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Mitsui Chemicals to Produce Chemical Recycled Polyethylene Derived from Waste Plastic

on October 26, 2022 in Industry

Mitsui Chemicals has concluded a basic purchase agreement with Shell Eastern Petroleum regarding the procurement of ethylene derived from waste plastics. Following this agreement, Prime Evolue Singapore, a subsidiary of Mitsui Chemicals group company Prime Polymer, will begin efforts to produce chemical-recycled polyethylene derived from waste plastics. Shell’s waste plastic-derived ethylene has obtained ISCC Plus Certification (International Sustainability and Carbon...

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Lanxess Certifies Carbon Footprint of Its PA6, PBT & Glass Fibers

on October 25, 2022 in Industry, Materials

German chemical company Lanxess has obtained certified carbon footprint values for the base resins used in its Durethan polyamide (PA) and Pocan polyester (PBT) products. The company will now be able to provide these values to its customers in the plastic processing sector. Certification here was carried out by an accredited certification body, and covers not only PA6 precursor caprolactam...

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Michelin Promotes Sustainable Natural Rubber Cultivation and Forest Conservation

on July 8, 2022 in Industry

Michelin has become the sole owner of Royal Lestari Utama (RLU) after purchasing the 51 percent of the joint venture previously held by Barito Pacific Group. RLU is a project initiated in 2015 by Michelin and Indonesian partners that aims to combine sustainable natural rubber cultivation and forest conservation on approximately 70,000 hectares in Jambi, Sumatra, and 18,000 hectares in...

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Zeon Establishes Basic Sustainability Policy

on July 8, 2022 in Materials

Zeon recently revised its basic CSR policy, which is the basic approach to its corporate activities, and established a new basic sustainability policy effective July 1. The company aims to achieve the 2030 vision of its medium-term management plan by developing its CSR management of the past into a sustainability management with a broader perspective. Under its basic CSR policy,...

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Dow Chemical Adds Sustainable Brand to Polyolefin Elastomer Lineup

on June 4, 2022 in Materials

Dow Chemical Co. has added the sustainable brand Engage Ren to its Engage series of polyolefin elastomers. Engage Ren is manufactured using plant-derived raw materials – such as waste cooking oil – and renewable energy. Since it uses only waste residues and by-products from alternative production processes, it consumes no extra resources and does not compete with the food chain....

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Asahi Kasei Develops System for Calculating Carbon Footprint of Synthetic Rubber, Elastomer Products

on May 17, 2022 in Innovation

Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) has developed a proprietary system for calculating the carbon footprint of products (CFP) in its synthetic rubber and elastomer lineups. The system is based in part on the group-wide management infrastructure that Asahi Kasei calls its Data Exploration and Exchange Pipeline (DEEP). Using this new system, Asahi Kasei has managed to visualize CFP for a range...

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