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Sumitomo Chemical and Muroran Institute of Technology accelerate joint research on chemical recycling

Muroran Institute of Technology and Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) will accelerate joint research on a new chemical recycling technology, which chemically decomposes waste plastics and reuses them as raw materials for petrochemical products, including plastics. In another joint…

Braskem signs contract with Votalia for supply of solar energy

Voltalia (Paris, France; www.voltalia.com), an international player in renewable energies, has signed a power sale contract with Braskem (São Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.br). This client, as well as other long-term clients previously secured, will be supplied by Voltalia’s Solar Serra do…

ExxonMobil proposes framework for industry-wide methane regulations

ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) released a model framework for industry-wide methane regulations and urged stakeholders, policymakers and governments to develop comprehensive, enhanced rules to reduce emissions in all phases of production. “ExxonMobil has been applying the principles of this…

Henkel and Covestro collaborate on adhesive technologies for Li-ion cell assembly

As automotive electrification continues to evolve, powerful lithium-ion (li-ion) battery architectures are at the center of discussions around electric vehicles. While battery system designs vary by manufacturer, the joint performance objectives for all automotive battery technologies are longer lifetime, operational…

Sustainability Snapshot: Making Practical Progress

In their own words, sustainability leaders from the chemical process industries provide insight about their practical success and ongoing goals in improving environmental performance Considerations about environmental sustainability are permeating all levels of the global economy, as companies realize that…

BP announces climate-related evaluation of trade-association memberships

BP plc (London; www.bp.com) has announced that, following an in-depth review examining the alignment of the climate-related policies and activities of trade associations with BP’s positions, it will leave three U.S.-based organizations – American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), the…

Sekisui and Sumitomo Chemical form alliance focused on waste-to-polyolefins production

Sekisui Chemical Co. (Osaka, Japan; www.sekisuichemical.com) and Sumitomo Chemical Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp)  have agreed to form a strategic alliance to deploy technology for manufacturing polyolefins using waste as a raw material. This alliance combines Sekisui’s production technology for transforming…

Lloyd’s Register helps create a new standard to tackle plastic waste

Lloyd’s Register (LR; London; www.lr.org) has joined the 3R Initiative to help its members develop a new ‘Project Standard’ designed to tackle the global issue of plastic waste. The 3R (Reduce, Recover and Recycle) Initiative was founded in 2019 by…

Vow and Unipetrol to set up plastics-to-fuel pyrolysis pilot in the Czech Republic

Vow ASA (Lysaker, Norway; www.vowasa.com), through its subsidiary ETIA, has been awarded a contract to provide a pyrolysis testing unit for processing of waste plastics and polymers for Unipetrol in the Czech Republic. Unipetrol is a part of PKN ORLEN group,…

Mitsubishi Chemical to boost recycling of engineering plastics with two acquisitions

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC; Tokyo; www.m-chemical.co.jp) will acquire two Swiss engineering plastics recyclers, Minger Kunststofftechnik AG and Minger Plastic AG (collectively, the Minger Group, headquartered in Appenzell, Switzerland), through its group company Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM; Head office: Zurich,…