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Latest issue · 4 November 2026

Eastman’s $375m DOE recycling award | Evonik’s €52m Essen silicones plant | Vynova halts Tessenderlo production

Eastman received a $375m US Department of Energy award this week to expand its methanolysis recycling capacity, and Evonik will invest €52m in a new silicones plant and tank farm in Essen. AkzoNobel is putting $60m into powder coatings p...

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INEOS shuts Hull acetyls | OMV Petrom's €560m SAF unit | Technip licenses SABIC LDPE worldwide

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