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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
Indonesia embarks on smart manufacturing for sustainable plastics production
The Green Chemicals Blog is currently a media partner for this year’s Chinaplas plastics tradeshow which will be held in Shanghai on 25-28 April. Our friends from Chinaplas recently shared this interesting information about Indonesia’s sustainable plastics goal and their implementation of digital technology and intelligent manufacturing processes. The article also addresses ways to solve … 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
European Bioplastics talks about Chemical Recycling
Some might say the surging investments in chemical recycling is taking away the attention on the development and commercialization of bio-based plastics but according to the European Bioplastics Association, chemical recycling is an important option for bio-based plastics to the same extent as for fossil-based plastics. Chemical Recycling of bio-based plastics contributes to a circular … Continue reading
DOE: Single-Use Plastic Recycling Funding Opportunity
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an investment of up to $14.5 million in funding for research and development to cut waste and reduce the energy used by single-use plastics like plastic bags, wraps, and films. This funding directed toward plastics recycling technologies advances the DOE’s work to address the challenges of plastic waste … Continue reading
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 stakeholders across the plastics value chain to rethink the way we design, use, and reuse … Continue reading
ACC released guidance for mass balance certification standards
The American Chemistry Council’s Plastics Division announced a set of principles for mass balance certification standards that will trace and help increase plastics recycling and support markets for the outputs from advanced plastics recycling. A mass balance approach measures the amount of used plastic that enters advanced recycling processes and makes certain that claims of … Continue reading
Prada’s new collection uses recycled nylon
The blog has been reporting the lag in sustainability initiatives within the textiles and fashion industries for years but that seems to be changing. Prada announced last month that it has launched a new line of its iconic Prada bags called Re-Nylon, with the bags made of Aquafil’s ECONYL® regenerated yarn. The ultimate goal is … Continue reading
Growing plastic waste problems lead to more chemical recycling tech commercialisation
Announcements of investment and partnerships from several plastic producers, energy companies, major consumer brand owners and recycling technology companies have accelerated just within the past six months as media coverage of growing global plastic waste problems intensify at the same time that regulatory proposals to ban single-use plastic products have increased worldwide. Chemical recycling, which … Continue reading
US DOE Selects Awardees for Phase I Innovation Projects
I am interested in this news as not only does it gives me hope that the US Department of Energy (DOE) still give grants that not only boost small businesses but these small businesses are focusing on research projects targeting bio-based materials production, processes that lower carbon footprint as well as enabling circular carbon economy … Continue reading