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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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May 24, 2022 | Industry News

Covestro Starts Production of Desmodur® 15 Prepolymers in Spain

Covestro launches the production of Desmodur® 15 prepolymers at its Spanish site of Barcelona. With this new production line, the company addresses the growing demand for its high-performance...

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May 23, 2022 | Article

Recycling of Battery Housings and Multilayer Films

By SpecialChem

Discover how the recycling challenges of battery housings and multilayers films are solved using additives from BYK to create an environmentally friendly economy...

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May 23, 2022 | Product News

Birla Carbon Showcased Its SCM Range at Tire Technology Expo 2022

Birla Carbon showcased Continua™ 8000 SCM at the Tire Technology Expo 2022 at Hannover, Germany. Continua™ 8000 SCM offers a sustainable alternative to traditional furnace carbon black for the tire...

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May 19, 2022 | Industry News

PETRONAS Chemicals to Acquire Perstorp, a Specialty Chemicals Provider

PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad signed a Securities Purchase Agreement on 14 May 2022 to acquire the entire equity interest in Perstorp Holding AB. The agreement was signed with Financière Forêt...

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May 18, 2022 | Industry News

BYK Starts Digital Laboratory for Specialty Chemicals Industry

ALTANA's BYK division is setting new standards in specialty chemicals at its Wesel site with a globally unique digital laboratory. The company invested a total of 15 million euros in the so-called...

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May 18, 2022 | Industry News

AGC to Expand Chlor-alkali Business in Thailand

AGC decides to increase the production capacity of AGC Vinythai Public Company Limited (to be established in July 2022), a new company to integrate AGC’s chlor-alkali business in the Indochina...

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May 17, 2022 | Industry News

BASF & UC Berkeley Extend Partnership to Address Sustainability Challenges

BASF and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) signed a five-year extension of the CARA collaboration at its Spring Review event. The California Research Alliance (CARA) by BASF has...

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May 16, 2022 | Product News

Ampacet’s New Stabilizers Minimize Adverse Effects of PCR Contaminants

Ampacet introduces ThermProtect™, an advanced multifunctional stabilizer technology, to address the market need for a powerful antioxidant designed to minimize the adverse effects of contaminants in...

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May 13, 2022 | Industry News

Reliance Industries & Partner to Construct Chlor-Alkali & EDC Facility in UAE

Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd (TA’ZIZ) and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), sign the formal shareholder agreement for the TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC project. The TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC joint...

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May 12, 2022 | Industry News

BASF Expands MSA Production Capacities at Verbund Site

In response to growing customer demand for methane sulfonic acid (MSA), BASF has invested a higher double-digit million euro amount to expand production capacities at the Verbund site in...

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