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29 September 202329 May 2024

Bio-attributed PVC: Ein Durchbruch für nachhaltige Kunststoffe

RENOLIT bringt ganz neue Generation dieser nachhaltigen Kunststoffe mit ISCC-Zertifikat auf den Markt

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27 September 202322 September 2023

BASF launches first biomass balance plastic additives

These industry-first solutions support the use of renewable feedstock to replace fossil feedstock and help BASF’s customers meet their sustainability targets

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BASF bringt erstmals bio­massen­bilanzierte Kunst­stoff­additive auf den Markt

Diese neuartigen Lösungen fördern die Verwendung von nachwachsenden Rohstoffen und helfen BASF-Kunden, ihre Nachhaltigkeitsziele zu erreichen

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13 September 20238 September 2023

Aramco, TotalEnergies and SABIC complete MENA region’s first processing of oil from plastic waste at scale to make certified circular polymers

The project aims to pave the way for the creation of a domestic value chain for the advanced recycling of plastics to circular polymers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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25 August 202324 August 2023

SABIC offers bio-based Versions of all NORYL™ resin grades to further advance the bioeconomy of plastics

The bio-based versions are formulated with polyphenylene ether (PPE) resin feedstocks certified under International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS

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7 July 20235 July 2023

La Mède: A Multipurpose Facility for the Energies of Tomorrow

TotalEnergies’s La Mède facility is a powerhouse for the energy sources of tomorrow, which are set to drive growth for the Company and the local region

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5 July 20233 July 2023

Lower Carbon Footprint With Proven High Performance: Röhm Launches Plexiglas® Proterra Molding Compounds On The Market

Röhm offers customers two new ways to lower their product carbon footprint

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21 June 202316 June 2023

Asahi Kasei and Mitsui establish supply and procurement system for bio-methanol

Asahi Kasei plans to use the bio-methanol procured from Mitsui to produce engineering plastics in Japan with a lower carbon footprint than the current product lineup

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14 June 202318 June 2024

Nachhaltigkeit als Erfolgsfaktor: OQ Chemicals bringt biobasierten Oxbalance TCD Alkohol DM auf den Markt

Die Produktlinie OxBalance nutzt den Massenbilanz-Ansatz gemäß ISCC PLUS, mit dem nachwachsende Rohstoffe in chemischen Herstellungsprozessen nachverfolgt und den Produkten zugeordnet werden

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13 June 20237 June 2023

Dow and New Energy Blue announce collaboration to develop renewable plastic materials from corn residue

First-of-its-kind agreement in North America would create bio-based ethylene for Dow's U.S. Gulf Coast assets to produce renewable plastics across fast-growing end-markets

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Dow is back in bio-based ethylene action

A report about Dow Chemical and New Energy Blue entering into a supply agreement to produce bio-based ethylene from agricultural residues

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17 May 202311 May 2023

Borealis launches portfolio of circular plastomers and elastomers based on renewable feedstock

The polyolefine manufacturer to introduce a new product line to meet customer demand for circular solutions: the Bornewables™ line of Queo

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Borealis präsentiert Portfolio kreislauforientierter Plastomere und Elastomere auf Basis erneuerbarer Rohstoffe

Das Unternehmen hat eine neue Produktlinie entwickelt, um die Kundennachfrage nach kreislauforientierten Lösungen zu bedienen: die Queo Bornewables™-Produktpalette

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8 May 20233 May 2023

Perstorp strengthens its sustainable offerings with world’s first 100% renewable-based polyols with negative carbon footprint

Leading specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp has launched new grades for two base polyols that are now available with 100% renewable, mass-balanced carbon content

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Polyole mit negativem CO2-Fußabdruck

Perstorp bringt 100% erneuerbare Polyole mit negativem CO2-Fußabdruck auf den Markt. Polyole sind ein wichtiger Baustein für Polyurethan

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Pyrum: Vom Altreifen zum Türgriff

Aus ausgedienten Reifen erzeugt das Unternehmen Pyrolyseöl über ein eigenes Verfahren, welches dann an BASF geliefert und in Kombination mit Biomethan für Fahrzeugbauteile von Mercedes-Benz dient

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2 May 202327 April 2023

Borealis Bornewables™ polymers for personal hygiene fabrics help PFNonwovens Group accelerate its journey towards climate neutrality

Borealis and the PFNonwovens Group teamed up to enhance their production of nonwoven materials for the personal hygiene market and set a new industry standard by using Bornewables PP resins for spunbond and meltblown solutions

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Borealis Bornewables™ Polymere für Hygieneartikel helfen der PFNonwovens Group, den Weg zur Klimaneutralität zu beschleunigen

Borealis und die PFNonwovens Group wollen die Produktion von Vliesstoffen für Körperpflegeprodukte verbessern und mit dem Einsatz von Bornewables PP einen neuen Standard für Spunbond- und Meltblown-Lösungen in der Branche setzen

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11 April 20236 April 2023

Covestro erweitert sein Portfolio für die Kreislaufwirtschaft in allen großen Regionen

Mit der Zertifizierung seines Produktionsstandorts Baytown, Texas, USA, erweitert Covestro nochmals deutlich sein Produktportfolio für die Kreislaufwirtschaft

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Covestro expands its circular economy portfolio to all major regions

The company's production site in Baytown, Texas (USA) is significantly expanding the reach of its product portfolio for the circular economy

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23 March 202320 March 2023

OQ Chemicals Launches World’s First Bio-Based ISCC PLUS Certified Isononanoic Acid

Isononanoic acid is widely used in the production of various industrial and consumer goods, such as energy-efficient lubricants, plasticizers, and surfactants

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15 March 202310 March 2023

Huntsman’s European Polyurethanes Plants Achieve Mass Balance Certification

Rotterdam and Wilton facilities confirmed as operating to ISCC PLUS standard

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14 March 20239 March 2023

Sustainability Gains More Traction in 2023 through Firestone

IndyCar to use sustainable tires made from guayule desert shrub

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21 February 202316 February 2023

Neste, Uponor, Wastewise Group and Borealis enable chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste into new high-quality plastic pipes

First production of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) pipes based on feedstock from chemically recycled PEX waste. Project demonstrates chemical recycling can process hard-to-recycle waste plastic into high-quality polymer products

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Neste, Uponor, Wastewise Group und Borealis ermöglichen chemisches Recycling von schwer recycelbaren Kunststoffabfällen zu neuen hochwertigen Kunststoffrohren

Erste Produktion von Rohren aus vernetztem Polyethylen (PEX) auf Basis von chemisch recycelten PEX-Abfällen. Das Projekt zeigt, dass sich durch chemisches Recycling schwer recycelbare Kunststoffabfälle zu hochwertigen Kunststoffprodukten verarbeiten lassen

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10 February 20237 February 2023

Werkstoff-Highlights auf der K 2022: Ist Bio das neue Normal?

Die K 2022 bot eine riesige Auswahl an Neuheiten und Anwendungsbeispielen für und mit nachhaltigeren Materialien. Dabei standen interessanterweise biobasierte Varianten hoch im Kurs. Ein, wegen der schieren Masse gezwungenermaßen unvollständiger, Überblick über die vorgestellten Nachhaltigkeits-Highlights

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9 February 20237 February 2023

Teijin to produce and market polycarbonate resin made from biomass-derived BPA

Teijin is the first Japanese company to obtain ISCC PLUS certification for its PC resin products

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1 February 202327 January 2023

Phillips 66 Achieves ISCC PLUS Certification to Turn Oil from Waste Plastics into Feedstocks at its Sweeny Refinery

Texas refinery meets standards to process pyrolysis oil from hard-to-recycle waste plastics into sustainable feedstocks

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16 December 202213 December 2022

LG Chem Launches Asia’s First Plant Material-based Eco-friendly ABS

LG Chem announced that it will begin pioneering the eco-friendly market in earnest by launching the eco-friendly highly functional plastic (Bio-Circular balanced ABS) product that applies plant-based bio ingredients on the 1st

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23 November 202218 November 2022

Biomaterials take circularity forward

NatureWorks has developed multiple processes to tackle plastics and textiles waste, for example Ingeo PLA, involving used PLA, broken down and repolymerized into PLA for use in other applications

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17 November 202216 November 2022

Comment: Cornerstones for a National Biomass Strategy (NABIS)

From the UFOP's point of view, there is already an extensive regulatory framework in the area of energy use of the various types of biomass, but there is a need for action in the material use of renewable raw materials

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14 November 202210 November 2022

Orion first to earn ISCC PLUS certification for various grades from multiple plants

Orion Engineered Carbons is global supplier of carbon black, a solid form of carbon produced as powder or pellets

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7 November 20222 November 2022

K 2022: ALBIS presents pioneering product portfolio for innovative and sustainable material solutions

These forward-looking solutions based on bio-circular raw materials or recyclates, which in terms of performance, quality and appearance are in no way inferior to their conventional fossil-based counterparts

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K 2022: ALBIS präsentiert zukunftsweisendes Produktportfolio für innovative und nachhaltige Materiallösungen

Zukunftsweisende Lösungen auf Basis von biozirkulären Rohstoffen oder Rezyklaten, die in Leistung, Qualität und Optik ihren Gegenstücken auf Basis von konventionellen, fossilen Rohstoffen in nichts nachstehen

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27 October 202224 October 2022

Mitsui Chemicals Group to Produce Chemically Recycled Polyethylene Derived From Plastic Waste

Memorandum of Understanding signed with Shell for ethylene derived from plastic waste

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21 September 202219 September 2022

Encina Announces Delivering First-Ever High Purity Aromatics Made Entirely from End-of-Life Plastics

The company operates a circular chemicals facility in San Antonio, Texas and recently completed an expansion phase with engineering and construction work undertaken by Chemex Global, LLC of The Woodlands, Texas

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14 September 202210 September 2022

Mondi and Essity launch packaging for feminine care range made from post-consumer recycled and biomass balanced materials

Collaboration with Essity and Dow to create new, recyclable secondary packaging using renewable materials and post-consumer recycled content

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8 September 20222 September 2022

Phenol and acetone with reduced carbon footprint: INEOS supplies Covestro with mass-balanced raw materials for polycarbonate plastics

Supporting customers in achieving their sustainability goals

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1 September 202229 August 2022

LG Chem exports its first bio-balanced phenol and acetone in earnest

Since LG Chem first started to export bio-balanced Super Absorbent Polymers in August last year, the Company has launched 41 products certified by ISCC PLUS, accelerating the development of new markets

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27 July 202221 July 2022

Eni launches the first production of vegetable oil for biorefining in Kenya

The initiative in Kenya represents the first integrated project in the world to bring Africa into the vertical bio-refinery supply chain by providing income opportunities and market access to thousands of farmers

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25 July 202219 July 2022

Circular Economy: Beyond recycle, reuse & reduce

Within the chemical supply chain, the concept of a circular economy is growing in significance as Businesses are increasingly promoting green credentials to eco-conscious consumers

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22 July 202222 July 2022

UPM Raflatac launches the world’s first certified label material to fight ocean bound plastic pollution

SABIC and UPM Raflatac announced the launch the world’s first packaging label materials made from SABIC-certified circular polypropylene (PP) based on advanced recycled ocean bound plastic (OBP)

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19 July 202214 July 2022

Bio-based superabsorbents on the sanitary products market

Start-ups are innovating with new materials for the growing biobased superabsorbents market

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15 July 202212 July 2022

ALBIS distributes new sustainable product lines from INEOS Styrolution

All new materials are certified according to the ISCC mass balance approach

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ALBIS vertreibt neue nachhaltige Produktlinien von INEOS Styrolution

Alle neuen Materialien sind nach dem Massebilanzansatz ISCC Plus zertifiziert

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8 July 20225 July 2022

Circular plastics for green growth markets

To make circular solutions in the product portfolio even more recognizable to customers in the future, Covestro has developed the brand "CQ" concept which stands for "Circular Intelligence" and indicates the alternative raw material base for the company's products if it is at least 25 percent

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Zirkuläre Kunststoffe für grüne Wachstumsmärkte

Um zirkuläre Lösungen für Kunden künftig noch besser erkennbar zu machen, hat Covestro das Konzept "CQ" entwickelt, was für "Circular Intelligence" steht und für jeweilige Produkte des Unternehmens die alternative Rohstoffbasis anzeigt, wenn sie mindestens 25 Prozent beträgt

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24 June 202220 June 2022

Heinz and Tesco partner with Plastic Energy, SABIC, and Berry Global to launch sustainable packaging innovation made with post-consumer recycled soft plastics

The 39% recycled plastic they contain was validated using the “mass balance approach” endorsed by ISCC, which makes it possible to track the amount and sustainability characteristics of materials

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11 May 20226 May 2022

Switching to sustainable surfactants

As the cosmetic and personal care industry races to drop petroleum-based ingredients, chemical companies are rolling out a dizzying array of biobased surfactants. Choosing from among them isn’t easy

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10 May 20225 May 2022

OMV erhält ISCC PLUS-Zertifizierung für die Produktion von erneuerbaren Chemikalien in der Raffinerie Burghausen

Dies ermöglicht es der OMV, ihre massenbilanzierte Produktion erneuerbarer sowie chemisch recycelter Rohstoffe zu zertifizieren, was für den Übergang zu einer stärker kreislauforientierten Wirtschaft von entscheidender Bedeutung ist