Base chemistry news (page 2)

7 March 2024
Mura Technology and Neste Sign Offtake Agreement for Teesside Recycling Site
Neste will convert products from Mura's Teesside site into new plastic feedstock. The HydroPRS™ process enables efficient recycling of mixed plastics, reducing fossil resource use and carbon footprint.
20 February 2024
Europe Risks Offshoring Industry, Jobs, and Emissions
Sir Jim Ratcliffe urges the EU to address high energy costs, carbon taxes, and lack of renewal in the chemical sector to prevent further offshoring and industrial decline.
20 February 2024
Itero secures €5m from EU for Brightlands Chemelot demonstration plant
The plant will process 27kt of waste plastics annually, offsetting 20kt of fossil resources and creating 40 jobs, supporting the transition to a circular plastics hub in Limburg.
26 January 2024
Shell to Convert Wesseling Site for Group III Base Oils Production
The Wesseling site's hydrocracker will be converted to produce Group III base oils, reducing carbon emissions by 620,000 tonnes annually. Operations to start in the latter half of this decade.
19 January 2024
Michelin, IFPEN, and Axens Launch Industrial-Scale Bio-Butadiene Plant
The new plant in Bassens produces bio-based butadiene from ethanol, aiming to replace petrochemical sources and support sustainable synthetic elastomer production. The project has €80M investment and created 20 jobs.
17 January 2024
Braskem and Shell to Produce Circular Polypropylene from Plastic Waste
Shell will convert pyrolysis oils into circular feedstocks, which Braskem will use to produce circular polypropylene, supporting sustainability and circular economy goals.

Base chemistry projects

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Owners & Investors

Top 5 companies involved as owner and/or investor in current and planned Base chemistry projects:

BASF, Solvay, Orlen, INEOS, Borealis, Shell, Nouryon, Port of Antwerp-Bruges, CEPSA, and TotalEnergies.