chemicals

Convenience food and inconvenient packaging

Packaging company goodnatured has analysed the prevalence of convenience eating among consumers and how ready-to-go food products are packaged. According…

Mondelez and Amcor to invest in Australian plastic recycling plant

Mondelez International has invested in a recycling technology business in Australia, alongside packaging manufacturer Amcor. The Oreo and Milka brands…

Industry collaboration aims to commercialise PET packaging

Origin Materials and Husky Technologies have announced their aim to commercialise PET (polyethene terephthalate), incorporating the sustainable chemical FDCA (furandicarboxylic…

LyondellBasell acquires compound manufacturer Mepol Group

Mepol Group and its subsidiaries, Polar and Industrial Technology Investments Poland, will join LyondellBasell's advanced polymer solutions (APS) business unit.…

Primetals Technologies and LanzaTech renew green steel partnership

Metallurgical plant solutions provider Primetals Technologies and carbon capture company LanzaTech have renewed their ten-year agreement to accelerate green solutions…

Asahi Kasei and Mitsui to establish supply and procurement systems for biomethanol

Chemical companies Asahi Kasei and Mitsui are set to establish a supply and procurement scheme for biomethanol produced in the…

India to dominate polyvinyl chloride capacity additions in Asia by 2027

GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Polyvinyl Chloride Industry Installed Capacity and Capital Expenditure (CapEx) Forecast by Region and Countries including details of…

Pasta packaging uses SABIC’s certified circular polypropylene

Pasta manufacturer Garofalo’s new sustainable packaging is made from advanced recycling converted into biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) from Saudi chemical…

Researchers develop tomato pomace lacquers to coat inner surfaces of metal packaging

A biodegradable alternative made of tomato pomace has been developed to coat the inner surface of metal food packaging, including…

How chemical recycling supports the circular economy

The circular economy aims to minimise health-injurious waste and maximise sustainable resources by re-capturing the base materials from "waste," and…