Braskem launches new chemical recycling study
Braskem has launched a new study to develop a chemical recycling process for post-consumer plastics, such as grocery bags and packaging films for snacks and cookies.
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Braskem launches new chemical recycling study
Braskem has launched a new study to develop a chemical recycling process for post-consumer plastics, such as grocery bags and packaging films for snacks and cookies.
Clariant sales, earnings grow in 2018
Swiss speciality chemical company Clariant, the Switzerland-based manufacturer of various products used across the global polymer industry, has announced full-year 2018 sales of CHF 6.62bn (€5.8bn).
Solvay company files lawsuit against China's Beijing Tiangang Auxiliary
Belgian speciality chemicals company Solvay SA has filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against Chinese chemicals company Beijing Tiangang Auxiliary Co, Ltd.
Airbus shift to smaller jets includes those with composite fuselage
Airbus SA has announced that it will stop production of the A380 super jumbo aircraft in 2021, a move that will impact some in-house composites production as the company puts more focus on smaller jets, including ones with carbon fiber bodies.
Former Lucent executives charged with fraud
Two former executives of materials firm Lucent Polymers Inc. have been arrested and charged with fraud in relation to the sale of their company to Citadel Plastics and later to A. Schulman Inc.
Russian oil group to build 650ktpa PE plant in eastern Siberia
An offshoot of Russia's Irkutsk Oil Co. is to exploit its energy capacity to build a gas chemical complex with an ethane cracker and a 650 kilotonne per annum (ktpa) polyethylene plant in eastern Siberia.
Sabic stops production at UK plant
Sabic has shut down LDPE production at its Wilton plant due to 'unforeseeable circumstances'.
ECHA opens Brexit window for UK businesses
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has opened a “Brexit window” in REACH regulations for UK-based companies to make the necessary changes to their registrations ahead of the UK’s departure from the EU 29 March.
Acquisitions help Hexpol grow business in 2018
Hexpol AB saw its sales and operating profit expand in 2018, helped by acquisitions in Europe and the US.
Huntsman invests in footwear technical support
US chemicals company Huntsman International LLC has completed a series of “equipment investments” to improve its R&D services for footwear manufacturers.
Ineos boss slams EU policies for 'uncompetitive' chemical industry
Ineos Group founder and Chairman Jim Ratcliffe has written an open letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressing his concerns about the future of the European chemicals industry.
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