Press Releases

GC Ventures a subsidiary of PTT Global Chemical PLC  is investing in the British company Interface Polymers Ltd. This investment opens new horizons for GC Group, enabling more efficient and sustainable plastic recycling. Interface Polymer's Polarfin® additives enable compatibilization between polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) with different kinds of plastics such as PET, PA, EVOH and other plastics. This makes it possible to recycle the mixed plastics widely used

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Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, the leading independent provider of information, analysis, data and benchmark prices for commodities, energy and energy transition marketsts, has announced the launch of first-of-kind daily price assessments of European recycled polystyrene (R-PS) plastic, commonly found in household items such as coat hangers, light switches and electrical coverings. This launch follows market engagement and complements the growing suite of Platts

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Bioplastics have come on the horizon to boost sustainability amidst plunging reserves of fossil fuels. Plastics based on renewable resources have fostered sustainability as environmental concerns surge with the growing prevalence of non-biodegradable plastics in landfills. Industry players are prioritizing environmental, social and governance impacts of their operations and exhibiting efforts to minimize their negative effects in these facets. A soaring number of companies are exhorting their

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Greif, Inc., a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced today it will report the company's 2023 second quarter financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. A conference call will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the quarter results. Greif will provide conference call slides in combination with its second quarter earnings press release on June 7, 2023. The call on June 8, 2023 will include manageme

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The Kroger Co., announced its innovative recycling program has hit a major milestone, recycling more than one million pieces of Our Brands flexible plastic product packaging. The company shared it is offering customers more items with upcycled ingredients with the addition of two new Simple Truth® products to advance sustainability. "We are continually looking for creative and innovative solutions to support our vision of creating zero-waste communities," said Juan De

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Origin Materials, Inc., today announced that it will release its first quarter 2023 results after market close on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, to be followed by a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day. Interested investors and other parties can listen to a webcast of the live conference call by logging onto the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://investors.originmaterials.com. The conference call can be accessed live over the

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The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, announced today that the Board of Directors of Chemours declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the company's common stock for the second quarter of 2023. The dividend will be paid on June 15, 2023, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 15, 2023. About The

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Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Citroniq Chemicals, a world-scale producer of carbon-negative materials, announced that the two companies have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the development of Citroniq's green polypropylene (PP) projects in North America. These projects will use Lummus' Verdene™ PP technology suite. "Lummus is honored to collaborate with Citroniq to bring this innovative and

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PSC Group a North American leader in product handling, site logistics, railcar repair and sustainability services for the petrochemical, refining and marine industries, announced today that its 200,000-square-foot Advanced Recycling facility in Baytown, Texas is fully operational. At this new Baytown complex, PSC receives post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste in rigid, foam and film forms.  Using specialized equipment housed at the facility and advanced recycling proc

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BioBTX B.V.  the global leader in renewable aromatics technology, and Agilyx ASA  a leading post-consumer plastics recycling company have entered into a strategic collaboration to explore the scale-up of BioBTX technology at a commercial demonstration plant for the production of renewable aromatic chemicals (benzene, toluene, xylene: BTX). The partnership will bring Agilyx technology into BioBTX's first commercial plant. Agilyx's pyrolysis technology for difficult-

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Krylon® has announced six new contemporary colors to the already broad palette selection in the Fusion All-In-One® spray paint line. Fusion All-In-One is a premium product with 5X stronger adhesion as compared to Krylon general purpose paints on difficult surfaces such as plastic, metal and wood, and ready-to-assemble furniture without sanding or priming. New colors are now available in a variety of sheens and finishes that come with our No-Peel Guarantee and deliver maximum rust prot

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Today, Carnival Corporation & plc  the world's largest cruise company, commended EPA Administrator Michael Regan and the White House Administration on releasing the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution and introducing the White House Interagency Policy Committee on Plastic Pollution and a Circular Economy. "Today's announcement signifies another example of the Administration's commitment to advancing a circular economy. At Carnival Corporation, we

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