Mayer, M.
Mirjam Mayer is a Consultant in McKinsey’s Vienna, Austria office. She advises executives at chemical, agribusiness and pharmaceutical companies on strategy, innovation and sustainability issues. She holds a PhD in biophysics and biology from Technische Universität Dresden, and undergraduate and MS degrees in biochemistry from Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen.
Business Trends: How plastics waste recycling could transform the chemical industry
Environment & Safety
/ Petrochemicals
/ Process Optimization
/ Project Management
/ Biofuels
/ Carbon Management
/ Catalysts
/ Crude oil
/ Diesel
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Gasoline
/ Loss Prevention
/ Management
/ Natural Gas
/ Polymers
/ Products
/ Africa
/ Americas
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Europe
/ Middle East
If plastics demand follows its current trajectory, global plastics-waste volumes would grow from 260 MMtpy in 2016 to 460 MMtpy by 2030, taking what is already a serious environmental problem to a new level.
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction