Polymers industry news (page 2)

• LyondellBasell initiates union consultation to potentially shut down one of two production units in Brindisi, Italy
• Futamura Marks the Inauguration of State-of-the-Art Production Line in Wigton, UK
• Technip Energies and Versalis Collaborate to Integrate Technologies for Plastic Waste Recycling
• FRX and LANXESS Forge Strategic Partnership with Memorandum of Understanding
• Major milestone reached in chemical recycling of polycarbonates, with construction of Covestro pilot plant in Leverkusen, Germany.
• UPM Biochemicals purchases SunCoal Industries in Ludwigsfelde, Brandenburg Germany
• Gr3n and Intecsa Industrial to collaborate on building Spain's pioneering PET depolymerization plant using microwave assistance.
• LyondellBasell Purchases 50% Stake in Dutch Recycling Firm Stiphout
• SABIC & Plastic Energy Collaborate with Siemer and Landbell to Promote Closed Loop Plastics at Geleen, The Netherlands
• INEOS makes significant progress by acquiring TotalEnergies' petrochemical assets in Lavera, Southern France.
• INEOS Styrolution collaborates with EGN and Tomra to transform post-consumer polystyrene waste into food contact polystyrene in Krefeld, Germany.
• ALPLA expands recycling plant in Radomsko, Poland, producing 54,000 tonnes of rPET annually.
• SCGC Collaborates with Avantium from Netherlands to Develop Pilot Phase for Carbon-Negative Plastic, Driving Green Innovation and Moving Towards Carbon Neutrality
• Syclus selects Axens for Atol® technology in Europe's inaugural ethanol-based renewable ethylene production facility in Geleen, The Netherlands
• Borealis to purchase Rialti S.p.A., a prominent European manufacturer of recycled polypropylene compounds in Taino VA, Italy
• IFF Pioneers Enzymatic Biomaterials Technology Platform for Sustainable Biopolymer Delivery
• Kent awarded FEED contract for ExxonMobil’s Plastic Waste Advanced Recycling Program in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and Antwerp (Belgium)
• DePoly SA reevaluates recycling strategy with CHF 12.3m seed round to expand its innovative plastic recycling technology pilot plant in Valais, Switzerland
• Largest propylene and polypropylene plant in Central and Eastern Europe, Polimery Police, Poland, commences polypropylene production, announces Grupa Azoty Group.
• La Mède: An All-Purpose Facility for Future Energies
• Commissioning of first large-scale industrial series plant at Dillingen, Germany initiated by Pyrum Innovations AG
• Neste to Invest in Liquefied Waste Plastic Upgrading Unit at Porvoo Refinery in Finland
• Carbios and Indorama Ventures confirm partnership to construct groundbreaking PET biorecycling facility in Longlaville, France
• Closure of Veolia PET Germany's Rostock site scheduled for December 31, 2023
• Arkema acquires Polytec pt, a specialist in adhesives for batteries and electronics.
• Trinseo initiates polycarbonate dissolution pilot facility in Terneuzen, The Netherlands
• Eastman Secures Major Feedstock Agreements for Molecular Recycling Facility in Port Jerome, France
• GC Ventures backs UK start-up Interface Polymers, specializing in high-performance additives for recyclable performance plastics.
• TotalEnergies Expands Activities in Europe by Acquiring Iber Resinas for Plastic Recycling