The Circular Future of Polymer Production in Europe
At the recent Global Plastics Summit that we attended in Bangkok, there were calls from NGOs and governmental bureaucrats to...
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Oct 19, 20232 min read
SK chemicals Stores Music on Chemically Recycled PET
Global record producer Sonopress has developed the EcoRecord with “circular recycled PET” Replacing PVC, the “circularly recycled” PET...
Aug 18, 20232 min read
Verde Bioresin Gears up for Biodegradable Polyethylene Production
Renewables-based biodegradable plastics developer Verde Bioresin is a step closer to NASDAQ listing via a special purpose acquisition...
Jul 25, 20232 min read
Braskem's New Bio-Ethylene Capacity Now Onstream
In June this year, Braskem completed a 30% increase in production capacity of its bio-based ethylene plant, located in the Petrochemical...
Jun 14, 20232 min read
Mitsui Chemicals' Carbon Neutral Vision for Osaka
Methane is currently used to fuel crackers that pyrolyze naphtha at temperatures in the region of 850°C. Under Mitsui Chemicals' vision,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
May 24, 20221 min read
MOST A&I India PP Report Unveils Significant Opportunities for Market Penetration
Our latest MOST A&I (Market-Oriented Strategic Trade Analysis and Intelligence) report once again leverages machine learning augmented by...
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...
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Plastics is the new coal? Really?
An interesting report from Beyond Plastics appeared on our computer screens recently espousing plastics as the new coal in terms of...
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...
Aug 24, 20211 min read
AI and ML set to optimize plant operational efficiencies
#bigdataanalytics and #AI technologies are set to play key enabling roles in process industries through optimizing systems and improving...
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