Sustainability

Many companies have a goal of becoming carbon neutral and focus on corporate sustainability goals has accelerated. The move to green energy, more-sustainable feedstocks, and a circular economy continues to be an ongoing process for many operations. 

 

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Siemens Digital Industries
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AI software helps chemical companies optimize operations to meet sustainability and profit goals.
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CP Notebook: Former Exxon Biosciences Chief Reveals Why Big Oil Is Betting on Carbon Capture
Zara Summers, now LanzaTech's CSO, explains how oil companies like Exxon are positioning themselves to profit from carbon storage while her current firm develops innovative solutions...
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Energy Technology: Chemical Industry Eyes Hydrogen, Nuclear and Geothermal to Fuel Decarbonization
With ambitious sustainability targets in sight, the chemical sector looks to hydrogen, modular nuclear and geothermal energy to transform production processes and reduce emissions...
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photobioreactor in laboratory for biofuel production
Chemical processing companies are well-positioned for a biomanufacturing revolution.

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Eastman Chemical Company
June 3, 2025
Eastman's molecular recycling technology processes 110,000 metric tons annually in Tennessee, with global expansion planned despite losing DOE funding for a Texas plant.
BASF SE
Ammonia production at Ludwigshafen site
May 14, 2025
The new grades are ISCC+ certified and available in bulk as direct substitutes for conventional ammonia.
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Plastic pellets for production, plastic polymer dye granules color green.
May 7, 2025
The expansion increases green ethylene output to 275,000 tons per year and supports annual CO₂ capture of 159,000 tons.
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a scoop with white powder closeup and a jar on gray background
May 7, 2025
Commercial-scale production of biobased surfactant is expected to begin in the second half of 2025.
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Compliance Rules Law Regulation Policy
March 11, 2025
EPA launches rulemaking to streamline chemical reviews, promising to protect health, while Congress looks to remove EPA restrictions on new chemicals and the EPA’s spending faces...
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Produced from polymer plastic pellet factory
March 10, 2025
The investment will support construction of Xycle’s advanced recycling facility in the Port of Rotterdam, with a capacity to process 21 kilotons of plastic waste annually.
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PET bottle caps
Feb. 25, 2025
Company expects to produce ‘hundreds of millions’ of caps annually at Reed City facility.
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acrylic acid, cosmetic bottle
Feb. 17, 2025
With an initial production capacity of 100 metric tons per year, LG Chem plans to accelerate production if demand for eco-friendly raw materials increases.