The second progress report for improvement of Reach Registration Dossiers has stated that the number of dossiers evaluated under the Cefic Reach Action Plan increased by 55 % last year as compared to 2019. A key highlight of the results is that 190 member companies with Reach registration dossiers signed the voluntary commitment.

Under a MOU signed between SK Global Chemical and Zhejiang Satellite, both the companies will come together to form a joint company which will be responsible for the production and sales of ethylene acrylic acid. SK Global Chemical and Zhejiang Satellite are also planning to build an eco-friendly, high value-added packaging material plant in Lianyungang, China.

Inovyn’s new project is expected to be a clean hydrogen supply hub which will be located at its chemical manufacturing site in Rafnes, Norway. The project will enable the decarbonization of the firm’s operations in the country and also provide clean hydrogen to the transportation sector.

Evonik introduces its new Peek-based filament in industrial grade quality for FFF/FDM 3D printing.

By joining the alliance, Clariant is actively supporting a more circular plastics economy. The aim of the alliance is to boost the EU market for recycled plastics to 10 million tons by 2025.

Uniper has unveiled its plan to establish a national hub for hydrogen in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The ‘Green Wilhelmshaven’ project will include an import terminal for green ammonia–which will be equipped with an ‘ammonia cracker’ for producing green hydrogen—as well as a 410-MW electrolysis plant.

BASF produces two types of styrene with a mass balance approach – renewable feedstock based-styrene and styrene based on chemically recycled feedstock. Trinseo has secured the first supplies of styrene based on the two different kinds of circular feedstock and will use it to produce styrene butadiene rubber and polystyrene products.

West China’s pharma manufacturing is lagging behind other regions in the country and requires international as well as domestic investment, states Global Data, a leading data and analytics company. However, human rights violations in China’s westernmost provinces have limited major foreign investments in the region.

Adnoc’s ambitious downstream, industry growth and In County-Value (ICV) program is committed to the UAE’s business growth strategy. In line with this objective, the company is already executing projects worth 11 billion dollars plus (AED 40 billion).

By 2050, BASF wants to be climate-neutral. Based on recent progress in the development of CO2-reduced and CO2-free technologies, the company is simultaneously increasing its medium-term reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.