Under a joint project, a 4.02 million dollar grant has been awarded by UK Research and Innovation to Recycling Technologies, Neste and Unilever for developing a chemical recycling process which will enable to make hard-to-recycle plastic packaging recyclable.

The uncertainties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic across the global has led the consortium including Adnoc, Adani, BASF and Borealis to review the timeline for setting up the mega complex in India.

Achema 2021 has been postponed to April 4-8, 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the organisers of the show will be hosting Achema Pulse this year from June 15-16. The new interactive platform will showcase the latest industry trends via informative discussions and also enable industry players to connect with like-minded people.

Under the collaboration agreement, Repsol will supply circular styrene with ISCC Plus certification to Elix Polymers in order to produce high-performance technical polymers. Both the companies will also work together to promote circular materials in diverse products across numerous industries.

Today, Monsanto shareholders voted to approve a bid by German pharmaceutical and chemical giant, Bayer, to purchase Monsanto for US $ 66 billion, in a merger that would effectively create the world’s largest supplier of seeds and agricultural chemicals.

Showa’s new facility will be built in Guatemala and is expected to more than double the company’s existing glove production capacity as well as create approximately 300 new jobs in the country.

With the acquisition, Gelest has now become a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical America. Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation also has plans to set up a post-merger integration office in Gelest to supervise the company’s operations.

B.J. Hebert has been selected as Chevron Phillips Chemical Company’s new Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer w.e.f November 1. He will be responsible for the firm’s manufacturing operations and commercial functions.

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has reported that its Chemical Activity Barometer rose 1.6 % in September on a three-month moving average basis following a 2.7 % gain in August.

Claimed to be India’s largest chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plant, the 100,000 metric-tonne unit will be constructed at Grasim’s site in Vilayat, Gujarat. With this plant, Lubrizol and Grasim will manufacture and supply CPVC resin in the country.