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Jul 26, 2021 | Industry News
Researchers in the BOTTLE Consortium have identified using enzymes as a more sustainable approach for recycling PET that are becoming increasingly relevant in addressing the environmental challenge...
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Jul 26, 2021 | Product News
Clariant’s business unit Pigments is contributing to the growth in compostable plastic articles, with a range of certified OK compost INDUSTRIAL pigments, offering customers new coloring...
Jul 22, 2021 | Industry News
Eastman has announced a collaboration with the United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP) and automotive recycler PADNOS for a concept feasibility study to demonstrate a closed-loop...
Jul 21, 2021 | Industry News
A team of researchers from Stanford University and the University of Leuven in Belgium has elucidated the process of turning harmful methane into useful methanol at room temperature...
Jul 20, 2021 | Product News
Roquette has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. The product, BIOSUCCINIUM® succinic acid, is now able to display a unique USDA label that highlights...
Jul 20, 2021 | Industry News
LANXESS supports masterbatch producers in the process of formulating colored biodegradable plastics. LANXESS offers a unique service by providing its customers with recommendations regarding the...
Jul 14, 2021 | Industry News
According to a new study by a Texas A&M AgriLife research scientist, bioplastics can be created in a more economical and environmentally friendly way from the byproducts of corn stubble, grasses and...
Covestro is contributing its expertise to the Carbon2Polymers subproject which is investigating where cross-sector networking between the steel and chemical industries is possible. The German...
Jul 13, 2021 | Industry News
DSM and Fibrant announce the accomplishment of a major reduction in the GHG emission of Caprolactam and thus subsequently also of PA6 as produced in Europe by July 2021. The GHG emission saved is...
A new process developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP is able to isolate almost all of the mineral ash from recycled waste tires – allowing both the carbon black and the...