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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 2, 2023 | Industry News

Honeywell Collaborates with Johnson Matthey to Deploy Low Hydrogen Solutions

Honeywell and Johnson Matthey (JM), announce that they will work together to deploy low carbon hydrogen solutions. The companies will offer JM's innovative LCH™ technology, coupled with Honeywell's...

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Dec 30, 2022 | Industry News

A New Way to Efficiently Depolymerize Nylon-6 Into Caprolactam

Nylon-6 is a tough, non-biodegradable plastic that cannot be recycled by conventional methods. A new way has now been introduced by a team from the U.S. in the journal Angewandte Chemie...

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Dec 29, 2022 | Industry News

3M to Exit Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Manufacturing by the End of 2025

3M announces it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of PFAS across its product portfolio by the end of 2025. 3M's decision is based on...

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Dec 28, 2022 | Industry News

Aramco & TotalEnergies to Construct Petrochemical Facility in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Aramco”) and TotalEnergies have taken the final investment decision for the construction of a world scale petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia. The ‘Amiral’ complex...

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Dec 27, 2022 | Industry News

Azelis Enters Distribution Agreement with Sun Chemical for Pigments in CASE Market

Azelis announces a new distribution agreement with Sun Chemical, effective from January 1, 2023, this new mandate allows Azelis to strengthen its portfolio of pigment products in the coatings...

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Dec 26, 2022 | Industry News

LyondellBasell Revises Its GHG Emissions Reduction Targets for 2030

LyondellBasell announced it will increase the company's 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from 30 percent to 42 percent, relative to a 2020...

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Dec 23, 2022 | Industry News

SABIC and Partners to Build Olefins & Aromatics Production Plant from Plastic Waste

Synova, SABIC Global Technologies B.V., an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), and Technip Energies (T.EN) sign a Joint Development and Cooperation Agreement to collaborate on...

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Dec 22, 2022 | Industry News

SABIC to Study Oil to Petrochemicals Project in Saudi Arabia

SABIC announces its intention to study the establishment of a complex to convert oil and liquids into petrochemicals in Ras Al-Khair in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The complex is expected to...

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Dec 22, 2022 | Industry News

LANXESS Ranks First in Chemicals Category on Dow Jones Sustainability Index

LANXESS ranks first in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe in the “Chemicals” category, scoring 85 out of 100 points. In the DJSI World, LANXESS came in second as in the previous year...

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Dec 21, 2022 | Industry News

Year-round Wrap-up: Innovations Paving New Path for Chemicals

Several path-breaking research conducted throughout the year have paved a new path for chemicals and the chemical industry altogether. Major innovations have been seen in the areas of sustainability...

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