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Sustainability / Natural Solutions


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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Jan 16, 2023 | Product News

Gabriel-Chemie Launches Halogen-free FR Masterbatches Range for PA

As a new part of sustainable solutions family, Gabriel-Chemie launches a new range of halogen-free masterbatches for use in polyamides. The range includes products for applications such as stadium...

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Jan 16, 2023 | Industry News

New Catalyst Formulation Converts Lactic Acid-based Chemicals to Acrylates

A team led by University of Minnesota researchers has invented a ground-breaking new catalyst technology that converts renewable materials like trees and corn to the key chemicals, acrylic acid and...

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Jan 13, 2023 | Industry News

IVL Gets Included as a Member of DOW Jones Sustainability Index

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) is included as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the fourth consecutive year, with a 96 percentile, and the Dow...

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Jan 13, 2023 | Industry News

Emery Oleochemicals Gets EcoVadis Silver Medal for Sustainability-related Performance

Emery Oleochemicals GmbH announces its latest sustainability-related performance by receiving the EcoVadis Silver Medal. The company’s European Green Polymer Additives and Bio-Lubricants business...

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Jan 12, 2023 | Industry News

ORLEN Acquires REMAQ to Expand Chemical Recycling Activities of Plastic Wastes

The ORLEN Unipetrol Group continues to meet its strategic development objectives by 2030. Within this framework, it also focuses on the principles of circular economy and permanent sustainability...

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Jan 10, 2023 | Industry News

SABIC & Partners to Establish Petrochemical Complex in Oman

SABIC, OQ and Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) sign a Project Development Agreement of a jointly owned petrochemical complex in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD), the Sultanate of Oman...

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Jan 10, 2023 | Industry News

LANXESS and TotalEnergies Enter Cooperation on the Supply of Biocircular Styrene

LANXESS and TotalEnergies enter into a cooperation on the supply of biocircular styrene. Unlike conventional styrene, the raw material used by TotalEnergies is based on tall oil, which is derived...

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Jan 6, 2023 | Industry News

Scientists to Use CO₂ as Raw Material for Formic Acid & Methanol Production

Given the damage that CO2 does to the climate, governments and companies are working hard to limit their emissions as much as possible. In cases where it cannot be avoided, however, CO2 could soon...

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Jan 4, 2023 | Industry News

Venator & Atos Team-up to Automate Product Carbon Footprint

Venator announces that it is working with Atos to measure the carbon footprint of its products. As Venator increases its focus on sustainability across its operations, this strategic project will...

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Jan 3, 2023 | Industry News

IVL Receives Top Ranking by ChemSec for Chemical Footprint Reduction Efforts

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global sustainable chemical company, received top ranking, for the second consecutive year, among the world's 54 largest chemical companies in the...

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