Polymers
Dow unveils INNATE™ TF 220 precision packaging resin and advances collaborations to redefine packaging circularity
Dow Chemical announced significant milestones to mark breakthrough innovation with INNATE™ TF 220 resin to help enable the design for recyclability and high-performance BOPE films for flexible packaging.
LyondellBasell's polyolefin technologies selected by SHCCIG Yulin for petrochemicals complex in China
LyondellBasell announced that SHCCIG Yulin Chemical Co., Ltd. will license four key technologies for a major new petrochemical complex in Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China.
PureFive™ resin advances toward qualification with Procter & Gamble brands
PureCycle Technologies Inc., a U.S.-based company revolutionizing plastic recycling, announced today its PureFive™ resin achieved critical qualification steps for use in spout and dose caps for select bottles of Procter & Gamble products.
Borouge to develop AI-powered autonomous UAE operations to accelerate growth and value creation
The collaboration between Borouge and Honeywell is set to deliver the petrochemical industry’s first AI-driven control room designed for full-scale, real-time operation, establishing a new standard for the future of AI in petrochemicals.
INEOS to cease phenol production at German site, cites high European energy costs and CO2 tax policy
INEOS Phenol, the world's largest producer of phenol and acetone, announced its intention to permanently stop production at their site in Gladbeck, Germany. Sky high European energy costs alongside Europe’s punitive CO2 tax policy have combined to leave Europe uncompetitive against imported Chinese production and a global oversupply.
Repsol's petrochemical complex shut down after power supply failure
Repsol is working to restart a petrochemical complex in central Spain after it had to shut it down due to an external power supply failure, a spokesperson said.
UPM and Nokian Tyres introduce first concept tire with UPM BioMotion Renewable Functional Fillers
UPM Biochemicals and Nokian Tyres, a leading developer and manufacturer of premium tires, are set for an industry first with its concept tire partly based on UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF).
Syensqo signs carbon fiber composites recycling contract with Fairmat
Syensqo and Fairmat have entered into a collaboration agreement. Under this agreement, Fairmat will recycle Syensqo’s UK carbon fiber prepreg waste, transforming it into valuable resources for the production of new products in the sports, energy, mobility, and electronics markets.
Canadian court orders NOVA Chemicals to pay Dow an additional $1.2 billion judgment
The Court of King's Bench of Alberta, Canada has issued a judgment ordering NOVA Chemicals Corporation to pay Dow an additional amount of CAD$1.62 billion (equivalent to approximately USD $1.2 billion) in damages. The judgment, signed on June 10, 2025, relates to losses Dow incurred from the companies' jointly owned ethylene asset in Joffre, Alberta, Canada.
BASF starts up new world-scale plant for hexamethylenediamine in Chalampé, France
BASF has successfully started its new world-scale hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France, construction of which began in 2022. The plant increases BASF’s annual HMD production capacity to 260,000 t.
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