11 July 20226 July 2022 INTERVIEW: Avangard Innovative CEO discusses challenges, opportunities of chemical recycling feedstock Several companies have committed to incorporating post-consumer recycled (PCR) content into their packaging over the next 5-10 years, some with recycled content up to 100%
27 June 202220 June 2022 INTERVIEW: High energy prices to boost sustainability megatrend – Covestro CFO Like all chemicals producers in Europe, the company is experiencing higher energy and raw materials costs, but in Q1 it was able to pass on over 90% of these costs and sees demand momentum carrying into Q2
18 January 202213 January 2022 The Year Ahead in Resin Pricing More US resin capacity coming online, new opportunities for recycling, and the ripple effects of the wild ride of 2021 will affect resin prices in the year ahead, experts say
10 February 20219 September 2021 Mehr Transparenz für Recyclingkunststoffe Der Recycling Supply Tracker von ICIS verschafft Kunden einen schnellen und umfassenden Überblick und informiert zu potenziellen Lieferanten
21 October 202019 October 2020 Braskem sets plastic sales record for Brazil in September The increased sales mark a recovery from the sharp declines in plastic demand that hit the country in April and May
2 September 20209 September 2021 Mixed market reaction to EU plastics charge New charge of €800/tonne for all non-recycled packaging waste will be paid by EU nations from 1 January 2021
15 April 20208 April 2020 INSIGHT: Europe glycerine spot prices post triple-digit rises on fears of further biodiesel output cuts There is almost no material being seen in the crude glycerine market at the beginning of April
10 January 20204 January 2020 OUTLOOK ’20: Europe fatty acids, fatty alcohols demand diverges on end-market performance The European fatty acids and fatty alcohols markets face diverging outlooks for 2020
13 November 201911 November 2019 Europe looking more to palm oil for fatty acids as tallow supplies shrink ICIS reports that a growing shortage in Europe of fatty acids usually produced from tallow has the market looking to source palm oil as feedstock instead
12 November 201911 November 2019 Increased global biodiesel production to lengthen glycerine markets in 2020 An increase in global biodiesel production is likely to further lengthen the world's glycerine supply glut in 2020 as higher biodiesel mandates increase the supply of crude glycerine by-product
29 October 201924 October 2019 SABIC to keep looking at acquisitions, circularity to become core – exec Saudi energy major Aramco plans to become the majority owner of SABIC by acquiring a 70% stake for $69bn
24 October 201819 October 2018 Stora Enso’s lignin wins ‘Best Product Innovation’ at the ICIS Innovation Awards Judges recognised the impressive potential of Stora Enso’s versatile and renewable bio-based solution
29 November 201727 November 2017 New survey by Genomatica and ICIS: renewable chemicals will be in common use in five years Survey covered topics including overall strategy and actions with regards to sustainable chemicals
28 November 201722 November 2017 Renewable Chemicals Accelerate Advance into Mainstream Chemical Industry Fourth survey reveals increased importance, action and optimism; Genomatica, Novozymes and BASF rated as the leaders in sustainable technology
15 November 201612 November 2016 Polyolesters for Bio-based Lubricants and Lubricant Additives Market for Automotive Lubricants Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 - 2023
6 September 20162 September 2016 Cargill expanding in cosmetics and personal care New global general manager, Tony Jaillot will lead the business focused on plant-based, sustainably-sourced ingredients
17 July 20159 September 2021 S Arabia’s SABIC starts up CO2 utilisation plant in end-’15 SABIC is planning to start operations at the world’s largest carbon dioxide utilisation plant at its chemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia by the end of the year, a company official said - Plant construction is now complete and commissioning work is underway
1 June 201529 May 2015 Market outlook: Report on building a bio-based future New Wageningen study about bio-based economy in the north of the Netherlands suggesting huge potential for the region
18 May 201515 May 2015 Bio-based surfactants roundup GlycoSurf develops a novel chemical synthesis for producing rhamnolipids
16 March 201514 March 2015 Bio-based chemicals: Automotive materials go green Specifying sustainably derived materials – such as new types of rubber and plastic – can help the car industry shrink its carbon footprint
5 December 20144 December 2014 The radical re-sourcing of tires, nylon, parachutes and balloons Who’s in the global chase for a process to make one of the world’s Big 7 industrial chemicals via a renewable process — and how did Global Bioenergies just jump into the lead? The Digest investigates.
23 September 20149 September 2021 ACC: Development of biobased polyols for green polyurethanes has great potential Commercialisation of a wider range of cost-competitive biobased polyols to drive expansion of sustainable PU segment
12 September 201411 September 2014 Chemical producers’ sustainability strategies on the rise New survey by Genomatica and ICIS to show big players as the leaders in sustainable technology
10 September 20149 September 2014 Sustainability takes firmer hold in mainstream chemical industry Most extensive survey to date, with almost 1,000 respondents, documents progress on multiple fronts; BASF, DuPont, Dow, Bayer and Genomatica seen as the leaders in sustainable technology
26 May 201425 May 2014 Berlin BIO-TIC Workshop: Use of IB in Bio-Surfactants Preceding the Third ICIS European Surfactants Conference as a satellite event
11 December 201311 December 2013 ICIS Innovation Award Winners, Renmatix and Virent, Announce Collaboration on Bio-based Packaging New Routes in Sustainable Chemistry Aim to Deliver Broader Supplies of Affordable Bioplastics
22 January 2013 Sustainability enters mainstream of chemical industry practices and planning, according to ICIS and Genomatica survey 71% have sustainability strategy in place or in process, and renewable materials have become increasingly important
8 January 2013 Top Molecules: The DOE’s 12 Top Biobased List – what’s worked out? 136,000 downloads later – let’s look at why this DOE paper on renewable chemicals from 2004 is such an enduring hit, and which of its 12 target molecules are looking like winners
14 July 2009 Majority of Chemical Companies Wants to Reduce Dependence on Oil Survey finds growing interest in renewable raw materials