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Eastman’s $1bn plastics recycling investment in France

Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials reporting has continuously evolved to catch up with the latest low-carbon/zero-carbon technology solutions being developed within the chemical/materials sector. I have already been including analysis and reports about the recycling trends and projects – especially chemical recycling – in our Bio-Materials reporting since 2018. Our coverage has also expanded towards reporting about … Continue reading »

Happy Holidays from GCB

I promised myself I won’t work and check any of my emails during my 2-week long holiday vacation (I don’t remember taking 2 successive weeks off for the past 4-5 years) but I always consider blogging as a personal hobby so I am making an exception when it comes to GCB posting. Back in December … Continue reading »

VIDEO: Stop Making Excuses

This is a fantastic video just released by the United Nations in time for the COP26 global climate conference starting on 31 October. According to the new UN Development Programme (UNDP) research, the world spends $423 billion annually to subsidise fossil fuels for consumers.  This is four times the amount being called for to help … Continue reading »

LG Chem proceeds with sustainable materials investments

South Korea-based chemical company LG Chem has been making several news headlines within the past few months as the company announced its intention to invest KRW10 trillion ($8.5 billion) in eco-friendly and high-growth materials by 2025. Over 30 projects including M&As, joint ventures, strategic investments focused on ESG-based business portfolio are currently being reviewed according … Continue reading »

lululemon invests in renewable materials

US athletic apparel company lululemon Athletica Inc. has been very busy these past two months partnering all the way up in the company’s raw material supply chain.  The company released its first Impact Agenda in October last year with a goal to make 100% of its products from sustainable materials by 2030.  By 2025, lululemon … Continue reading »

UN IPCC releases latest climate change report

I’ve seen so many references on social media about this new report from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which released the first instalment of its 6th Assessment Report (AR6). The report will be completed in 2022. Created in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the … Continue reading »

Arkema continues bio-polyamide plant construction in Singapore

There is so much news coming out today (maybe Earth Day should be every month) but I wanted to blog this one because of the nice video about their castor-based polyamide. But before we go to that, Arkema announced today that the construction of its world-scale plant that will produce bio-based Rilsan® polyamide 11 (and … Continue reading »

Avantium’s bio-glycols in polyesters and deicers

Avantium announced this week that it has completed the application validation for its plant-based glycols plantMEG™ (monoethylene glycol) and plantMPG™ (monopropylene glycol) produced in Avantium’s Ray Technology™ demo plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. Key applications include polymerisation to PEF and PET polyesters and functional fluids used for de-icing and heat transfer. In 2020, Avantium successfully … Continue reading »

Avantium in FDCA deal; releases 2030 Sustainability Plan

Avantium announced on February 9 that its subsidiary, Avantium Renewable Polymers, signed a patent license agreement with Eastman Chemical Company for the right to operate under Eastman’s FDCA-related patent portfolio. Now the press release just really contains three paragraphs but this is loaded news when you get the implication of a cost-economic production of FDCA … Continue reading »

VIDEO: Solvents and the EU Green Deal

If you’re interested in the EU Green Deal and how it will affect the solvents market, please watch this complete webinar (it’s 1.5 hours) from the European Solvents Industry Group (ESIG). Just like the implementation of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) years ago in Europe, the EU Green Deal is expected to … Continue reading »

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