Press Releases

Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announces the launch of AskChemille.com, a digital assistant platform for advanced material selection. Chemille™ transforms how design engineers access data for material selection and improve product designs, and provides predictive insights and customized recommendations, enabling users to save time, reduce risk, and potentially lower development costs. Manufacturers gain a substantial competitive advantage

Clariant is proud to celebrate a significant milestone: 50 years of Exolit AP flame retardants protecting lives and property around the world. Based on advanced ammonium polyphosphate (APP) technology, these pioneering flame retardants have become the industry benchmark in a wide range of applications, including intumescent coatings, fire barrier sealing systems, thermoset composites for e-mobility battery housings and coatings, rigid polyisocyanurate (PIR) insulation foams and more. As Clari

Republic Services is challenging consumers this Earth Month to take action and recycle their plastic water bottles. The recycling rate for single-use water bottles is only 33%1, meaning that nearly 7 in 10 bottles never make it into a recycling bin. "There's a big misconception that plastic can't be recycled," said Pete Keller, vice president of recycling and sustainability at Republic Services. "In fact, we recycle 300 million pounds of plastic every year, an

This Earth Day (April 22), Cirba Solutions, the premier battery recycling materials and management company, invites consumers to participate in the global sustainability movement by recycling end-of-life batteries. This year's Earth Day theme, 'Our Power, Our Planet,' presented by EarthDay.org, highlights the future of clean energy. It serves as a timely reminder of the vital role batteries play in everyday lives and the importance of recycling them to leave a positive impact on t

Futamura Chemical introduces NatureSphere™, an innovative 100% natural cellulose material designed to seamlessly return to Earth's ecosystems. NatureSphere™ replaces conventional microplastics with forest-derived cellulose beads that biodegrade in Earth's ecosystems within weeks—not centuries like traditional plastics. These biodegradable beads, derived from sustainably managed forests, offer industry and consumers a guilt-free alternative to plastic microb

bp has safely loaded the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for export from its GTA Phase 1 project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. This follows flow of first gas from the project, announced earlier this year. This first cargo of LNG at GTA is the third upstream major project start-up of the year for bp. These are the first of 10 expected by the end of 2027, in line with bp’s strategy of growing its upstream oil and gas business. “This is the culminati

Vaquero Midstream, a natural gas gathering and processing midstream company operating in the Delaware Basin, closed on an expanded $400 million credit facility led by BOK Financial®. “This increased credit facility will support multiple system expansion projects that are planned for 2025 and 2026. The enhancements to Vaquero’s gathering and processing assets will be designed to continue to deliver reliability and optionality for existing and future customers,”

VLS Environmental Solutions has unveiled plans for an Alternative Engineered Fuel (AEF) waste processing facility in New Braunfels, Texas. This greenfield project advances the company's strategic expansion goals, strengthening its role as a leader in sustainable waste management and increasing its capacity to manage the increasing need for sustainable waste processing solutions from industrial partners. Strategically situated between Austin and San Antonio, the new facility is s

The Plastics Recycling Show Europe shattered records in Amsterdam with over 500 exhibitors, more than 75 expert speakers, and an all-time high of 13,325 attendees over the two days. “The positive vibe in the magnificent flagship Halls 1 & 5 of the RAI was absolutely tangible this year,” says Matt Barber, Global Events Director at Crain Communications. “Even though we knew going into PRS Europe that it has been a difficult time for some players in the plastics r

Cleanaway Waste Management Limited is pleased to announce the opening of its state-of-the-art Western Sydney Material Recovery Facility (MRF), in Rooty Hill today. In a leap forward for the recycling and circular economy capabilities of Sydney and NSW, Cleanaway’s MRF will house advanced optical sorting technology, having the capability for up to 99.5% purity across recovered recycled material. The new facility will improve the quality and increase the volume of resources reco

BASF Gastronomy has been using high-quality products from Werz Wurst-Fleisch-Convenience GmbH in its company canteens at the Ludwigshafen, Limburgerhof and Lampertheim sites and in all event venues for many years. As part of a cross-value chain cooperation with SÜDPACK, a leading supplier of high-performance packaging films, Werz is now implementing BASF’s sustainable polyamide Ultramid Ccycled  in meat and sausage packaging for the first time in the Horeca sector (hotel/resta

Cavendish Hydrogen is excited to announce the successful delivery of hydrogen fueling equipment to HTEC for their new station in Vancouver, BC. While HTEC already operates multiple hydrogen fueling stations in British Columbia, this marks the first collaboration with Cavendish Hydrogen as the equipment supplier. "As one of the most important markets for Cavendish Hydrogen, Canada remains a top priority in our expansion strategy, especially as we continue to strengthen our prese