22 September 202319 September 2023 LOIM announces first close of its Plastic Circularity Fund The Fund received strong investor interest with new commitments from Dow and LyondellBasell
LOIM gibt das erste Closing des Plastic Circularity Fonds bekannt Der Fonds ist auf grosses Investoreninteresse gestossen mit Commitments von Dow und LyondellBasell
5 September 202331 August 2023 Polymers as carbon storage: Neste, LyondellBasell, Biofibre and Naftex bring bio-based polymers to the construction sector Cooperation enables construction parts to be made of bio-based plastics reinforced with natural fiber. Longevity of construction materials can enable storing of carbon for years or even decades
Kunststoffe als Kohlenstoffspeicher: Neste, LyondellBasell, Biofibre und Naftex führen biobasierte Polymere im Bausektor ein Zusammenarbeit der Unternehmen ermöglicht Herstellung von Bauteilen aus biobasierten, naturfaserverstärkten Kunststoffen. Langlebigkeit der Baustoffe ermöglicht Speicherung von Kohlenstoff über viele Jahre oder sogar Jahrzehnte
1 September 202329 August 2023 Rohstoff-Wettbewerb beim Recycling? „Chemisches Recycling steht in Konkurrenz zur Verbrennung, nicht zum mechanischen Recycling“ – sagt Ingemar Bühler, Hauptgeschäftsführer Plastics Europe Deutschland
2 August 202331 July 2023 LyondellBasell Acquires 50% Share in Dutch Recycling Company LyondellBasell announced it has acquired a 50% stake in Stiphout Industries B.V. ("Stiphout")
4 July 20233 July 2023 New Joint Venture to Boost Circularity of Secondary Plastic Packaging LyondellBasell and AFA Nord, a leading recycler of agricultural film, have agreed to create a 50:50 joint venture that intends to recycle post commercial flexible secondary packaging waste
LyondellBasell: Joint-Venture-Gründung mit AFA Nord – Bau einer Anlage für das Recycling von gebrauchten Polyethylenfolien Der Chemiekonzern LyondellBasell hat mit dem deutschen Recyclingunternehmen AFA Nord die Gründung des Joint Ventures LMF Nord vereinbart
30 May 202324 May 2023 Infinity Recycling, Invest-NL and LyondellBasell invest in Pryme to accelerate the advanced recycling of plastic waste Pryme is currently building an advanced recycling plant in Rotterdam to convert used plastic into valuable products on an industrial scale with support of its proprietary pyrolysis process
23 May 202317 May 2023 LyondellBasell: Komplette Übernahme des Recyclers QCP Der Chemiekonzern LyondellBasell übernimmt sämtliche Anteile des in den Niederlanden und Belgien aktiven Recyclingunternehmens Quality Circular Polymers (QCP)
LyondellBasell and Veolia restructure their plastics recycling joint venture QCP Global leader in chemicals LyondellBasell is going to overtake the ownership of Quality Circular Polymers (QCP), which is active as a recycling entertainment in the Netherlands and in Belgium
19 May 202319 May 2023 Eleven good reasons to attend the Renewable Materials Conference, 23-25 May, online and on-site (Siegburg/Cologne) The chemical and plastics industry will need to replace 1 Gt of fossil carbon per year with renewable carbon from biomass, CO2 and recycling to achieve net-zero. How can this work?
14 April 202311 April 2023 LyondellBasell and EEW sign LOI for potential advanced waste sorting This collaboration would close the loop on plastics that are today sent for incineration, by sorting them out for use as feedstock in mechanical and advance recycling processes
LyondellBasell: Kooperation mit EEW in Planung – Gewinnung und Verwertung von Kunststoffen aus gemischten Verbrennungsabfällen Die geplante Kooperation ermöglicht eine Kreislaufwirtschaft sowie einen Fortschritt für das nachhaltige Kunststoffrecycling, da die Standorte und das technische Know-how von LyondellBasell und EEW genutzt werden
28 February 202323 February 2023 LyondellBasell secures advanced recycled feedstock with Nexus Circular Feedstock from advanced recycling adds to company's ambitious circularity goals
15 February 202313 February 2023 LyondellBasell and KIRKBI invest in APK to develop recycling technology LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), a global leader in the chemical industry and KIRKBI A/S, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO® brand, announce they have signed an agreement to make an investment in APK, which specializes in a unique solvent-based recycling technology for low density polyethylene (LDPE)
LyondellBasell und KIRKBI investieren in APK, um Recyclingtechnologie zu entwickeln Lyondell Basell, ein weltweit führendes Unternehmen der chemischen Industrie, und Kirkbi A/S, die familiengeführte Holding- und Investmentgesellschaft der Marke Lego, haben eine Vereinbarung über die Investition in das Unternehmen APK unterzeichnet
24 November 202221 November 2022 LyondellBasell Makes Decision to Progress Advanced Recycling Plant in Wesseling, Germany The start-up of the MoReTec advanced recycling plant is planned for end of 2025 with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year
LyondellBasell: Recyclinganlage in Wesseling soll gebaut werden Die Inbetriebnahme der Recyclinganlage MoReTec ist für Ende 2025 mit einer Kapazität von 50.000 Tonnen pro Jahr geplant
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
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
4 November 202231 October 2022 Cyclyx, ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell Advance First-of-its-Kind Plastic Processing Facility in Houston The new facility addresses a critical missing link in the plastic waste supply chain by connecting community recycling programs to new and more advanced recycling technologies
Cyclyx + ExxonMobil + LyondellBasell: Recycling-Konsortium plant Anlage zur Aufbereitung von Kunststoffabfällen Neuer Komplex bei Houston, Texas, soll jährlich rund 150.000 Tonnen Kunststoffabfälle für verschiedene mechanische und chemische Kunststoffrecyclingverfahren aufbereiten
27 October 202224 October 2022 LyondellBasell gründet Joint Venture zum Bau einer Anlage zur Sortierung und zum Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen und plant den Bau einer chemischen Recyclinganlage Die Anlage von Source One Plastics wird Abfälle aufbereiten, die einen wesentlichen Teil des Rohstoffs für eine chemische Recyclinganlage liefern soll, welche von LyondellBasell in Wesseling, Deutschland, geplant wird
25 October 202213 February 2023 LyondellBasell Forms Joint Venture to Build Plastic Waste Sorting and Recycling Facility and Plans to Build Advanced Recycling Plant Using renewable energy from wind and biomass, the new unit is designed to process the amount of plastic packaging waste generated by approximately 1.3 million German citizens per year
20 October 202224 October 2022 LyondellBasell Forms Joint Venture to Build Plastic Waste Sorting and Recycling Facility and Plans to Build Advanced Recycling Plant The Source One Plastics facility will produce processed waste that will provide a material part of the feedstock for an advanced recycling plant that LyondellBasell plans to build at its Wesseling, Germany, site
28 April 202226 April 2022 McDonald’s Tests Circular Clear Cups Sourced From Recycled and Biobased Materials, Including Used Cooking Oil Along with its partners Pactiv Evergreen, INEOS, Neste, and LyondellBasell, the company will use a mass-balance approach to produce a recyclable solution
15 February 202210 February 2022 Greiner Packaging and LyondellBasell offer circular solution for coffee capsules Branded under the name CirculenRevive new polymers are made, using an advanced recycling process which converts plastic waste into feedstock
Greiner Packaging und LyondellBasell präsentieren zirkuläre Lösung für Kaffeekapseln Unter dem Markennamen CirculenRevive werden neue Polymere aus Kunststoffabfällen gewonnen, die weiter verarbeitet werden können
6 December 20214 December 2021 Amcor, Coles, iQ Renew, Licella, LyondellBasell and Nestlé findings support Australian-first advanced recycling plant Former feasibility study demonstrated, that a circular economy for plastic is not only possible, but is essential for Australia to meet its National Waste Policy commitments
3 November 202127 October 2021 LyondellBasell offers CirculenRenew with measured and certified C14 content worldwide Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) with certified renewable content
9 September 20216 September 2021 Plastic Makers Call for Global Agreement to Eliminate Plastic Waste The plastics industry supports establishing a targeted goal to ensure access to proper waste management and eliminate leakage of plastic into the ocean
31 August 20216 April 2022 Regulation, consumer demand drive bionaphtha use in fuels, petchems Over the next three to five years, production could grow to anywhere between 500,000 mt/year and multiple millions of metric tons per year, depending on demand
23 June 20219 September 2021 Neste and LyondellBasell agree on long-term commercial relationship to make polymers and chemicals from renewable feedstock more widely available to global brands Through their collaboration, Neste and LyondellBasell are jointly contributing to the development of the European market for more sustainable polymers and chemicals
19 May 20219 September 2021 LyondellBasell starts commercial production of polymers using raw material derived from plastic waste LyondellBasell announced another step towards its ambition to advance the circular economy by making virgin quality polymers from raw materials derived from plastic waste at its Wesseling, Germany, site
LyondellBasell: Start der kommerziellen Produktion von Polymeren unter Verwendung von Rohmaterial aus Kunststoffabfällen LyondellBasell nimmt die nächste Hürde, um mit der Produktion von Reinpolymeren aus Plastikabfällen in seiner Wesselinger Raffinerie die Kreislaufwirtschaft voranzubringen
22 April 20219 September 2021 LyondellBasell Launches Family of Circulen Products to Advance Circular Solutions Goal of producing and marketing two million metric tons of recycled and renewable-based polymers annually by 2030
LyondellBasell obtains new sustainability certification for European polymer sites As a result of this certification, LyondellBasell will offer mass balance certificates for its advanced (molecular) recycled and renewable-based Circulen polymers
26 March 20219 September 2021 The KITKAT that’s the sign of a break in Australia’s waste challenge In an Australian first, a group of companies have collaborated to produce Australia’s first soft plastic food wrapper made with recycled content
19 January 202113 April 2022 Chemical Recycling Poised to Take Off Investments in chemical-recycling facilities abound as the industry moves closer to the Circular Economy model, accompanied by plenty of new rollouts of packaging made from chemical recycling
8 December 20209 September 2021 Neste RE enables a future where all plastic products can be made of renewable and recycled materials – and the future starts today Neste RE makes it possible to use bio-based waste and residues and waste plastic in the manufacture of high-quality products
Neste RE ermöglicht eine Zukunft, in der alle Kunststoffprodukte aus erneuerbaren und recycelten Materialien hergestellt werden können – und diese Zukunft beginnt heute Neste RE ermöglicht die Verwendung von biobasierten Abfällen und Rückständen sowie Kunststoffabfällen für die Herstellung neuer Qualitätsprodukte
10 November 20205 November 2020 LyondellBasell sets ambitious plastics sustainability target 2020 Sustainability Report showcases the Company’s strategy and ambitions for the next decade, focussing on three areas, including plastic waste and climate change
21 September 202017 September 2020 LyondellBasell Successfully Starts Up New Pilot Molecular Recycling Facility Company completes next step towards an industrial scale conversion of plastic waste into feedstock
LyondellBasell: Pilotanlage für molekulares Recycling in Betrieb genommen Unternehmen nimmt nächste Etappe zur industriellen Verwertung von Kunststoff-Abfällen in einen neuen Rohstoff
25 June 201920 June 2019 Neste and LyondellBasell announce commercial-scale production of bio-based plastic from renewable materials This collaboration marks the first time bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene were produced simultaneously at commercial scale
Neste und LyondellBasell geben kommerzielle Produktion biobasierter Kunststoffe aus erneuerbaren Materialien bekannt Zusammenarbeit ermöglicht erstmals die simultane Herstellung von biobasiertem PP und biobasiertem PE mit geringer Dichte in kommerziellem Maßstab
2 May 201828 April 2018 Towards Zero Plastics to the Oceans Leading plastics producers in Europe and around the world are working together to find solutions to protect the environment
19 November 201518 November 2015 World Green/Bio-Based Solvents Market – Opportunities and Forecast, 2014-2020 Asia Pacific will be the fastest growing market, North America continues dominating due to intense awareness among the consumers for the adoption of green solvents
29 October 201526 October 2015 Butanol and The Case of a Global Sustainable Society To Be, or Not to Be… By Dr Kapil S Lokare, Special to The Digest