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Carbios | September 29, 2021

Carbios, a company pioneering new enzymatic solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, announced the official opening and launch of an industrial demonstration plant operating with its enzymatic recycling technology, C-ZYME, which was installed on the Cataroux site in Clermont-Ferrand. “For more than 10 years, we have been creating innovative solutions to rethink the end of life of plastics and textiles,This industrial demonstration pl...

Chemical Industry Digest | February 15, 2020

BASF has recently launched its pilot platform recichain in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, as a response to one of the most pressing environmental challenges – plastic waste. The pilot project will introduce a more sustainable alternative to the linear economic model, reducing plastic waste, maximising its value and enhancing resource efficiency. “There is a clear global challenge around the economics of recycling plastic. Much of the collection and sorting activities ...

Yahoo Finance | April 01, 2020

Chemical companies across the globe have ramped up efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic that continues to spread with no signs of abating. The global chemical industry is scaling up the supply of essential products – from raw materials for hand sanitizers to personal protective equipment (PPE) materials – in response to this health predicament. With the number of coronavirus cases around the world continuing to climb, demand for preventive products has skyrocketed. Critical ite...

Chemical Insights, Underwriters Laboratories, | July 24, 2020

Chemical Insights, an Institute of Underwriters Laboratories, announced today its research on the human health risks associated with 3D printer emissions has received a Top Project of the Year Award in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program. The program’s expert judges consider this study a prime example of the important work being done today in the fields of energy and environmental management. 3D printers have been gaining popularity, but they also pose a hum...