The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has issued a statement on the European Commission’s recommendation of creating a European assessment framework for ‘safe and sustainable by design’ chemicals and materials.

Mitsui Chemicals has plans to develop a new plant to produce the high-performance elastomer Tafmer in the background of rising and future demand for the elastomer. It is used both as a soft molding material and as a resin modifier that significantly enhances resin properties.

Clariant has plans to expand its Care Chemicals facility in Daya Bay, Huizhou, China. The hefty investment at the site will enable the firm to establish a new global hub for its healthcare business.

The new world-scale project will be integrated with Aramco and Total’s existing Satorp refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. It will assist the refinery to convert refinery off-gases, naphtha, ethane and natural gasoline into higher value chemicals.

Rejves Machinery is an expert in developing filling and capping machines for packaging cosmetic, pharmaceutical, chemical and food products. With this acquisition, the Marchesini Group aims to achieve new growth targets by diversify its customer portfolio even further.

AMI Consulting’s new report ‘Chemical Recycling, Global Status 2022’ offers detailed information on numerous chemical recyclers and their sites. The report also identifies a global chemical recycling input capacity of close to 1.2 million tonnes in 2022 and mentions that Europe currently leads in technological developments for chemical recycling.

Kemira has recently joined the Renewable Carbon Initiative which focuses on speeding up the transition from fossil carbon to renewable carbon for all organic chemicals and materials. By associating with the initiative, Kemira aims at advancing innovative sustainability practices with a focus on promoting circularity and a bio-based economy.

With the addition of Linde’s new ASU, the Wanhua Chemical Group has completed a major expansion project at its integrated chemical site and production center at the Yantai Chemical Industrial Park in China. The ASU will provide industrial gases to the company in order to manufacture isocyanate.

Under a joint venture agreement, Incitec Pivot and Modern Chemicals Company (MCC) will combine their respective capabilities, resources, and assets to develop, finance, construct, and operate a world class Technical Ammonium Nitrate plant in Saudi Arabia.

A consortium including Neste, Brightlands Venture Partners, 4 Impact VC and Asahi Kasei have invested a total of 11-million-euros into Circularise, a start-up firm, to accelerate a circular economy for the polymers and chemicals industry.