Maag Group will be displaying a range of integrated solutions for the processing of polymers in the recycling process at the upcoming Plast show in Italy. Some of its product highlights include the Eco 500 high-performance melt filter from Ettlinger and the underwater pelletizing system Pearlo 350 EAC.

Indian Oil Corporation has awarded a project management consultancy as well as an engineering, procurement, and construction management contract to Mc Dermott for expanding its petrochemical complex near New Delhi, India.

Under an agreement signed between both the parties, Avantium and SCG Chemicals will further develop CO2-based polymers and also scale-up a pilot plant with a capacity of 10 tonnes annually.

The consortium has decided to separate their joint diphenylmethane diisocyanate production in Caojing, China. With this move, the companies will independently operate two MDI plants at the Caojing site.

Shin-Etsu Chemical has plans to expand its silicones business by further investing an additional amount of 650 million euros into it. The move is in line with the growing demand for eco-friendly silicones in the region.

Stiphout’s facility in the Netherlands has an annual processing capacity equivalent to the amount of plastic packaging waste generated by over 500,000 Dutch citizens per year. With this acquisition, Lyondell Basell aims to strengthen its existing assets in the Netherlands and Germany.

The consortium includes Exxonmobil, Cyclyx International, Sealed Air, and Ahold Delhaize USA. Exxonmobil’s Exxtend technology has been used for the project for breaking down plastic waste into its molecular building blocks in order to produce new plastic for food-grade packaging.

Sasa Polyester Sanayi has selected Honeywell’s Oleflex technology to build the world’s largest propane dehydrogenation unit in Yumurtalık, Turkey. On completion, the facility is expected to produce 1-million-tons of propylene annually.

nova-Institute has written a background report entitled ‘Making a Case for Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) – it is much more than just a carbon removal technology’ on the suggestion of the Renewable Carbon Initiative. The report favors CCU as an important element for achieving a sustainable future.

Kraton Corporation has plans to produce up to 100 % ISCC Plus certified renewable Styrenic Block Copolymers at its Berre site in France. The move is part of its Cirkular+ Renew Series and will help the firm to further reduce the carbon footprint of its fossil-based products made at the site by up to 85%.