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The monthly ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) is recording a collapse in commodity petrochemical and polymer prices worldwide as economic and cost pressures for the sector mount. The leading indicator points to further price falls to come and significant margin pressure on some of the world's major chemical companies. China's stumbling economy – stricken by COVID-lockdowns – consequences of the war in Ukraine, and threatening recession have put intense pr

Global beer brand Corona announces the grand opening of Corona Island, a tropical sustainable destination for eco-tourism off the coast of Colombia. A first-of-its-kind island paradise, Corona Island is free of single-use plastic, encouraging guests to reconnect with the natural world through immersive hospitality experiences. As a beer made with natural ingredients that was born at the beach and the first global beverage brand with a net-zero plastic footprint*, Corona partnered wi

Earth Mama Organics, a brand with a mission to Do No Harm to people or the planet, is now Certified Plastic Neutral. The company has partnered with rePurpose Global to fund the recovery of as much nature-bound plastic waste as it uses across its packaging and distribution. This bold commitment by Earth Mama Organics is enabling the removal of over 88,000 lbs. of plastic waste otherwise landfilled, burned, or flushed into the oceans every year. Through its partnership with rePurpose

Carbios, a pioneer in the development of enzymatic solutions dedicated to the end-of-life of plastic and textile polymers, joined WhiteCycle, a project coordinated by Michelin, which was launched in July 2022. Its main goal is to develop a circular solution to convert complex1 waste containing textile made of plastic into products with high added value. Co-funded by Horizon Europe, the European Union’s research and innovation program, this unprecedented public/private European partnersh

Establishment Labs Holdings Inc.  a global medical technology company dedicated to improving women’s health and wellness, principally in breast aesthetics and reconstruction, today announced it has completed enrollment in the Motiva US IDE clinical study. The final surgery in the primary reconstruction cohort was completed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The Augmentation cohort, which finished enrollment in August of 2019, will complete its third year of study follow-up this mon

Sincerity Applied Materials Holdings Corp , a U.S. high performance material company with presence in China and Australia, is pleased to announce it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with BD Pacific Trading, a plastic & flexible packaging distribution business in South Australia. The prospective 1 million USD acquisition, the first in a series of planned acquisitions, would fundamentally change how SINC operates in Australia by filling in the distribution gap between innovatio

Bolder Industries, Inc., the circular solutions provider for rubber, plastics, and petrochemical supply chains, and Liberty Tire, the largest tire collector and recycler in the U.S., U.S.-owned by ECP, a leading energy transition investor, completed a formal agreement outlining their North American partnership. This agreement secures feedstock for the Bolder Industries Terre Haute facility, currently in development, which will process over 3 million end-of-life (EOL) tires per annum

KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the signing of an agreement to sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics , a leading provider of materials science-based elastomer and thermoplastic solutions, to Trelleborg Group (“Trelleborg”), a leader in engineered polymer solutions, in a transaction valued at approximately US$950 million. Since KKR’s acquisition in November 2018 and the introduction of a broad-based employee ownership program, MRP has made signif

According to Google Insights research , self-care has become a priority and well-being has never been more in vogue. The searches for "skin" surpassed the searches for "makeup", demonstrating that people are more concerned with the health of the skin² and that taking care of oneself also means taking care of one's appearance³, revealing that aesthetics has a strong influence on self-esteem 4 . Accompanying this scenario, the search for non-surgical

"Opening traditional produce bags in the grocery store can be a frustrating task. I thought there could be a better way," said an inventor, from Fairfield, Calif., "so I invented the EASY BAG. My design saves time, it increases sanitation and it could help to prevent ripped bags and bag waste." The patent-pending invention provides an improved design for plastic produce bags used in grocery stores, bakeries and any place plastic bags are used. In doing so, it ena

For every kilogram reduced from a vehicle's weight, plastics reduce a car's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by approximately 20 kg during its operating life cycle. The stringent regulations for OEMs to meet sustainability targets will drive the automotive plastics sector. Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Global Automotive Plastics Growth Opportunities, finds that original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) need for lightweight materials expedites the automotive plastics industry

the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory announced two winning concepts from its Sustainability Challenge: Beyond Plastics. The winning concepts will receive funding for their research proposals from the exclusive challenge partner, global prestige beauty brand Estée Lauder, and will have the opportunity to launch their research to the orbiting laboratory. The challenge, put forth by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc., manager of the ISS