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The first edition of the Plastics Recycling Show Asia recently held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore proved a runaway success attracting more than 2,300 attendees from across the region and beyond. Guest of Honour Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Sustainability & the Environment in the Singapore Government’s cut the event’s opening ribbon and delivered the opening address to the event’s packed conference theatre before touring the exhibition floor.

LyondellBasell, a leader in the global chemical industry, today announced Michael McMurray, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the 2024 Goldman Sachs Industrials and Materials Conference in New York on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 8 a.m. EST. Webcast and Presentation Slides Access A live webcast can be accessed at the time of the event at https://investors.lyondellbasell.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx. A

ClearSign Technologies Corporation an emerging leader in industrial combustion and sensing technologies that support decarbonization, improve operational and energy efficiency, enable the use of hydrogen as a fuel and enhance safety while dramatically reducing emissions, announces that it has received the follow-on purchase order to retrofit four process heaters with a total of 26 ClearSign Core™ burners from engineering and heater manufacturer Birwelco USA Inc. (a BIH Group compan

Kraton Corporation, a leading global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value bio-based products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, announces a general price increase of +330 USD/MT for all SIS polymer products. This action is driven by the continued increase in raw materials and process chemicals. This increase will be effective from January 1st, 2025, and/or subject to the terms of any applicable contracts and obligations. For more inf

Air Products announced today that Chairman, President and CEO Seifi Ghasemi will speak at the Goldman Sachs Industrials & Materials Conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, December 5, 2024. Access to the session is available via Air Products’ Investor Relations Event Details website. About Air Products Air Products  is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy, environmental,

In line with its 2030 ambition to decarbonize the hydrogen used in its European refineries, TotalEnergies has joined forces with Air Liquide to produce renewable hydrogen at La Mède in southeast France. This new project complements the Masshylia project to produce green hydrogen by electrolysis led by TotalEnergies in partnership with ENGIE. These projects will reduce the La Mède biorefinery’s CO2 annual emissions by 130,000 tons. Renewable hydrogen for b

PPG today announced that it has completed the sale of its silicas products business for approximately $310 million in pre-tax proceeds to QEMETICA a Warsaw, Poland-based, privately held manufacturer of soda ash, silicates and other specialty chemicals. PPG’s silicas products business manufactures and supplies precipitated silica products to major companies around the world as performance-enhancing additives. In 2023, the silica products business represented between 1-2% o

An innovative natural and biodegradable resin has been launched by Symphony Environmental, the leader in environmental packaging technology. The new product, branded  NbR, is made with natural minerals to reduce the amount of fossil-derived polyethylene or polypropylene used, and has also been formulated to biodegrade safely in nature if it escapes recycling and ends up as litter in the open environment. NbR comprises 20% non-fossil natural compounds and is suitable for making

LyondellBasell today announced that effective March 1, 2025, Michael McMurray will retire as executive vice president and chief financial officer and will be succeeded by Agustin Izquierdo, currently the company’s senior vice president, Olefins & Polyolefins Americas & Refining. Until he assumes the role of chief financial officer, Izquierdo will continue to serve in his current role. "We are grateful for Michael McMurray's significant contributions to Lyondel

ConocoPhillipstoday announced that it has completed its acquisition of Marathon Oil Corporation “This acquisition of Marathon Oil is a perfect fit for ConocoPhillips, adding to our deep, durable and diverse portfolio while meeting our strict financial framework,” said Ryan Lance, chairman and chief executive officer. “Marathon Oil adds high-quality, low cost of supply inventory adjacent to our leading U.S. unconventional position. We have a strong history of seamle

A new type of biobased paint remover, completely free from fossil-based solvents, is being launched by the Swedish greentech company OrganoClick under the brand BIOkleen. With the product Paint Remover Eco, it becomes easier to remove old paint. At the same time, health risks associated with fossil-based solvents commonly found in these types of products are avoided. Alongside Paint Remover Eco, biobased Graffiti Remover Eco and Brush Cleaner Eco are also being launched.

On November 19th, Formnext 2024 commenced grandly in Frankfurt, Germany, gathering top additive manufacturing technologies, innovative designs, and diverse materials. Wanhua Chemical debuted with its 3D printing polymer filaments, powders, and granules, offering one-stop solutions and fostering green industry growth. WANFAB-F Series Filaments, leveraging Wanhua's robust chemical industry chain, specializes in high-performance FDM filaments like TPU, PA12, and PC. With a TPU hard