Partnership
-
The US Plastics Pact launched
.
Led by the Recycling Partnership and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the collaborative U.S. Plastics Pact was launched as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact network. The U.S. Plastics Pact is an ambitious initiative to unify diverse public-private…
-
Novvi starts renewable base oil plant
.
Novvi LLC and Chevron both announced the successful start-up of its Deer Park, TX plant, where it is manufacturing and marketing 100% renewable base oils for the lubricants industry, and 100% renewable process oils for polymer, adhesives, and personal care…
-
Dow, Shell to develop electric cracking technology
.
This is interesting news given the rising focus on the use of renewable electricity as well as electrolysis processing in chemical manufacturing. Major petrochemical players, Dow and Shell, recently announced their partnership in developing electric cracking technology specifically for use…
-
Evonik, Beiersdorf in CO2-based Care Products R&D
.
Beiersdorf and Evonik have reached an agreement on a research partnership which will develop sustainable raw materials for care products, using carbon dioxide (CO2) as the starting material. One option is artificial photosynthesis technology. The idea: with the aid of…
-
P&G, BioBridges call for Bio-based solutions
.
Under a collaboration with the EU-funded Biobridges project, Procter and Gamble (P&G) is launching a call for innovative circular and bio-based solutions for its toothbrush brands, Braun and Oral-B. For the Braun brand, the challenge is to identify an alternative…
-
NatureWorks, Nonwovens Institute Support N95 Masks Production for Healthcare Workers
.
A long-standing partnership between NatureWorks and the Nonwovens Institute (NWI) at North Carolina State University (NC State) has resulted in a new spunbond nonwoven technology enabling the production of at least 10 million additional N95 surgical masks. NWI has converted the use of…
-
Ginkgo commits $25M for COVID-19 projects
.
Synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks announced its $25 million commitment for free access to its platform in the development of a long-term solution to the COVID-19 crisis. Companies building treatments that can stop COVID-19 can now avail of Ginkgo’s services:…