Bioenergy September 27, 2023 Sustainable Trade Europe: Internal Carbon Price and Raw Materials The European Union is imposing a raft of new reporting responsibilities which are set out in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability August 23, 2023 Boost in Biosurfactants Output Supports Sustainable Goals The production of surfactants by combining biomass and microorganisms – such as bacterial agents – is an innovation that is increasingly gaining traction. CONTINUE READING >
Carbon Emissions July 31, 2023 Putting Sustainability at The Heart of The Chemicals Sector The International Energy Agency has set broad goals for achieving net-zero carbon... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability July 14, 2022 Paper-Polymer-Plastic: A new 'Rock Paper Scissors' game for the packaging sector A report from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) BioPreferred Program estimates... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability July 8, 2022 Circular Economy: Beyond recycle, reuse & reduce Strategies key to the circular economy include circular supply chains, eco-design, reuse,... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability May 27, 2022 Compelling concepts to kick off a sustainability conversation Cellulosics are increasingly finding their way back into the global textiles and fibre... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability May 18, 2022 Sustainability boost from promising profit: Concept to reality bio-PET The largest PET producers reported extraordinary results in 2021 and Q1 2022. Along with... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability May 11, 2022 Polycarbonates from renewable hydrocarbons It’s no secret that plant-based polycarbonate (PC) can be problematic. Not only does the... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability May 6, 2022 Plastic Packaging Material That is Both Sustainable and Biodegradable Ideally, plastic packaging should be both biodegradable and produced in a sustainable... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability April 27, 2022 Biobased monopropylene glycol: The bumpy road to a decarbonised world Monopropylene glycol (MPG) – often called simply propylene glycol – is essential to a... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability April 13, 2022 Biobased succinic acid: Is the sustainable route becoming economically viable once more? A renewable technology hailed as revolutionary in the 2010s may emerge as a choice route... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability April 13, 2022 Sustainable routes to polyurethane It could be considered one of the plastics world's most contradictory materials.... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability April 1, 2022 CELLULOSIC FIBERS - A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY Worldwide demand for fibers has strongly mirrored GDP for many decades. Having closely... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability April 1, 2022 A METHANE ROUTE TO ETHYLENE Ethylene (C2H4) is a key chemical for producing a huge range of chemicals, polymers and... CONTINUE READING >
Sustainability April 1, 2022 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY FORECASTS – LONG- AND SHORT-TERM Tecnon OrbiChem founder Charles Fryer's predictions for the chemical industry from 2022... CONTINUE READING >