Thin Polyester Film Technology Addresses Global Copper Shortage in LiBs
DuPont, Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Electric Partner with Meta Materials to Advance Safer, More Efficient Li-Ion Batteries According to an...
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Oct 14, 20222 min read
The Carbon Car Countdown
• New research from Compare the Market Australia looked into which countries are on the road to banning fossil fuel car sales. • ...
Oct 10, 20222 min read
LyondellBasell Establishing Plastics Recycling Joint Venture in China
LyondellBasell and Genox Recycling have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture (JV) to build a plastics...
Oct 4, 20221 min read
McDonald's Japan Dispenses with Plastic Cutlery
McDonald's Japan will adopt paper straws and wooden utensils at all locations starting October 7, a move that the fast-food chain expects...
Sep 21, 20222 min read
ExxonMobil, Petronas Explore Advanced Recycling Options in Malaysia
Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), the petrochemical arm of Petronas, and ExxonMobil have signed a memorandum of understanding to...
Sep 16, 20223 min read
Lithium From EV Batteries: Moving Towards Cleaner and More Efficient Recycling
Evonik aims to make the recycling of lithium simpler, more cost-effective, and more environmentally friendly. Evonik is working on...
Sep 15, 20223 min read
Dow, Mura Technology to Construct Europe's Largest Advanced Recycling Facility in Germany
· Facility expected to be the largest of its kind to date in Europe, and the first of its kind in Germany · Part of a goal for...
Sep 14, 20222 min read
LiBinfinity Project Targets Energy-efficient Recycling of Lithium-ion Batteries
While electric vehicles (EVs) are viewed as sustainable modes of transport, little thought tends to be given to the handling of their...
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 25, 20221 min read
Solar drives POE expansion in South Korea
Sabic and its partner SK geo centric (SKGC) have announced their intent to expand capacity for polyolefin elastomer and plastomers...
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 21, 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 15, 20222 min read
Project Air: Swedish Green Chemistry Investment Secures EU Funding
The European Union Innovation Fund has selected Project Air, a unique production facility for sustainable methanol in Stenungsund,...
Jul 15, 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 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...
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