Karen Laird

Renewable chemistry company Avantium N.V., has signed an offtake agreement with Denmark’s textile specialist Kvadrat A/S. Kvadrat will purchase polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate) from Avantium’s FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) Flagship Plant, currently under construction in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.

Dutch B Corp Dopper this year became the first company to create a range of reusable water bottles that have been awarded Gold level certification from the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Institute.

The Japanese companies DIC Corporation and Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. have joined forces to set up a new value chain for the production of biomass-based polystyrene.

A new study analysing the Norwegian plastics system says a major portion of the country’s circularity and net zero emissions goals are achievable by 2040, but that this will require ‘ambitious policies, innovation, capital investment, cross value-chain collaboration, consumer engagement and labour force reskilling’.

The oft-heard conviction that collaboration is essential for sustainability is one that Sabic, it would seem, has taken to heart.

Evonik’s Visiomer Terra methacrylate monomers have received certification from Din Certco ―the certification body of TÜV Rheinland Group―for 50-85% biobased content, earning the right to carry the label “Certified Biobased Product.

Plastics distribution specialist Distrupol is celebrating its 60th year in business today.

Milan-based Saipem, a global provider of integrated basic and detailed onshore engineering, procurement, project management, and construction services and chemical producer Garbo, headquartered in Cerano have announced that they have agreed to collaborate on the industrialisation, further development and commercialisation of Garbo’s proprietary chemical recycling technology, known as ChemPET.

Founded in 1963, Sikora AG, a global manufacturer and supplier of measuring and control technology to industrial sectors ranging from wire and cable, to the plastics industry, is this year looking back at a half a century of innovative development aimed at increasing its customers’ productivity.

A new collaborative demonstration initiative – one in a series of  supply chain projects funded by the Welsh Government and led by WRAP Cymru – has been launched with the aim of showing how plastic materials with no existing end-market can be turned into composites suitable for destined high-performance building applications

Beijing— After five years of research, China-based biotech company Bluepha, a China-based biotech company, celebrated the launch of its first portfolio of marine degradable biopolymers at a a festive 1 March event.

Essen, Germany - Evonik’s Sustainability Tech Fund, established in 2022 by the venture capital arm of the company, has invested in the British specialist in compatibiliser technology, Interface Polymers Ltd.

PureCycle Technologies and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. have signed heads of agreement (HOA) to develop and operate a polypropylene recycling plant in Japan. The agreement follows up on the MOU signed by the companies last September.

The Cyclyx International consortium recently welcomed Vinmar International as it newest member. Vinmar, a global marketing and distribution company, has over 40 years of experience and expertise in efficiency and logistics regarding petrochemical producers and the plastics market.

South Korean chemical giant SK chemicals has concluded an asset purchase agreement worth $ 100 million with Shantou, China headquartered Shuye Environmental Technologies, a company with PET depolymerisation technology facilities and expertise.