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Chemours Compan | May 18, 2022

The Chemours Company a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, announced its participation leading a three-year recycling research project in collaboration with industry, academic, and government experts to develop an efficient, cost-effective, and more sustainable process for recovering titanium dioxide (TiO2) and polymers from plastic end-use products. The initiative, dubbed Remove...

PhillyVoice | February 13, 2020

Philadelphia City Council plans to propose a ban that would prevent any future refineries in the city from using the toxic chemical hydrofluoric acid. More than 5,000 pounds of hydrofluoric acid were released into the atmosphere following last summer's explosion at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. The chemical has a wide range of research and industrial uses, from refrigerants to Teflon, but is used by refineries in the alkylation process. Dangers of hydroflu...

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...

Chemical Management

Trinseo | December 09, 2021

Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, announced its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Heathland B.V. a leading collector and recycler of post-consumer and post-industrial plastic wastes in Europe. As a plastic waste collector and recycler based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Heathland is focused on converting PCR and PIR polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene ...