The Canadian government announced in late December it will enforce a ban on six types of single-use plastics but has extended the time for implementation to 2022 to allow for more...
Tire manufacturers have intensified in recent years efforts to make their industry more sustainable by searching how to reduce waste at the end of the product’s road life, by cutting down on carbon, and in a particular case by testing a prototype of a...
Funding exclusively available to businesses that can prove they try to reduce plastic waste or new tools like financial indices to help investors reduce plastic exposure have seen a sharp increase in the last couple of years.
LyondellBasell’s plant in La Porte, Texas on July 27 accidentally released about 100,000 pounds of acetic acid killing two contractors and injuring 30 people.
CPChem, which is still evaluating whether conditions are adequate to resume an ethylene and polyethylene project in the U.S. Gulf Coast, is also working on technological developments that could eventually use pyrolysis oil from waste plastic as feedstock for...
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.
