Industry players have come up with innovative new technologies such as chemical recycling to ensure that even hard-to-recycle plastics can be recycled by converting it into raw materials in order to create new virgin plastic products. Not only this, entire value chains can now be sustainably transformed by utilizing not only recycled feedstocks but also renewable feedstocks for the production of plastics.

Developed by CAC Engineering, Bondalti Chemicals’ facility made use of Asahi Kasei’s chlor-alkali electrolysis technology. The new unit will also be utilized for further reducing power consumption and optimizing the use of materials in the chlor-alkali industry.

With a mega 10-million-euro investment, IFF has expanded its LMR Naturals site in Grasse, France. With this move, the company brings together more than 30 research and development experts under one roof, enhancing the firm’s ability to meet the growing global demand for traceable, sustainable and high-quality naturals.

Under an agreement signed between Climeworks and Avantium, Climeworks will acquire an advanced high-throughput adsorption testing unit from Avantium R&D Solutions for capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air.

Handling powders, particles, and pellets has never been easy. But now, additional factors such as a weakening economy and hesitant investment are making the situation even more difficult for many companies. However, it is precisely this knowledge of how to handle raw materials that also offers new opportunities.

Solvay Ramps Up Electronic Grade Hydrogen Peroxide Production at China Unit

Roche has recently signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire 89bio, a clinical-stage biopharma firm specializing in the development of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases.

Technip Energies has plans to acquire Ecovyst’s Advanced Materials & Catalysts business for a whooping amount of 556 million dollars. The move is expected to strengthen the firm’s capabilities in advanced catalysts and process technologies.

Bechtel Energy has selected Baker Hughes for supplying main liquefaction equipment including two Frame 7 gas turbines and six centrifugal compressors for Train 4 of Nextdecade’s Rio Grande LNG Facility in the Port of Brownsville, Texas, USA.

Plastic Energy has successfully produced its first batch of recycled oil at its Geleen plant, a joint venture facility with Sabic, in the Netherlands. Once fully operational, the plant will recycle 20,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year.