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Jane Denny: Jan 11, 2024 6:22:21 AM
As the world looks to meet the Net Zero aspirations considered vital to a sustainable future, plastics occupy an increasingly precarious position.
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Jane Denny: Nov 15, 2023 11:50:15 AM
The chemical industry, the high-volume sector of the industry in particular, pivots on the conversion of fairly inert carbonaceous matter into...
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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,...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Oct 10, 2023 4:30:45 PM
Tecnon OrbiChem experts connected (and reconnected) with cohorts of petrochemicals-focused contacts cultivated over 50 years at the end of last...
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ResourceWise: Sep 27, 2023 10:05:35 AM
The European Union is imposing a raft of new reporting responsibilities which are set out in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
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ResourceWise: Aug 23, 2023 1:58:58 PM
The production of surfactants by combining biomass and microorganisms – such as bacterial agents – is an innovation that is increasingly gaining...
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Jane Denny: Jul 31, 2023 9:54:14 AM
The International Energy Agency has set broad goals for achieving net-zero carbon emissions by the 2050 benchmark. Cutting greenhouse gas pollution...
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Jane Denny: Jul 14, 2022 9:52:20 AM
A report from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) BioPreferred Program estimates that new sustainable products and practice within seven...
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Doris de Guzman: Jul 8, 2022 8:56:38 AM
Strategies key to the circular economy include circular supply chains, eco-design, reuse, recovery and recycling of resources. In Europe, the...
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Jane Denny: May 27, 2022 11:37:12 AM
Cellulosics are increasingly finding their way back into the global textiles and fibre markets as reliance on fossil-based feedstocks begins to wane...
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Javier Rivera: May 18, 2022 4:49:27 AM
The largest PET producers reported extraordinary results in 2021 and Q1 2022. Along with improved profitability, all the companies provide extended...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: May 11, 2022 9:02:24 AM
It’s no secret that plant-based polycarbonate (PC) can be problematic. Not only does the plastic demonstrate complex technical properties, developing...
