden of paper-based packaging...

Aug 3, 20222 min read
BloombergNEF Report Validates MLTA View of Solar Encapsulant Market
Global investment in renewable energy totaled $226 billion in the first half of 2022, setting a new record for the first six months of a...

Jul 14, 20221 min read
Kodak Invests in Wildcat Company Developing EV “Super Cell” Battery
Eastman Kodak Company has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a technology company that...

Jul 6, 20221 min read
Bangladesh Polyethylene Market Reaching Critical Mass from Supplier Perspective
Our latest MOST A&I Intelligence Report tracks the 340,000-odd tonnes of polyethylene imports into Bangladesh in 2021, identifying key...

Jun 28, 20222 min read
Shell and Dow Start Up E-Cracking Furnace Experimental Unit
Milestone demonstrates significant step toward decarbonising a critical petrochemical manufacturing process. The e-cracking furnace...


Jun 21, 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 10, 20221 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 9, 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...

May 24, 20221 min read
MOST A&I India PP Report Unveils Significant Opportunities for Market Penetration
Our latest MOST A&I (Market-Oriented Strategic Trade Analysis and Intelligence) report once again leverages machine learning augmented by...

May 11, 20222 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 6, 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 4, 20222 min read
Enzymatic Depolymerization in PET/PVDC Barrier Film
Solvay and Carbios have demonstrated that multi-layer PET films coated with Diofan® PVDC high-barrier polymer are fully compatible for...


Apr 27, 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 22, 20221 min read
Estonian Startup Turns CO2 into Graphite
An EU-funded innovative project called CO2Carbon led by Estonian technology start-up UP Catalyst has secured an investment of €1.59...


Apr 18, 20222 min read
Sumitomo exits caprolactam business as it eyes more profitable, sustainable businesses
Sumitomo Chemical’s April 15 announcement that it will be exiting the caprolactam business, closing down the 85,000-tonnes/year polyamide...


Apr 12, 20221 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 11, 20221 min read
Repsol Takes Stake in Waste-to-renewable Fuels and Chemicals Firm Enerkem
Repsol has acquired a minority stake in the Canadian company Enerkem, a technological world leader in the production of renewable fuels...
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