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CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

I.C.I.S | May 13, 2021

LyondellBasell plans to significantly expand its global presence in both mechanical and molecular (chemical) recycling of waste plastics, with the United States, China, and ultimately India as the next priorities, according to its CEO on Tuesday. LyondellBasell and SUEZ extended their Quality Circular Plastics (QCP) joint venture focusing on mechanical recycling in December 2020 with the acquisition of Belgium-based plastics recycling firm TIVACO, increasing the overall ability fo...

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

Tramontina | August 01, 2022

Shortly after announcing its partnership with Voice of the Oceans to combat plastic pollution in our seas, leading housewares manufacturer Tramontina USA today revealed its next actionable sustainability initiative: a transition from all non-recycled single-use poly bags used in packaging to bags with a minimum of 90% recycled content, reducing the packaging CO2 emissions by nearly 60%. A result of Tramontina's ongoing partnership with environmental consulting firm Searious Business, the imp...

CGTN | January 17, 2020

In a landmark move in the future China-U.S. relations, the phase one economic and trade deal was signed on January 15 in Washington. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. President Donald Trump officially sealed the deal in the East Room of the White House. This comes as a good news for the muted chemical industry across the U.S. and China, which found itself caught in the crossfire between the world's two largest economies. Even though the spotlight has been seldom onto the trade war impact ...

Houston Chronicle | April 06, 2020

The Woodlands petrochemical company Huntsman is switching production at an Alabama plant to make hand sanitizer that will be sent to health care facilities nationwide as they combat the coronavirus, the company said Monday. The plant in McIntosh normally makes coatings and adhesives for the aerospace, wind energy and automotive industries. The first 5-ton shipment of hand sanitizer will be donated to the Huntsman Cancer Institute and associated medical facilities at the University of Utah in Sal...