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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Calculating product carbon footprint / TfS initiative publishes industry guidelines / BASF and Lanxess spotlight progress at K 2022
25.10.2022
RECYCLING
US researchers turn CO2 into ethylene / Six tonnes to make one
29.09.2022
SK CHEMICALS
Chemical recycling: MoU with China's Shuye for JV on building depolymerisation plant / rBHET and rPET in Shantou
13.09.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Ukraine war hits major German industries / Ifo study
20.07.2022
PERSTORP
Expanded output for renewable polyols / Headquarters production to shift away from fossil sources
14.06.2022
SK CHEMICALS
Production start for starch-based polyols / Focus on bio-precursors, polymers
07.06.2022
RESEARCH
Plastics waste treated with potassium salts used to sequester CO2: Rice University report
28.04.2022
CORRECTION - ALIPLAST
Recycling plant for plastics waste in Italy / Cooperation with NextChem
10.11.2021
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Swiss university study says high number of toxic chemicals in everyday plastic products / Swedish group reports plastics contamination in food chain of developing countries
09.07.2021
VISCOFAN
Joint development of recyclate-based multilayer sausage film / Cooperation with Cepsa, DSM, Fibrant and Sabic
19.01.2021
RECYCLING
(Petro)chemical instead of mechanical – or perhaps in addition to? / The future of material recycling for plastic packaging / Pyrolysis, solvolysis and other methods at a glance
08.01.2021
DSM
Project with Neste seeks to replace fossil-based feedstock
03.12.2020
NEXTCHEM
New unit for chemical recovery of non-recyclable plastics / Recycling projects in Italy and India
17.11.2020
ENI / NEXTCHEM
Chemical recycling units at three Italian sites / Versalis and Corepla widen focus
06.07.2020
COVESTRO
Pact with Neste on renewables / Drop-in feed for polycarbonate
10.06.2020
BASF
“Ambitious” plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions / Cracker could run on renewable energy
18.01.2019
MOL
Partnership with Inovacat to commercialise “Gasolfin” technology / Strategy to boost propylene-based chemicals in central and eastern Europe
05.07.2018
PERSTORP
Launch of two renewable polyols / Part of strategy to become “finite material neutral”
27.11.2017
EVONIK
New process for MMA production / Improved efficiency / Pilot plant in Germany
16.10.2017
NESTE JACOBS
New olefin cracking technology development with Coolbrook
17.03.2017
DEINOVE
French biotech group succeeds at producing chemical intermediate muconic acid from cellulosic material / Technology uses Deinococcus bacteria / Feedstock for caprolactam, PTA and adipic acid
10.09.2015
BASF
Bio-based, VOC-free polyol launched for coatings / Improved resistance for flooring systems
31.08.2015
JOHNSON MATTHEY
Technology collaboration bears fruit / Small scale production of bio-based glucaric acid from glucose in UK / Milestone reached
04.08.2015
BASF
First commercial grades of "PolyTHF 1000" are made available for customer testing / Bio-based product developed from sugar-based BDO in cooperation with Genomatica
13.03.2015
BASF
Bio-based acrylic acid a step closer to reality / Collaboration with Novozyme and Cargill
17.09.2014
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