Belgium – The competitive position of the Belgian chemical and life science sector has weakened significantly over the past year. The sector is struggling with a historically low capacity utilization rate, a 14% decline in turnover and an 18% decline in exports according to the 2023 annual figures of the sector federation essenscia. The advocacy […]
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Belgium – Covestro is set to revolutionize the production of polycarbonate copolymers with the launch of its factory at the Antwerp site.
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The Netehrlands – Dutch company Itero Technologies receives a €5 million grant to build a demonstration plant for chemically recycling mixed plastic waste, offering a potential solution to the ever-growing plastic pollution crisis.
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United Kingdom – Sunderland City Council’s Planning and Highways Committee has granted approval for the expansion plans of Tradebe Solvent Recycling, a chemical recycling plant located at the southern end of the Port of Sunderland in the Hendon ward.
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Germany – Südpack has acquired additional shares of Carboliq GmbH and appointed Dirk Hardow as Managing Director.
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Finland – Neste has concluded a series of industrial-scale processing runs at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland. The runs, conducted in the latter half of 2023, marked a pivotal moment for Neste, doubling its total processing of liquefied waste plastic to over 6,000 tons.
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Italy – Versalis, the chemical company under the Eni umbrella, has initiated the construction of a groundbreaking demonstration plant in Mantua, Italy.
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A special focus at European Industry and Energy Summit in Antwerp will be Recarb Europe. This programmed theme explores key issues such as future sources of carbon for the chemical industry as we move away from fossil sources.
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United Kingdom – ICIS, a global source of commodity intelligence, has launched a Pyrolysis Oil Pricing Index to help satisfy the increasing consumer demand for the pricing of chemical recycling outputs. ICIS is the first market player to provide this pricing index, which will be part of ICIS’ Mixed Plastic Waste and Pyrolysis Oil report.
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The Netherlands – LBC Tank Terminals and Shell Chemicals are working together to store oil produced by the pyrolysis of plastic waste in the Port of Rotterdam.
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