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Safety+Health Magazine | February 05, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency, in accordance with the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, is seeking comment on proposed significant new use rules for six chemical substances that are subject to agency premanufacture notices. According to a proposed rule published in the Jan. 16 Federal Register, each rule would “require persons who intend to manufacture or process any of these chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use t...

Chemengonline | May 19, 2020

Total S.A. (Paris, France) has signed an agreement with PureCycle Technologies LLC (Ironton, Ohio) to develop a strategic partnership in plastic recycling. As part of the agreement, Total undertakes to purchase part of the output of PureCycle Technologies’ future facility in the U.S. and to assess the interest of developing a new plant together in Europe. PureCycle Technologies uses an innovative, patented technology to separate color, odor and any other contaminants from plastic waste fee...

Resource Recycling | March 05, 2020

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has purchased two European plastics recycling companies focusing on engineered plastics, bringing supply of these recycled resins in-house. The Tokyo-headquartered chemical firm last week announced it would acquire Swiss recycling firms Minger Kunststofftechnik AG and Minger Plastic AG. The deal was slated to close by the end of February. In its announcement, Mitsubishi described the acquisition as part of its plan to implement a variety of sustainability initiati...

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KBR | August 04, 2021

KBR announced today that it has signed a technology contract for a sustainable textile fibers demonstration plant to be built by TreeToTextile AB in Nymölla, Sweden.KBR will provide technology license, engineering, proprietary equipment, and commissioning services for the chemicals recovery unit of the project, which will enable TreeToTextile to efficiently and sustainably reuse valuable chemicals through KBR Ecoplanning® innovative solutions. "We are honored to supp...