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It is estimated that UK households throw away a staggering 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging a year, and in 2021, 2.5 million metric tons of plastic packaging waste were generated in the UK.  Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc., said: “We all have a role to play as individuals but also as businesses to ensure that plastic doesn't end up accumulating in the natural environment, but we cannot simply ban plastic products (which incident

Henkel Corporation, a global leader for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, and Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, have announced a partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon capture-based materials.  Earlier this year, Celanese launched a carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project at its Clear Lake, Texas site as part of its Fairway Methanol joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The CCU tec

INEOS Acetyls and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) have signed an MOU to explore the feasibility to build a new world scale, 600kt Acetic Acid plant at GNFC's site in Bharuch, Gujarat, India. INEOS Acetyls are a leading producer of Acetic Acid globally and GNFC is the only current producer of Acetic Acid in India. The two companies have held a technology partnership for close to 30 years but will now establish a new joint venture which will manage br

RMP Global introduces its revolutionary Recycled Plastic Noise Walls to the North American market, setting a new standard for sustainable infrastructure. Already in use internationally, these innovative noise walls not only offer powerful noise reduction but also tackle the global plastic waste crisis by repurposing plastic that would otherwise pollute ecosystems and crowd landfills. This product embodies RMP Global's unwavering commitment to green infrastructure, delivering a dual-purpos

Lubrizol introduces Sancure™ 20898 polyurethane dispersion, the latest addition to its innovative portfolio of advanced resin technologies for coatings. Designed for packaging coatings and durable inks, Sancure 20898 can help set a new standard in performance and versatility. Sancure 20898 enhances the performance of coatings used in hot stamp foil (HSF) holographic packaging applications by providing an exceptional blend of hardness and flexibility. This new enginee

The international community is on the brink of signing the world’s first legally binding agreement addressing the complete life cycle of plastics. Supporters hope the reforms will fundamentally alter how we use and dispose of this hugely important material, and expectations are high ahead of the final round of negotiations in South Korea next week. However, according to Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony Environmental, global players need to adopt a far more constructive approach than sim

Air Products today announced planned changes to its Board of Directors as part of its commitment to ongoing refreshment. Air Products intends to nominate Bhavesh V. “Bob” Patel and Alfred Stern for election to the Board at the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. These candidates bring strong experience leading and overseeing public companies, as well as expertise operating complex global businesses in the chemicals and energy sectors. They each have stel

Equinor has awarded a two-year firm contract to Northern Ocean Wind AS to employ the mobile rig Deepsea Bollsta on the Norwegian continental shelf.  The contract value for the firm period is calculated at around USD 335 million, with planned start-up in the later part of 2025. The contract also includes five one-year options. “We have an ambition to maintain our production from the Norwegian continental shelf at a high level towards 2035, supplying the energy th

Eni has been awarded “Gold Standard reporting” of the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0) for its commitment to reporting emissions at the highest data quality levels. OGMP 2.0 is an initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory, aimed at setting the global standard for methane accountability and transparency in the oil and gas sector as a necessary step to effectively track and target mitigation with measurem

As part of its ambition to aim for near-zero methane emissions by 2030, TotalEnergies announces that the Company is going a step further in the monitoring and reduction of its methane emissions with the deployment of continuous, real-time detection equipment at all of its operated Upstream sites. Setting a new standard in monitoring of methane emissions Since 2022, TotalEnergies has been pursuing its ambition to aim for near-zero methane operated emissions

In a significant move to bolster global climate and environmental governance, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation presents its high-quality green development approach, urging enhanced collaboration among companies from Belt and Road Initiative partner countries, to jointly promote the sustainable, low-carbon, and high-quality growth of the energy and chemical sectors. Ma Yongsheng, chairman of Sinopec, announces to collaborate with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC),

Federal Environment Agency (UBA) published the report “Assessment of the Potentials and Evaluation of the Technologies for Thermo-Chemical Recycling of Plastics”. In the report, the UBA confirmed the superiority of all the processes examined compared to incineration. This appraisal is likely to have a significant impact on future investment decisions. “Chemical recycling of plastics in hi-tech, energy-integrated and optimized plants can certainly make a positive contribution