
🏭 Photocatalysts are magic
Syzygy's photocatalyst demo, Holiferm's biosurfactant plans, and bisphenol A.

🏭 Throw some plasma on it
Evonik's plasma-induced CO2 reduction and Citroniq's ethanol-based polypropylene

🏭 Sulfuric acid is important too
PureCycle's European plant and sulfuric acid in the Czech Republic

🏭 Nitrogen or water electrolysis
SABIC's rights to nitrogen electrolysis and ADNOC's CO2 sequestration plans

🏭 Ethanol to propylene
Braskem's bio-based polypropylene and Solvay's rice husks for tires

🏭 Flare gas to methanol
M2X's flare gas to methanol plans and Borealis' molecular recycling acquisition

🏭 No crude no refinery
Mont Belvieu's newest fractionator and Russia's Lukoil sold its Italian refinery
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🏭 Coal-based-fertilizer
Coal gasification for fertilizers and Origin's tax-exempt bonds

🏭 December 2022: Round-Up
Shell's sulfur for lithium-ion batteries, ethanol and its connection to PET, and the far end of recycling.

🏭 Coal-based-clothing
Piedmont and Tesla's renegotiation and coal-based-MEG in China
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