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Clariant, Siegwerk, Borealis and Beiersdorf collaborating to improve circularity of cosmetics packaging materials

 In a new collaboration for the Personal Care industry, Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland), Siegwerk (Siegburg, Germany), Borealis Group (Vienna, Austria), and Beiersdorf AG (Hamburg, Germany) are combining expertise to tackle the challenge of creating recyclable consumer packaging, based on 100%…

Avantium spearheads new global consortium focused on circular-polymer fibers

 Avantium N.V. (Amsterdam. The Netherlands) has formed the PEF Textile Community with the five reputable global companies Antex, BekaertDeslee, Chamatex, Kvadrat and Salomon. Avantium and Antex have already worked together on producing yarns made from PEF (polyethylene furanoate), a renewable…

Johnson Matthey launches retrofit technologies for decarbonization of H2 and methanol production

Johnson Matthey plc (JM; London) is launching Cleanpace, a suite of technologies to retrofit existing grey hydrogen and methanol assets and reduce carbon emissions by up to 95%. Working together, JM is integrating its established Advanced Reforming technologies with leading…

BASF to build battery-recycling black-mass plant in Germany

BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) will build a commercial scale battery-recycling black-mass plant in Schwarzheide, Germany. This investment strengthens BASF’s cathode active materials (CAM) production and recycling hub in Schwarzheide. The site is an ideal location for the build-up of battery…

Stora Enso paper mill to be repurposed for textile recycling

Fashion and textile technology company Infinited Fiber Co. (Espoo, Finland) plans to build a commercial-scale factory to produce regenerated textile fiber for the world’s leading apparel companies at the site of renewable materials company Stora Enso’s closed Veitsiluoto paper mill…

Sasol Chemicals and Lotte studying new production plant for electrolyte solvents

Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa), and LOTTE Chemical (Seoul, South Korea) have agreed to conduct a pre-feasibility study of a joint project to build, own and operate a plant to produce battery-grade electrolyte solvents,…

Invista makes investment to upgrade U.S. production capabilities for nylon 6,6 polymer

As demand for nylon 6,6 materials continues to grow, INVISTA’s polymer business, INV Nylon Polymer Americas, LLC, has made the decision to undertake a significant investment in its U.S. facility in South Carolina. The investment will transform the facility’s production…

SK Geo Centric, Neste and Covestro cooperate to create value chain for renewable MDI feedstock

SK Geo Centric (Seoul, South Korea), Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) and Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material based on renewable raw materials via mass balance. The cooperation will see Neste…

ExxonMobil announces new SAF production technology

ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) announced a unique process technology to enable the manufacture of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable methanol. “ExxonMobil is advancing integrated solutions to extend our Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) and Hydrogen capabilities to support the decarbonization…

BASF to expand battery materials capacity in China

BASF Shanshan Battery Materials Co., Ltd. (BSBM), a BASF majority-owned company in China (BASF 51%; Shanshan 49%), is expanding its battery materials capacity in Changsha, Hunan Province, and Shuizuishan, Ningxia Province, to meet the fast-growing local and global demands of…