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Univar Solutions Inc a leading global solutions provider to users of specialty ingredients and chemicals, announced today that it has acquired ChemSol Group  a leading ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor operating in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, and Honduras. The acquisition of ChemSol will enhance the Company's geographic footprint in the growing Central American region, as well as its formulation and commercial offering across a wide array of ke

Minderoo Foundation's groundbreaking Plastic Waste Makers Index 2023 shows the planet's plastic pollution problem is worsening, and new estimates of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from single-use plastics demonstrate how single-use plastics producers also contribute to the climate crisis. The report's key findings reveal: Despite rising consumer awareness, corporate attention, and regulation, there is more single-use plastic waste than ever before &

Carbios a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies for reinventing the life cycle of plastics and textiles, has validated the final key stage of the CE-PET research project supported by the French State as part of the Investments for the Future Programme, now integrated into France 2030, and operated by ADEME, and for which Carbios was coordinator alongside its academic partner INRAE3 via the TWB4 and TBI5 joint research units. The CE-PET project, which last

Clariter, a global cleantech company, and TotalEnergies Fluids, a division of TotalEnergies, have premiered the world's first sustainable ultra-pure solvent made from plastic waste. Ultra-pure solvents are used in pharmaceutical, cosmetics and other highly demanding markets that require safe, colorless, odorless, and tasteless products that meet the highest pharmacopoeia-standard purity criteria. Producing these solvents from plastic waste not only significantly reduces their en

SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, will be making a strong presence at the highly anticipated PlastIndia 2023, a major plastics and rubber tradeshow. The event is making a return after a three-year pause due to challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Held from 1st to 5th February in New Delhi, SABIC will showcase its innovative, sustainable solutions at its booth in Hall 2, Ground Floor, B1, at Pragati Maidan. These solutions will highlight how SABIC can help contribute

For decades, plastic film processors have battled to overcome one of their biggest processing challenges, melt fracture. Now they face another daunting feat, regulatory compliance. Traditional polymer processing aids do a good job of minimizing or eliminating melt fracture, affecting the appearance and physical properties of blown and cast films. Still, those technologies are now in the crosshairs of major brand owners because of their fluorine chemistry. Techmer PM has developed a new

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas announced today its participation as a sponsor for Syzygy Plasmonics' pilot program with the nonprofit research institute RTI International, to demonstrate sustainable fuel production at the RTI facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. The new technology has the potential to help decarbonize transportation by converting two potent greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane into low-carbon-intensity fuels that can be used to replace petrol

The Chemours Company a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, today unveiled Ti-Pure TS-1510, a highly efficient rutile titanium dioxide pigment designed to enhance processing performance in plastics applications, including polyolefin masterbatch. The enhanced processing performance of this grade unlocks up to 6%* lower net carbon footprint from the advanced pigment manufacturing

Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division and Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe  a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic compounds, have partnered to digitise the performance of new sustainable automotive-grade polypropylene (PP) compounds, enabling engineers to design components that are more recyclable and offer a lower carbon footprint for future vehicles.     Sumika Polymer Compounds' short glass-fibre polypropylene (GF-PP) THERMOFIL HP and recycled po

Foodstiks, Inc., the forward-thinking eco-friendly brand known for its premium line of 100% natural, 100% renewable, and 100% compostable birch wood cutlery, is about to launch its sleek, stylish, and convenient new cutlery dispenser. The attractive dispenser distributes one unit at a time, reducing contamination and usage. It has a capacity of up to 200 pieces of cutlery and reloads quickly and easily. Pre-orders for Foodstiks first of its kind wood cutlery dispenser are currently being acce

The world is often hard and brittle, but plasticizers make life easier: Chemicals are added to plastics, elastomers, paints and coatings, adhesives, and also, for example, textiles, deodorants and perfumes to make these materials soft, pliable, stretchable or easier to process. These helpful additives are even among the best-selling chemicals of all: nearly 9 million tonnes are currently sold each year. Ceresana has already analyzed the global market for plasticizers for the seventh time: Mar

Citroniq Chemicals LLC, a world-scale producer of carbon-negative materials, and Mitsui Plastics, Inc  a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Inc., which in turn is a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. one of the most diversified and comprehensive trading, investment, and service enterprises in the world, are pleased to announce the execution of a letter of intent for a large-scale supply agreement for sustainable polypropylene, marking the beginning of a long-term alliance betw