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Braskem Siam JV Secures Bio-Ethanol Source for Bio-PE Project
Braskem Siam, a joint venture between SCG Chemicals (SCGC), and Braskem, the global leader in bioplastics from Brazil, has signed a...
3 days ago1 min read


LG Chem Accelerates Commercial Production of 100% Plant-Based Acrylic Acid
G Chem has launched prototype production of 100% bio-acrylic acid, which has received USDA Certified Bio-based Product (BIOPREFERRED)...
Feb 202 min read


Yokohama Rubber, Zeon to Synthesize Butadiene from Ethanol
Zeon Corporation and The Yokohama Rubber Co. , have agreed to establish a bench facility to demonstrate technology for producing...
Feb 182 min read


MLTA to Speak at InnoPlast Planet-Friendly Plastics Conference
MLT Analytics has been invited to deliver a Special Presentation at the Planet-Friendly Plastics: Latest Advances conference organized by...
Feb 51 min read


Repsol to Invest in Mega-renewable Methanol plant
·      Repsol has approved a historic investment in the Spanish region of Catalonia to build the first plant in Europe to transform...
Feb 32 min read


Technip,LanzaTech Secure Funding to Commercializing CO2 to Ethylene Technology
Technip Energies and LanzaTech Global have revealed that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations...
Jan 272 min read


Sekisui Plans Perovskite Solar Cell Production, Installation on Bullet Train Soundproofing Walls
Bullet train (Shinkansen) operator  Central Japan Railway and Sekisui Chemical have concluded a joint development contract to develop...
Jan 82 min read

All-Carbon CO2 Separation Membranes to be Trialled by Toray
Japan's Toray Industries, Inc. has announced that it will install a pilot facility for its all-carbon carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) separation...
Dec 24, 20242 min read


Novel PP Clarifier Embodies Paradigm Shift in Polymer Industry
Adeka has just launched an innovative clarifier for polypropylene (PP) with a new brand name—Transparex (product name: ADK Transparex CA...
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Adhesives Made from Captured CO2 Emissions
Henkel and Celanese Corporation have announced a partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon...
Dec 18, 20242 min read

There's More to Aluminum Recycling than You May Think
We'd guess that aluminum used in beverage cans would differ from that used in automotive and aerospace applications but iut turns out...
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Dutch Bio-epoxy Consortium Welcomes Westlake Epoxy
TNO (the Dutch Organisation for Applied Scientific Research) has welcomed Westlake Epoxy to its Consortium B4, which aims to explore the...
Nov 7, 20242 min read


Citroniq Selects Nebraska for World's Largest Decarbonized Plastics Production Facility
The company's estimated $7.5 billion investment is projected to be the largest in Nebraska history and creates transformational...
Nov 6, 20242 min read


GFRP Composite Rebar Gets Global Boost
Talk rebar and one would normally envision rusty metal rod. Now, a glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite rebar is getting a...
Nov 1, 20241 min read

DOE Grant Supports Sustainable Rubber Synthesis
Bridgestone Americas  has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office to...
Nov 1, 20242 min read


Braskem-SGC JV Kicks Off Ethanol-to-Ethylene Project
Braskem Siam Company Limited, a joint venture of bio-based polyethylene supplier Braskem and Thailand's SCG Chemicals, has appointed...
Oct 17, 20241 min read

Dextrose Will Feed Bio-MEG Facility in Indiana
Sustainea and Primient have announced a co-location partnership for the supply of corn dextrose from Primient’s facility in Lafayette,...
Oct 8, 20242 min read


Lanxess Exits Polymers Business
Announcing on October 3 that it would be selling its Urethane Systems business to Japan's Ube Corp., German materials supplier Lanxess...
Oct 7, 20242 min read


California Sues ExxonMobil for Deceiving Public on Plastic Product Recyclability
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced the filing of a lawsuit against ExxonMobil for allegedly engaging in a decades-long...
Sep 24, 20245 min read


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...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
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