Press Releases

The organisers of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 have announced the shortlist of finalists. The winners of the seven awards will be revealed on 2 April at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, where all the finalists will also be showcased. “Congratulations to this year’s finalists. Each shortlisted product and project reflects the effective collaboration and significant investment being made across the whole plastics value chain in Europe in recent years. Somet

CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (CSPC), a joint venture between Shell Nanhai B.V. and CNOOC Petrochemicals Investment Ltd, has taken a final investment decision to expand its petrochemical complex in Daya Bay, Huizhou, south China. The expansion will include a third ethylene cracker with a planned capacity of 1.6 million tonnes per year of ethylene, a key building block to make plastics, and associated downstream derivatives units producing chemicals including linear

BASF’s Coatings division announces that BMW Group has selected the premium refinish brands Glasurit and R-M among their preferred paint brands for its aftersales network. This strategic partnership includes 50 markets where BMW Group is not present with its private label. The Glasurit 100 Line AraClass and R-M Agilis Pioneer Series product portfolio are set to reshape the future of body shops worldwide with its commitment to sustainability and high-performance solutions. BASF

Chevron Corporation today announced the start of oil production from the Whale semi-submersible platform in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, owns 40% working interest in Whale, with Shell Offshore Inc. owning 60% interest as operator. The milestone is Chevron’s latest following a year when it achieved first production from its industry-first high-pressure Anchor project and commenced water injection

Cloverdale Paint has announced a partnership with Celanese Corporation, a global specialty materials and chemical company, that will leverage its carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology to provide Cloverdale Paint with new to market sustainable paint solutions. Celanese has commercialized an approach for converting waste emissions into renewable feedstocks through CCU. The technology takes industrial CO2 emissions that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere and appli

Pexco LLC, a leading North American plastics solutions provider, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Wisconsin Plastic Products, Inc. Based in Plymouth, WI, Wisconsin Plastic Products is a leading supplier of custom extrusions for industry leading original equipment manufacturers in telecommunications, data centers, refrigeration, general industrial, technology, lighting, and other sectors. Wisconsin Plastic Products specializes in complex profiles requiring tight tolerances m

Neste and Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and agriculture, have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing a winter canola ecosystem in the U.S, including identifying partners and developing the value chain together, and scaling winter canola production as a raw material for renewable products.  While having a strong focus on waste and residue raw materials, Neste continues to actively explore and develop

The Chemours Company a global leader in delivering innovative performance chemistry, today announced the appointment of Joseph (Joe) Kava to its Board of Directors, effective January 3, 2025. Joe brings three decades of experience gained in leadership, operational, and technical roles at some of the world’s leading technology companies. He currently serves as Vice President of Data Centers at Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), where he has overseen site selection, design, construction man

Eastman Chemical Company has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Eastman joins the 765 U.S. businesses that will be honored with HRCF’s Equality 100 Award as Leaders in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion. This year’s CEI includes 1,449 businesses – the highest number of rate

Annually,  EcoVadis conducts a comprehensive questionnaire to assess a company's sustainability performance in the areas of environment, climate, labor and human rights, and good corporate governance. The assessment is used to create a ranking of the best companies e.g. in the chemical industry. "We are very excited about the result," says Hans-Peter Hauck, Chief Operating Officer of Röhm. EcoVadis is the mirror of our commitment to the environment, social to

Phillips 66 announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy EPIC Y-Grade GP, LLC and EPIC Y-Grade, LP, which own various subsidiaries and long haul natural gas liquids pipelines, fractionation facilities and distribution systems (“EPIC NGL”) for total cash consideration of $2.2 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Upon closing, this transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings per share. “This transacti

ISCO Industries, Inc. a leader in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) piping products, services, and fusion equipment, announced that it has received the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Certification of Compliance for its Highland® Vortex and Supercell electrofusion (EF) processors, meeting both U.S. and Canadian standards. The certification is a testament to the quality and safety of ISCO’s products. It marks an important milestone in expanding market access for th