Chemists develop a remarkably efficient method for converting polyethylene into liquid fuel

Chinese chemists have developed a remarkably efficient method for converting polyethylene into liquid fuel. It's scalability needs to be tested. Zheng Huang, an organic chemist at ...

Polyethylene terephthalate imports into EU for Jan-Apr rise 30% on year

EU imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) during the first four months of 2016 saw a sharp increase of 30% compared with January-April 2015, as per Eurostat data reported in Platt...

Naphtha crack in Asia rises to a two-week high, low western naphtha cargoes seen

Asia's naphtha crack edged up held firm at a two-week high of US$53.83/ton on Friday, as Western cargoes arriving in Asia were seen at low levels, as per Reuters. About 1 mln tons ...

Map Ta Phut Olefins sells 2 solvent-MX cargoes after plant restart

Thailand's Map Ta Phut Olefins Company has sold two July-loading solvent-MX cargoes of 2,000 mt each after restarting its aromatics plant earlier this week, as per sources in Platt...

Airbus designs 3D printed mini aircraft using polyamide

EU ethylene imports surge by over 200%, PE imports up 52% over first four months of 2016

EU imports of ethylene in the first four months of the year surged 235% compared with the first four months of 2015, according Eurostat data. Imports rose from 42,557 mt in January-Apr...

Aramid fiber fabric for high-visibility protective apparel

A new aramid fiber fabric suited for use in high-visibility protective apparel thanks to its extra-vivid coloring and resistance to fading has been introduced by Te...

Carbon fiber fabrics improve durability & strength of tennis paddles

The 2016 range of paddle tennis paddles featuring its top-of-the-line Spitfire TeXtreme®– manufactured using TeXtreme® carbon fiber fabrics has been l...

Lotte Group shelves plans to list Malaysian petrochemicals business amid widening investigations

Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest family-run conglomerate, has shelved plans to list its Malaysian petrochemicals business amid widening investigations at the parent, as p...

Startup develops process that uses wood, agricultural waste to make glycols

A Vancouver biochemical startup that developed a process that uses wood and agricultural waste instead of petrochemicals to make glycols, a basic building block for a wide range of pro...

Reifenhäuser sells 5 cast film lines in 2015 with Midex-HSD winder that can handle large reel diameters

Reifenhäuser, the German-based extrusion machinery specialist, said it sold five cast film lines last year, equipped with its new Midex-HSD winder model, for producing cast polypr...

Biology and 3D printing combined to create first reactor that can produce methanol from methane at room temp and pressure

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have combined biology and 3D printing to create the first reactor that can continuously produce methanol from methane at room temperat...

Jacobs awarded 3 year petrochemicals contract by Sahara

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.  has received a three year contract from Sahara Petrochemicals (Sahara) to provide general engineering services at Sahara’s Jubail Industrial C...

Breakthrough Technology Enables Recyclable Flexible Plastic Packaging

The Dow Chemical Company is introducing a new member of the recently launched RecycleReady™ Technology, which enables the recyclability of polyethylene-based barrier packaging as...

Kordestan Petrochemical Plant to produce 300,000 tpa of light polyethylene

Iran’s Kordestan Petrochemical Plant will produce 300,000 tpa of light polyethylene  once it comes on stream, said a senior official in a report. The plant’s physical ...

Astronomers announce discovery of the first chiral molecule in interstellar space

 Astronomers announced the discovery of the first chiral molecule in interstellar space this week at an American Astronomical Society meeting. Chirality is a quality of asymmetry....

Nano silver conductive inks for printed electronics

Clariant is opening up the sustainability and performance advantages of direct printing of high-conductivity electrical traces to new areas of the Electronics Manufacturing Industry th...

Solution for improving thermal performance, with very low levels of residual volatiles and easy processability

Polyscope, the world’s leading producer of styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymers, is expanding its XIRAN® heat booster range. Originally introduced to increase the high t...

Propylene market in Southeast Asia estimated to reach US$ 9.4 bln by 2020

Increasing demand from propylene derivative products will drive the Southeast Asia propylene market to reach US$9.4 bln by 2020, as per  IndustryARC, at a CAGR of 19.6% by 2020. T...

Global 1-Butene market worth US$4.21 bln by 2021

1-Butene is predominantly used in the production of polyethylene. It is used as a comonomer in a range of polyethylene applications such as flexible and rigid packaging. It is also use...