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🏭 Very special tubing

May 8, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 Very special tubing

DuPont's medical plastic acquisition, a new green H2 join venture, and hand santizer.

🏭 PET's cousin
LockSimple

May 5, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 PET's cousin

SABIC is upcycling PET, Shell's Pennsylvania polyethylene shutdown, and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate.

🏭 Big dry ice
LockSimple

May 3, 2023

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7 min read

🏭 Big dry ice

Air Liquide's cryo-capture, LyondellBasell's mechanical recycling acquisition, and antiperspirant deodorants.

🏭 April 2023: Round-Up

May 1, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 April 2023: Round-Up

Everything that happened in April 2023, plus some discussion.

🏭 Which scope comes first?
LockSimple

Apr 28, 2023

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9 min read

🏭 Which scope comes first?

Solvay's hydrogen peroxide for propylene oxide, Ineos and power purchase agreements, and butadiene.

🏭 BTX > pyrolysis oil

Apr 26, 2023

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9 min read

🏭 BTX > pyrolysis oil

Visolis and Gingko's isoprene and SAF deal, Agilyx and plastic-to-BTX, and submarine cables.

🏭 Gasifying shredded cars

Apr 24, 2023

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9 min read

🏭 Gasifying shredded cars

Eastman's car gasification project, Orion's new cogeneration unit, and cyclohexane.

🏭 Semi-green methionine
LockSimple

Apr 21, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 Semi-green methionine

Evonik, Linde, and methionine, Sinopec and sulfuric acid regeneration, and tennis racket strings.

🏭 Two bio-based solutions

Apr 19, 2023

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9 min read

🏭 Two bio-based solutions

Origin's eucalyptus agreement, Danimer and Corbion's PHA-PLA blend, and aniline.

🏭 Mono-PP pasta packaging

Apr 17, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 Mono-PP pasta packaging

SABIC's mono-PP plastic, New Iridium and Braskem's agreement, and toothpaste.

🏭 Sulfur for your oils
LockSimple

Apr 14, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 Sulfur for your oils

Lanxess' sulfur additive for lubricants, Technip's interest in PHAs, and hydrogen peroxide.

🏭 Starch lighting
LockSimple

Apr 12, 2023

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8 min read

🏭 Starch lighting

A new polycarbonate blend, Evonik's amalgam sale, and magic erasers.

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