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A street scene from the city of Vienna during the 2023 European Petrochemicals Association Annual Meeting.

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Renewables, Low Carbon-Intensity Chemicals and ESG at EPCA '23

Picture of Tecnon OrbiChem Tecnon OrbiChem: Oct 16, 2023 12:25:53 PM

Discussions on low carbon or sustainable feedstocks at European Petrochemical Association gatherings – even ten years ago – were rare. Back then,...

image is an infographic showing how chemical recycling of plastic waste streams is worth 120 billion dollars

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Chemical Recycling: Towards a Circular Economy

Picture of Jane Denny Jane Denny: Jun 10, 2022 10:19:06 AM

Worldwide, there are many endeavours to recover and recycle plastics materials. The first phase of such recycling has involved thermoplastic polymers...

Image shows a paintbrush overlaid on four pots of paint

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Sustainable Routes to Polyurethane

Picture of Tecnon OrbiChem Tecnon OrbiChem: Apr 13, 2022 9:35:30 AM

It could be considered one of the plastics world's most contradictory materials. Notoriously under-recycled due to technical difficulty, polyurethane...