Tag: polyolefins
Borealis launches base chemicals range from recycled waste
Borealis has strengthened its EverMinds product offering with a new range of sustainable base chemicals.
The Borvida portfolio includes base chemicals and cracker products (such...
Braskem completes landmark propylene import
Polyolefins producer Braskem and Repauno Port & Rail Terminal have completed the first propylene import in more than a decade to the US East...
ADNOC and Borealis sign $6.2bn Borouge 4 deal
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis have signed a $6.2 billion strategic partnership to build the fourth Borouge facility – Borouge...
Demand for mixed polyolefin bale divides recyclers
Demand for mixed polyolefin bale is pushing chemical recyclers to seek out alternatives that avoid competing with the mechanical recycling chain, research by ICIS...
Borealis buys minority stake in Renasci to boost circularity
Chemicals firm Borealis has acquired a 10 per cent minority stake in Belgium-based Renasci to be able to jointly develop novel recycling systems.
As part...
Borealis buys entire output of Belgian plant’s chemically recycled feedstock
Borealis has signed an agreement with Renasci Oostende Recycling to acquire the entire chemically recycled feedstock output from its high-tech recycling centre in Oostende,...
South Korean PP producer starts new facility
South Korean resin producer Ulsan PP has started production at its 400,000-tonne facility, claimed to be one of the largest of its kind in...
Polyolefin range goes ‘beyond’ carbon neutral
A range of polyolefins made with feedstock derived entirely from waste and residue streams has been shown to “go beyond” carbon neutrality, according to...
Sustainable shrink film wins APR approval
A novel sustainable sleeve for plastics packaging developed by CCL Label has gained recognition from the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR).
CCL Label’s EcoFloat has...
Borealis to open chemical recycling unit in Sweden
Borealis plans to ramp up the production of more circular base chemicals and polyolefin-based products by opening a chemical recycling unit in Sweden.
A feasibility...