Sekisui Chemical Receives First Order for CO2-to-CO Reactor System

Sekisui Chemical has received an order from Nippon Coke & Engineering for a small-scale test reactor system based on its chemical looping technology, which converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide.…

Braskem marks 16 years of renewable ethylene production at Triunfo plant

Braskem’s renewable ethylene plant at the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex in southern Brazil has reached 16 years of operation since 2010, with more than 4.6 million tons of CO2 removed by…

Covestro and puren certify purenit production with bio-circular MDI binder

puren has certified its entire purenit® production to the ISCC PLUS standard after commissioning a new production line at its Obermarchtal site. The certification enables puren to use Covestro’s Desmodur®…

Sumitomo Chemical Develops Ultra-Low Refractive Index Optical Thin Film Coating

Sumitomo Chemical has developed a coating solution that forms transparent thin films with a refractive index of 1.06 at 550 nm, one of the world’s lowest levels for practical applications.…

Covestro launches lower-footprint pMDI grade for European insulation producers

Covestro is introducing Desmodur ClimateValue (CV), a pMDI grade with about 25 percent reduction in product carbon footprint versus comparable standard Desmodur grades used for insulation applications. The footprint reduction,…

Birla Carbon raises Asia Specialty Materials prices by up to 15%

Birla Carbon has announced a price increase of up to 15% for its Specialty Materials products in Asia, effective October 1, 2026. The company cites significant and sustained increases in…

Braskem supplies bio-based polyethylene for Innovak’s circular mattress line

Braskem is supplying its I’m green bio-based polyethylene, made from sugarcane, for Innovak’s ELO+ circular mattress line, which uses ZeeFlex expanded polyethylene technology to replace part of the polyurethane foam.…