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...
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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...
Jul 12, 2021 | Industry News
Indorama Ventures announces it will build a facility in Karawang, West Java, to recycle almost 2 billion plastic bottles a year in support of the government’s plan to reduce ocean debris...
Jul 12, 2021 | Product News
Kraton has received Critical Guidance Recognition from APR for its CirKular+ Performance Enhancement Series C2000 and C3000 for HDPE bottles. The APR recognition reinforces Kraton’s commitment to...
Jul 9, 2021 | Industry News
Scientists used quantum chemical simulations run on supercomputers to predict a new catalyst architecture as well as its interactions with certain chemicals, and demonstrated in practice its ability...
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) adds eight hazardous chemicals in the Candidate List. The list of substances of very high concern (SVHC) now contains 219 chemicals that may harm people or the...
Jul 8, 2021 | Industry News
BSEF categorically rejects the facile suggestion of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) that all brominated flame retardants be listed as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The suggestion...
Researchers from the Centre for Internet of Things (IoT) and Telecommunications at the University of Sydney are developing a unique method to increase recycling of soft plastics – by creating a...
Jul 7, 2021 | Industry News
IndianOil Board has accorded "Stage - 1" approval for implementation of India's first-ever "Styrene Monomer Project" with a capacity of 387 thousand metric tons per annum. Presently India's Styrene...
University of Saskatchewan researcher Dr. Yongfeng Ai has been awarded $2.5 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to improve the processes of transforming pulses into new bioplastics...