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LG Chem to begin producing bio-based polymers at two plants

LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) has obtained ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) Plus for bio-balanced products produced from renewable plant-based raw materials such as waste cooking oil and palm oil. LG Chem received ISCC Plus certification on nine…

Evonik starts up lipids supply for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine manufacture

Helping to accelerate the production of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) is delivering first batches of the urgently needed lipids for the mRNA-based vaccine to BioNTech months earlier than planned. Specialists at Evonik’s Hanau site…

Ineos advanced recycling units in Texas and California awarded ISCC PLUS certification

INEOS (London, U.K.) announced that its manufacturing sites in Texas and California have been awarded ISCC PLUS certification from ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification). This certification supports recent successful, commercial-scale trials of Advanced Recycling technology for the production of…

Dow and Mura Technology form partnership to scale up advanced plastics recycling

Dow (Midland, Mich.) and Mura Technology, Ltd., the global pioneer of an advanced plastic recycling solution, announced a partnership to help keep plastic waste out of the environment. The collaboration will support the rapid scaling of Mura’s new HydroPRS (Hydrothermal…

ACC issues policy recommendations on GHG emissions

The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) today issued a set of policy recommendations to enable dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The plan is built around three imperatives – developing and deploying clean manufacturing technologies, pricing carbon,…

Arkema to start up new bio-based polyamide 11 plant in Singapore next year

Arkema (Colombes, France) is on track to begin production of Amino 11 and its flagship Rilsan polyamide 11 high performance polymer at the new plant on Jurong Island, Singapore (photo) in the first half of next year. This plant, for…

Kick-off to decarbonizing ammonia production: thyssenkrupp awarded green hydrogen plant by CF Industries

Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Essen, Germany) has entered into an engineering and supply contract with CF Industries, Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.; www.cfindustries.com) to deliver a green hydrogen plant for the production of green ammonia at the Donaldsonville manufacturing complex in Louisiana.…

Eastman will be host CPI sponsor for 5th Connected Plant Conference

  POWER magazine and Chemical Engineering magazine announce Eastman Chemical as the Host Chemical Process Industries (CPI) Sponsor for the 5th annual Connected Plant Conference HOUSTON, TX, April 21 – The 5th Annual Connected Plant Conference is proud to announce…

Koch Engineered Solutions to support execution of Grön Fuels renewable energy complex

Koch Engineered Solutions (Wichita, Kan.) announced that two of its companies, Optimized Process Designs (OPD) and Koch Project Solutions (KPS), have engaged with Fidelis Infrastructure, LP as partners to support the execution and implementation of certain components of the Grön Fuels,…

Braskem joins Cyclyx plastics-recycling consortium

Cyclyx International LLC., a consortium-based feedstock management company with a mission to increase the recyclability of plastic from 10% to 90%, and Braskem have announced that Braskem S.A. (Philadelphia, Pa.) has joined Cyclyx as a member and has appointed Geoffrey…