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INSIGHTS

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 18, 20222 min read

Solar Set to Soar as EU Targets Zero Russian Fossil Fuels by 2030

Amidst a backdrop of EU initiatives to reduce reliance on Russian oil and gas, renewables such as solar will be major beneficiaries. The...

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

All-solid-state Battery Cells Nudge Closer to Commercialization

Automaker Nissan has unveiled its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery cells, which the company aims 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...

Apr 11, 20221 min read

Nanofiber Reinforces Rubber Tires, Hoses, Belts

Teijin Frontier has developed an eco-friendly staple polyester nanofiber that offers excellent performance to reinforce rubber uses in...

Mar 25, 20221 min read

Braskem and Sojitz cooperate on renewable MEG technology

Braskem, a market leader and pioneer in biopolymer production on an industrial scale, and Japanese trading company Sojitz have signed an...

Mar 21, 20221 min read

Osaka Gas Promotes Hydrogen Economy With Joint Methanation Study in Singapore

Osaka Gas has entered into an agreement with energy-related companies in Singapore including City Energy and City-OG Gas Energy Services...

Mar 15, 20221 min read

My favorite cellulose

Cellulosic fibers are good for the environment so the saying goes. One supplier, Eastman, reports they are degradable in the ocean within...

Feb 11, 20222 min read

ExxonMobil’s Vistamaxx Elastomer Enhances its Green Credentials

Ever since ExxonMobil Chemical announced in May 2019 a major capacity addition for its Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomer (POE), one...