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CO2-based carbonates that are used in lithium-ion batteries, an agreement between a seed designer and a potential SAF producer, and a new plastic sorting plant.
Avantium's CO2-based route to a biodegradable polymer, Exxon's lithium carbonate offtake agreement with LG Chem, and making phosphorus in Japan.
Nylon 6,6 from muconic acid, Vulcan Energy’s geothermal lithium hydroxide plant, and Shell’s new pyrolysis pre-treatment unit.
Covestro's board approved ADNOC's takeover, Clariant is recycling airplane deicing fluids, and Citroniq's corn-to-polypropylene plans.
Better caustic soda, making use of lithium in the Smackover, and trying to commercialize cleaner iron.
Solugen's new funding, Ambercycle's latest deal, petrochemical problems in Australia.
Trillium's bio-based acrylonitrile, Covestro's investment in BioBTX, and Oxy's DLE deal.
Fulcrum Bioenergy’s demise, DuPont is splitting into pieces, and a standalone ethylene-to-alky unit.
A new PO process, recycling PVC, making CO2 free cement, and converting naphtha into ethane and propane.
A bio-based 1,3 propanediol expansion, less BASF in Ludwigshafen, Equinor bought into Standard Lithium, Ashland is selling its nutraceutical biz.
Origin's cap business, SK Geocentric’s better PLA process, Ex-Solvay and Orbia broke ground, and Potassium formate from CO2.
