Dow’s board of directors approves investment in zero-carbon ethylene plant
On December 8, Dow announced that its board of directors has made a final investment decision on the Path2Zero investment project located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. The investment will cre…
Rongsheng Petrochemical subsidiary Zhejiang Petrochemical’s polyether plant with an annual output of 380,000 tons produces qualified products
Recently, Zhejiang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Zhejiang Petrochemical”), a holding subsidiary of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the …
Xinjiang Tianyejian 15,000-ton succinic acid pilot plant has been completed
On November 27, 2023, the maleic anhydride aqueous catalytic hydrogenation method to produce succinic acid, jointly developed by the Shanxi Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and…
Trinseo opens PMMA depolymerization plant in Italy to support sustainable development of plastics value chain
Specialty materials solutions provider Trinseo is opening a new generation of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in the Italian town of Ro Depolymerization plants to help boost the potential of sustainabl…
Covestro will modernize its Dormagen plant to enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of TDI production
To further strengthen the sustainability and competitiveness of TDI (toluene diisocyanate) for flexible foam production in Europe, Covestro will invest mid- to high double-digit million euros by 2025 …
Ineos completes acquisition of Eastman’s US 600,000-ton acetic acid plant for US$500 million
On December 1, INEOS announced that it had completed the acquisition of Eastman’s Texas City production base, 600,000-ton acetic acid plant and all related third-party businesses from Eastman Chemical…
The market for plant fiber composite materials has broad development potential, but there are still many challenges in the industry.
Plant fiber is a polymer material composed of unique organic chemical components. Common plant fibers mainly include bamboo fiber, cellulose fiber, jute fiber, flax fiber, etc. Plant fiber composite m…
Plant essential oils have a wide range of applications and great potential for future market development.
Plant essential oils are aromatic substances extracted from the flowers, leaves, stems, roots, fruits, seeds or resins of herbal plants through distillation, pressing, cold soaking, etc. There are man…
The market demand for plant peptides continues to increase, and soy peptides have the largest market size
Plant peptides are peptides prepared from plants as raw materials through hydrolysis, separation and purification processes. They include wheat peptides, rice peptides, soybean peptides, corn peptides…