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May 9, 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 4, 20232 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...

Apr 28, 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 26, 20232 min read

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 25, 20232 min read

Nano Cellulose Filament Plant On Stream in Canada

Resolute Forest Products Inc. has inaugurated its new commercial-scale plant for the production of cellulose filaments at its Kénogami...

Apr 24, 20231 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...

Mar 28, 20231 min read

Crude-to-chemicals Complex Construction Kicks Off in Korea

Korea's S-OIL has broken ground on the Shaheen project in South Korea. Once complete, the Shaheen complex will include the world’s...

Mar 23, 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 6, 20232 min read

Unpacking the Complexity of Designing Paper Packaging

The headline cited verbatim here is from a blog posting by leading global electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider Jabil authored...

Mar 6, 20233 min read

Dow, X-energy to Deploy First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor

Dow and X-energy sign joint development agreement to develop a four-unit Xe-100 facility at one of Dow’s U.S. Gulf Coast sites United...

Feb 24, 20231 min read

BASF Targets Efficient Li-ion Battery Recycling

BASF has entered into a long-term collaboration agreement with Tenova Advanced Technologies (TAT) of Yokneam, Israel, for BASF's battery...

Feb 24, 20231 min read

Japanese Firm Develop Lactic Acid-based Plasticizer

Japan's Green Science Alliance has developed a biomass-based plasticizer for PVC based on lactic acid. While several biomass-based...

Feb 14, 20231 min read

Coolbrook, Braskem to Cooperate on e-Cracking

Coolbrook, a transformational technology and engineering company, and Braskem, the leading integrated petrochemicals company in the...

Feb 8, 20232 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...

Jan 26, 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 18, 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 4, 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...

Dec 20, 20221 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 7, 20223 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...