1:58 min Biobased Material
Biomass PET

Braskem and Sojitz Corporation join hands to bring renewable MEG technology to the market

The companies have created a joint venture, which will become the global leader in the bioMEG market. Once technology development is concluded, the project foresee the construction of three industrial plants in the first stage.
2:37 min Additives
Additives

Standard work in all colors: New Ceresana report concerning the world market for pigments

Ceresana has analyzed the world market for pigments for the seventh time. Worldwide demand for pigments is predicted to rise to about 13.4 million tonnes per year in 2030. The researchers expect the highest growth in the regions Asia Pacific and Africa.
2:90 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, PET materials
Expansion

FrieslandCampina once again investing in sustainable PET line for production facility in Aalter

FrieslandCampina is investing in a third PET line for its production facility in ...
1:40 min Biobased Material
Collaboration

LVMH Beauty joins Avantium’s PEFerence consortium to develop sustainable packaging for Perfumes and Cosmetics

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that world luxury goods leader LVMH Group (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) and Avantium have agreed to further explore the potential of Avantium’s 100% plant-based, recyclable polymer PEF (polyethylene ...
1:20 min PET processing
Installation

INEOS Aromatics reduces CO2 emissions and increases capacity with $70 million modernization of PTA facility in Merak, Indonesia

Increases the site capacity by 15% from 500,000 tons to 575,000 tons per annum ...
3:00 min Biobased Material
Emission reduction

Life Cycle Assessment shows: Avantium’s plantMEG™ cuts carbon footprint by up to 83% over fossil-based MEG

Avantium recently conducted a third party and critically reviewed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study on the environmental impacts of its plantMEG™ (monoethylene glycol), from its Ray Technology™. The LCA shows a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction of up to 83% over the life cycle ...
2:59 min Strategies & Market Analysis, Biobased Material
Data

Life Cycle Assessment study demonstrates the potential of Avantium’s FDCA and PEF technology to curb global warming

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, has published Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data for its bottles made from PEF (polyethylene furanoate): a plant-based, fully recyclable plastic material with superior performance. nova-Institut GmbH recently completed ...
1:58 min Recycled plastics, Additives
Fund

Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University: Project could increase plastic bottles’ recycled content to 30% minimum

Scientists from Heriot-Watt University have been funded by Innovate UK to develop additives and processing methods that will drastically increase the recycled content of plastic bottles. This will help manufacturers meet the UK and EU requirements that all new PET bottles contain a ...
1:21 min Fiber, filament, woven, strapping, PET processing
New PET plants

thyssenkrupp to build three major polymer plants for SASA in Turkey

thyssenkrupp Uhde’s subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer signed a contract to build three ...
2:50 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Barrier materials
Partnership

Britvic: £1m packaging innovation partnership with deep tech company Xampla

Leading branded soft drinks business, Britvic is joining forces with University of ...