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Due to the growing awareness for a more circular economy, the industry is now on a constant lookout for renewable feedstocks and recycling solutions.

Biobased additives and polymers are being increasingly used now but there is still scope for improvement for their use in demanding applications and there is a need to find new solutions for end-of-life challenges.

Recycling of plastics is the need of the hour and researchers and companies alike are investing their time for new ways of recycling, like using NIR-sortable additives and masterbatches or using more recycled content in the polymers.

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Jun 1, 2023 | Industry News

Chemours Announces Capacity Expansion for Low GWP Products

The Chemours Company announces a capacity investment in its low global warming potential (GWP) Opteon™ 1100 foam blowing agent and Opteon™ SF33 specialty fluid. The expansion will triple capacity...

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May 31, 2023 | Industry News

Mitsui Chemicals and Sanyo Chemicals Form LLP to Solve PPG Production Issues

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. announce the establishment of a 50-50 Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) for the aim of solving common issues in the production of...

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May 31, 2023 | Industry News

Avantium’s Volta Technology to Convert CO₂ into High-value Building Blocks

Avantium is a frontrunner in developing and commercializing innovative technologies for the production of materials based on sustainable carbon feedstocks, i.e., carbon from biomass or carbon from...

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May 30, 2023 | Industry News

Nippon Shokubai Group Signs MOU with Affiliates to Produce Bio-olefins and More

NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD., PT NIPPON SHOKUBAI INDONESIA (NSI) and PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (Chandra Asri) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore green chemical business...

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May 26, 2023 | Product News

Avient to Showcase Additives & Colorants for Textiles at ITMA 2023

Avient Corporation is highlighting its latest portfolio of colorants and functional additives for spin-dyeing, dyes, chemicals, and finishes for the mass coloring and modification of synthetic...

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May 25, 2023 | Industry News

Chemicals Peer Exchange to Unlock AI-driven Transformation in the Chemical Industry

The industry is discovering more and more possibilities for the use of artificial intelligence (AI). However, when implementing and using AI in the chemical industry, many peers face similar...

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May 24, 2023 | Product News

Teknor Apex Announces New Color Masterbatch for UBQ’s Bio-based Thermoplastic

Teknor Apex announces a new color masterbatch solution for UBQ Materials’ bio-based thermoplastic, UBQ™. Expanding its partnership with the climate-tech developer, Teknor Apex’s new solution...

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May 23, 2023 | Industry News

Idemitsu, KUMHO and Sumitomo Sign MOU to Create Biomaterial Supply Chain

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., KUMHO Petrochemical Co., Ltd., and Sumitomo Corporation sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a long-term collaboration for the development and further growth...

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May 22, 2023 | Industry News

Birla Carbon Receives ISCC PLUS Certification for Its Italy Plant

Birla Carbon receives the ISCC PLUS certification for its plant in Italy. The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) is a voluntary scheme that is applicable for the bioeconomy...

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May 19, 2023 | Industry News

Eastman to Construct Material-to-Material Molecular Recycling Facility in France

Eastman announces that it has secured a significant amount of feedstock needed for its planned molecular recycling facility in Port Jerome sur Seine, Normandy, France. With an investment of $1...

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