4 min read
Jane Denny: Apr 27, 2022 6:28:15 AM
Monopropylene glycol (MPG) – often called simply propylene glycol – is essential to a wide range of products across a variety of industries and...
5 min read
Jane Denny: Apr 13, 2022 3:52:17 PM
A renewable technology hailed as revolutionary in the 2010s may emerge as a choice route to deliver key intermediate chemicals in the future. When...
4 min read
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...
6 min read
Tecnon OrbiChem: Apr 1, 2022 8:24:26 AM
Additive manufacturing (AM) – or 3D printing – is a technique for producing solid objects by arranging particles in space via a computer-controlled...
3 min read
Tecnon OrbiChem: Apr 1, 2022 8:23:13 AM
Ethylene (C2H4) is a key chemical for producing a huge range of chemicals, polymers and plastics. Much of the world’s C2H4 demand is met via the...
4 min read
Tecnon OrbiChem: Apr 1, 2022 8:22:28 AM
Encapsulating a building in popcorn may sound like a crazy way to boost energy efficiency... But researchers at Göttingen University’s Faculty of...
3 min read
Tecnon OrbiChem: Apr 1, 2022 8:21:16 AM
Tecnon OrbiChem founder Charles Fryer's predictions for the chemical industry from 2022 onwards. The chemical industry endured many problems in 2020...
3 min read
Tecnon OrbiChem: Apr 1, 2022 8:17:18 AM
Fabrics and textiles made from the naturally occurring polymer cellulose are breaking ground in the move towards sustainable fashion. With the...
2 min read
Tecnon OrbiChem: Apr 1, 2022 8:16:40 AM
The potential for pyrolysis to tackle waste and increase circularity in plastics industries moved closer to reality yesterday (23 November). Shell...
5 min read
Jane Denny: Mar 8, 2022 12:00:00 AM
When the world’s most successful company proclaims the removal of a contentious chemical from its portfolio, it’s wise to wonder if the world will...
3 min read
Terry Li: Mar 1, 2022 12:00:00 AM
That the sun is capable of supplying enough solar power to meet all of earth’s annual energy needs by shining for just 90 minutes is a fact that...
2 min read
Tecnon OrbiChem: Feb 17, 2022 12:00:00 AM
This event has been postponed due to pandemic-related restrictions within China. Opportunities and challenges for polyamides and intermediates will...
