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...
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Nov 30, 20222 min read
Braskem mulls bio-ethylene production in Japan
According to a report in Nikkei Asia, Brazilian chemical company Braskem is considering constructing a bio-ethylene plant to make...
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
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...
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 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 ...
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 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...
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 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 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 21, 20221 min read
Toray Commercializes 100% Plant-based Nylon Fiber
Toray Industries, Inc. has developed a nylon 510 (N510) fiber that incorporates 100% ‘bio-based synthetic polymer content’ Ecodear N510,...
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...
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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...
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Flax, Polylactic Acid Form New Bio-composite for Auto Applications
Germany’s Lanxess has developed a 100-percent bio-based material made from polylactic acid and flax fabrics. The high-performance Tepex...
Sep 20, 20212 min read
Korea is really going green
The spate of green-tinged announcements from South Korea's petrochemical sector continues. Following on from its rebranding, SK Geo...
Sep 15, 20211 min read
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