NatureWork overhauls its bio–polymers prododuction: New production technology will increase capacity at the NatureWorks' Blair, Nebraska, facility to 150,000 metric tonnes per annum, making new performance grades available in the second quarter 2013.

Tres Valles produces not just sugar in the sugar cane factory of the Piasa group, but also power on the side. WEG has delivered the integrated energy production solution for the first power-heat coupling plant of Mexico.

Industry is under pressure to develop sustainable processing methods. With this in mind, the List kneader processor provides an alternative to the stirred-tank reactor for the production of polymers, allowing solvents to be eliminated from the reaction step. The kneader processor is also an alternative to the extruder for polymer devolatilization.

With this partnership, Pure Cycle aims to set up its first plant in Lawrence County, Ohio to restore used polypropylene (PP) plastic to 'virgin-like' quality with a revolutionary recycling method. By 2021, the plant is expected to recycle 119 million pounds of polypropylene and produce over 105 million pounds annually.

The refinery catalyst market is set to grow from its current market value of more than 4 billion dollars to over 5.5 billion dollars by 2025; according to a report by Global Market Insights.

MIT chemical engineers have devised an alternative approach to synthesizing epoxides, a type of chemical that is used to manufacture diverse products, including plastics, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. Their new approach, which uses electricity to run the reaction, can be done at room temperature and atmospheric pressure while eliminating carbon dioxide as a byproduct.

Royal DSM announced that it reduces its CO2 emissions at its vitamin production facility in Sisseln, Switzerland, by 50,000 tons/year through a new biomass heat and power plant on the site.

Axens will offer a range of technologies for HPCL’s integrated refinery and petrochemical complex. The scope of work includes the supply of process books, catalysts & adsorbents, proprietary equipment, trainings and technical services.

Eastman’s ‘Carbon renewal technology’ is the company’s second innovative recycling solution which is capable of recycling complex plastic waste that cannot be recycled with conventional recycling technologies.

A plant is more than just a combination of its parts: only when considering the system as a whole can the highest effectiveness be achieved from the start. Westfalia Separator engineers develop separator and decanter package units and process lines that provide users added value through the use of intelligent engineering and integrated solutions. They use Cadison as their planning tool.