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A schematic diagram showing comparing new and old carbon feedstocks for new materials.

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Biobased Chemicals Knowledge Base: From Zero to Hero in Minutes

Biobased and circular economies have emerged as globally impactful transformative forces in industry this decade. On the demand side, there is a...

A ship floating on the ocean.

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Ammonia: What Future for Fuels, Feedstocks and Fertilizers?

As the second-most produced chemical worldwide and the single biggest carbon-emitting chemical, ammonia is a supply chain product ripe for...

Image shows a man taking notes surrounded by tanks and pipes within an commercial production facility.

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Acetone Innovation: A Revival of 20th Century Technology

During the course of 2024, more than 8,000 kilotons of the building block compound acetone will be used in fuels, acrylics, fabrics, cosmetics, and...

Line graph showing the price of the key chemical intermediate acetone in the United States from 2020 to 2024.

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Acetone Anti-dumping: Volatility in Protectionist Markets (Part 1)

As a chemical intermediate in the production of acrylics and polycarbonates, and key solvent compound, acetone underpins a wide range of end...

A line graph showing the price of fatty acids worldwide between August 2023 and July 2024 with a significant price rise from My 2024.

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Oleochemicals: Volatility on the Horizon

Oleochemicals markets are poised for volatility as the effects of economic protectionism and environmental regulation ripple across nature-based...

Pictures of a dozen oleochemicals uses shown in small round circles around a title oleochemicals applications.

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Oleochemicals: Uses in 21st Century Manufacturing Supply Chains

A decade ago, a unique concept car built using eco-friendly polyols by a 185-year-old US-based company left some sector participants scratching their...

Five panel members on the stage at the European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin in December 2023.

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European Bioplastics Conference Panel Discussion: What Future in Europe?

As the world looks to meet the Net Zero aspirations considered vital to a sustainable future, plastics occupy an increasingly precarious position.

A chemical plant with storage tanks for renewable hydrogen.

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Can White Hydrogen Answer Humanity’s Fundamental Energy Needs?

The chemical industry, the high-volume sector of the industry in particular, pivots on the conversion of fairly inert carbonaceous matter into...

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

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

The Tecnon OrbiChem team enjoys some downtime at the 57th EPCA Annual Meeting in Vienna in 2023.

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Key Takeaways From a Premier Petrochemicals Event: EPCA Vienna 2023

Tecnon OrbiChem experts connected (and reconnected) with cohorts of petrochemicals-focused contacts cultivated over 50 years at the end of last...

Infographic showing how sustainable chemicals can be manufactured.

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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).

Three instances of animated microorganisms and microbes used in surfactants seen at microscopic level.

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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...