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Covestro promotes closed-loop recycling of automotive plastics
On April 23, Covestro held a press conference on the closed-loop recycling project of high-value plastics from scrapped cars in China at the CHINAPLAS 2024 International Rubber and Plastics Exhibition to help the...
Companies
Apr 30, 2024 24
Ineos closes Canadian chemical plant
The plant shutdown will further exacerbate supply constraints in the North American styrene market.
Companies
Apr 29, 2024 46
BASF, SABIC and Linde start up first large-scale electrically heated steam cracker
After three years of development, design and construction work, the demonstration plant is now ready to start regular operations at BASF's integrated plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Companies
Apr 19, 2024 72
German Chancellor Scholz visits Covestro Asia Pacific Innovation Center
On April 15, during his state visit to China, German Chancellor Scholz led a delegation to visit Covestro's Asia-Pacific Innovation Center in Shanghai to learn how...
Companies
Apr 17, 2024 39
Belgium, France and Luxembourg say they will phase out plastic packaging in supermarkets
The goal of the program is to get industry players to replace most plastic packaging with fiber packaging.
Economies & Policies
Apr 16, 2024 61
INVISTA announces plans to divest nylon fiber business
On April 9, nylon 66 and polypropylene manufacturer Invista announced that it planned to divest its nylon fiber business. The specific details and process of the transaction were not disclosed.
Companies
Apr 12, 2024 66
Toray launches new polyamide spherical particles that are biodegradable in marine environments
Japan's Toray Industries has developed a new type of polyamide 4 (PA4) spherical particles, which the company says have been proven to biodegrade in the marine environment.
Products & Tech
Apr 12, 2024 66
The second phase of offshore block of Abu Dhabi (ADNOC) land and sea project comes into operation
On March 27, PetroChina announced that the second phase of the Bel Bazem oil field of the Abu Dhabi land and sea project implemented by the Abu Dhabi branch has started production.
Companies
Apr 11, 2024 227
South Korea will conduct anti-dumping investigation into styrene monomer imports from China
According to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean government will conduct an anti-dumping investigation into styrene monomer (SM) originating in China.
Economies & Policies
Apr 11, 2024 39
China's Clongene's first green methanol project starts construction
Recently, Xuchang Clongene Biotech Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its first green methanol project with an annual output of 120,000 tons.
Companies
Apr 10, 2024 64
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Sinopec and Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation
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