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...
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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
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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
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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
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Apr 22, 20221 min read
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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
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Apr 11, 20221 min read
All-solid-state Battery Cells Nudge Closer to Commercialization
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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
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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...
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Kaneka to Increase Biodegradable PHBH Production Capacity in Japan
Kaneka Corp. plans to add a 15,000-tonnes/year production facility got its Green Planet bio-based biodegradable polymer PHBH, a type of...
Jan 10, 20222 min read
nova-Institute Set to Award Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2022 in February
Germany’s nova-Institute has selected six innovations in cellulose fiber, from cellulose made of orange and wood pulp to a novel...
Dec 2, 20211 min read
EV Price Parity with ICE Vehicles by 2024?
Based on historical trends, BloombergNEF’s 2021 Battery Price Survey predicts that by 2024 average pack prices should be below $100/kWh....
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Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Plastic Waste Plastic
Asahi Kasei has teamed up with Shell to source feedstock derived from waste plastic to manufacture sustainable solution-polymerized...
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