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17 November 202512 November 2025

Smart cultivation on marginal lands for the development of sustainable materials from forest biomass

This report aims to deliver an overview of the current state and future trajectory of PLA, detailing its production technologies, industrial players, feedstock sources, market evolution, sustainability profile and some of the innovatives that are currently on going


10 September 20254 September 2025

Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical establish a limited liability partnership for ethylene manufacturing facilities in western Japan

The three companies have advanced discussions on the shift to biomass-based feedstocks and aim to implement measures for carbon neutrality


13 June 20256 June 2025

Notice Regarding Beginning of Consideration of Splitting off Basic & Green Materials Business for Advance Collaboration with Other Companies and Integration and Transformation

Basic & Green Materials business ("B&GM" operate independently as a strong green chemicals business that supports Japanese industry through the shift to green chemicals


21 March 202518 March 2025

Osaka University, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsui Chemicals Successfully Synthesize Methanol and Para-xylene From CO2

Compared with production methods that use petroleum-based resources as feedstocks, the para-xylene obtained in this project affords a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions


13 March 202511 March 2025

Portugal: EIB finances Galp’s Renewable Hydrogen and Biofuels projects in Sines with €430 million

Loan for the construction of two key projects aimed at transforming Galp’s Sines Refinery, making a crucial contribution for the decarbonization of heavy-duty road transport and aviation


14 November 202412 November 2024

Indorama Ventures Collaborates to Launch World’s First Commercialized PET Bottles Using Bio-Paraxylene for Suntory

This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the journey toward sustainable packaging, introducing PET bottles derived from used cooking oil


24 May 202417 May 2024

Mitsui Chemicals Asahi Life Materials Develops Spunbond Nonwoven Suitable for Home Composting

The newly developed biodegradable plastic’s key feature is its capacity to decompose in a home composting environment at a temperature of around 28 degrees Celsius


30 November 202329 November 2023

Neste and Mitsui Chemicals Group enable food packaging made with renewable materials for CO-OP brand in Japan

In the first phase of the collaboration, bio-based raw materials will replace fossil ones in the production of the packaging material for a seaweed snack


Neste und Mitsui Chemicals Group führen Lebensmittelverpackungen mit erneuerbaren Materialien für die Marke CO-OP in Japan ein

In der ersten Phase der Zusammenarbeit ersetzen biobasierte Rohstoffe fossile Rohstoffe bei der Herstellung des Verpackungsmaterials für einen Seetang-Snack


14 September 20238 September 2023

Plant-based frames and lenses take on oil-based eyewear

Bio-based acetate has started to enter the eyewear frame industry at all price points and bio-based lens production has made progress on recyclable alternatives


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


5 September 20225 September 2022

Mitsui Chemicals and Teijin to Integrate Domestic PET Resin for Bottles Operations

MCI and Teijin have been studying the potential advantages of integrating their PET resin operations and capitalizing on synergistic effects ranging from research and development to production and sales


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


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


4 May 20224 May 2022

Next Week: Renewable Materials Conference, 10-12 May, Cologne (Germany) – all information here

List of participants, panel discussions, exhibitors and the nominations for the Renewable Material of The Year 2022 are launched


23 February 202217 February 2022

Covestro, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd, complete first delivery of certified renewable raw materials in Asia

ISCC Plus certified mass balanced phenol and acetone based on bio-feedstock


Covestro, Mitsui Chemicals und Mitsui & Co., Ltd schließen erste Lieferung von zertifiziert nachwachsenden Rohstoffen in Asien ab

ISCC Plus-zertifiziert massenbilanziertes Phenol und Aceton auf Basis von Bio-Rohstoffen


18 November 202115 November 2021

Mitsubishi Chemical Licenses Patent for Biomass-based Polyester to Mitsui Chemicals

The products covered by this license include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which use renewable biomass resources, and are expected to have a variety of industrial applications such as the manufacture of bottles


2 June 202116 June 2021

Neste, Mitsui Chemicals and Toyota Tsusho collaborate to start Japan’s first production of renewable plastics from 100% bio-based hydrocarbon

The collaboration will enable brand owners and other potential clients in the Asian market to start incorporating renewable plastics and chemicals into their products and offerings


Neste, Mitsui Chemicals und Toyota Tsusho arbeiten gemeinsam an der ersten Produktion von Kunststoffen aus erneuerbaren Ressourcen aus 100% biobasierten Kohlenwasserstoffen in Japan

Die Zusammenarbeit wird Brandownern und anderen potenziellen Kunden im asiatischen Markt, die Möglichkeit bieten, Kunststoffe und Chemikalien aus erneuerbaren Ressourcen in Ihr Angebot aufzunehmen


14 October 201910 October 2019

Mitsui Chemicals Group’s Bio-Polypropylene Adopted for Project Commissioned by Ministry of the Environment

Industrial-level-trial set to begin to expand the bio-based plastic market with the first of its kind technology


20 August 201919 August 2019

ECONYKOL™ Biomass Plastic Raw Material Adopted for Use in ZMP’s New Self-Driving Car, Robocar™ Walk

ECONYKOL™ bio-polyol has been adopted for use in the Robocar™ Walk, the latest model in the RoboCar™ series


24 June 201918 June 2019

Mitsui Chemicals Group Introduces Bio-Polypropylene Project at G20 Ministerial Meeting in Karuizawa

New production technology being attempted for commercialization sees various biomass to obtain propylene in a first-of-its-kind IPA method


29 January 201924 January 2019

The Alliance Launches Today

Global corporations join newly launched Alliance to End Plastic Waste


14 August 201714 August 2017

Biobased building blocks: an update

Biobased specialties fit the requirements of a developing industry, but require more people with know how to formulate and understand what their end market needs


28 October 201626 October 2016

New joint venture Synvina to take a “globally leading role” in FDCA production

Cooperation platform aiming to develop a complete supply chain for PEF as sustainable bio-based packaging material


1 June 201631 May 2016

Mitsui Chemicals Develops Plant-derived Do GreenTM Sunglasses for ITU World Triathlon Yokohama

Bio-based lens and frame material acquired biomass product certification


15 March 201614 March 2016

Vithal Castor Polyols: Produktion von Bio-Polyolen aus Rizinusöl

Geplant ist Produktion von rund 8.000 Tonnen Bio-Polyolen im Jahr


11 March 20169 March 2016

Japanese chemical makers bet on bioplastics

Companies to manufacture bioplastics from corn, either urethane plastic made from sugar - derived from inedible plants


4 March 20163 March 2016

Mitsui Chemicals: Opening Ceremony for Bio-Polyol Joint Venture in India

Company integrated its polyurethane business with Korean SKC Co., Ltd. to form MCNS


1 December 201528 November 2015

Biobased materials embrace improvements

Quick overview into big players achievements in the bioplastics and biochemicals sector


22 January 2013

Geographical exclusivity for AAM production technology using acrylonitrile as a raw material

Mitsui Chemicals Signs Acrylamide Bio-Process Technology License Agreement with Finland's Kemira OYJ


14 July 2012

As commercialization increases, bioplastics promise to become a more significant feedstock

New bioplastics such as PLAs continue to face challenges and reduce production cost


8 November 2011

BioAmber and Mitsui & Co. to Build and Operate Plants Producing Succinic Acid and BDO

Second plant in Thailand to be build and operated until 2014


26 April 2011

BioAmber Partners with Mitsubishi Chemical in Succinic Acid

Combined strengths to establish a dominant, low-cost succinic acid production platform


14 January 2011

Traditional bioplastic packaging technologies forecast to show a decline in market share to 2020

Pira International report shows lucrative market opportunities for growth of biodegradable polymers in other major applications


6 February 2009

Kunststoffindustrie in Japan sucht Wachstumsmotoren

Biokunststoffe vor allem für Innovationen in der Automobilbranche wichtig

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