If you were given a product that would help make your life easier for just 12 minutes but would have a negative impact on the planet for up to 1000 years, would you use it? The average use-life of a plastic bag is precisely that. 12…

Perstorp is pioneering the Oxo-market by launching the first partly renewable carboxylic acids - 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid Pro and Valeric Acid Pro. 2-EHA Pro is based on 25% renewable raw materials, and Valeric Acid Pro contains 20% renewable…

APK Relies on Coperion ZSK Extruder Technology for Newcycling For its innovative, solvent-based plastic recycling process Newcycling, APK AG in Merseburg, is relying on the high-performance ZSK extruder technology and technical process…

UPM Raflatac’s Forest Film label material has received the 2020 Innovation in Responsible Sourcing Award from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). The announcement came on Wednesday, September 30, at the SPC Innovator Awards ceremony…

Company’s commitment and actions to sustainability recognised by Chemical Week Journey of continuous improvement since establishment of sustainability programme in 2014 INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announced…

Debottlenecking at the world’s largest plant for synthetic iron oxide pigments Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has expanded its capacity for black synthetic iron oxide pigments at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site by more than 5,000 metric…

The ultimate couple, plastics and agriculture, Plasticulture, have been supportive for each other’s growth since long known in history. Now, they are upgraded and have even better versions of themselves than before, all with the help of…

The advantages of plastics in the automotive industry has increased consumer demand much more than before. A wide scope of technology is used in order to fulfill these demands. All through our lives we have witnessed numerous transitions…

Initiatives to replace plastic with other alternatives have long been in play but the packaging section in the industrial sectors is now overturning the situation. Replacing plastic with single-use plastic, paper, and cotton products…

Borealis eliminates single-use plastic cups at its four sites in Belgium as part of a close-the-loop pilot project Founded on the principles of Reduce – Reuse – Recycle, the project reduces plastic material use by a factor of 20 1.5…