Petrochemical companies are using blockchain technology to increase transparency to plastic recycling processes by creating a shared, secure ledger that may contribute to increasing current low recycling rates and promote a circular plastic economy.
Covid-19 slowed down the construction of the Beaver County, Pennsylvania project that is fully owned by Shell and which includes a 1.6 million tonnes/year polyethylene plant, a cracker as well as pipelines to bring feedstock from shale formations in the...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) said they reached a settlement with Dow Chemical and two subsidiaries that will lead to $294 million in spending to...
DuPont, Chemours and Cortiva, once all part of one company that for several decades made chemicals that have since originated a myriad of lawsuits over health impacts and other losses, announced Friday Jan. 22 an accord to split over $4 billion in expenses...
Production of bioplastics is still growing at a much lower rate compared with petrochemicals. However, carbon emission taxation and single-use, fossil-based plastic bans may help change that. Transparent pricing will also be necessary for a bigger expansion.
The Canadian federal government announced in October plans to ban six very commonly used single-use plastic items by the end of 2021 to tackle a pollution problem that became more pressing after China banned plastic waste imports in 2018.
Some of the U.S. biggest single-use plastic users such as beverage and retail companies joined the U.S. Plastic Pact to announce on Aug. 25 they will aim for 100% plastic recyclability by 2025, five years sooner than a similar announcement by resin producers.
While Covid-19 has been mostly associated with negative impacts, particularly on decreased product demand as well as project deferments, the productivity increase is an unexpected positive side.
