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Bio-based

Specialty chemicals

+5

🏭 The chicken or the egg

Jul 29, 2022

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9 min read

🏭 The chicken or the egg

Origin's carbon-negative carbon black and Dow's gas sweeting plans

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Semiconductors

+6

🏭 Demanding eco-toothbrushes

Jul 27, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 Demanding eco-toothbrushes

Solvay's hydrogen peroxide for semiconductors and Genomatica's bio-based caprolactam progress

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Polyurethanes

+4

🏭 More Canadian battery materials

Jul 20, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 More Canadian battery materials

Umicore's $1.5 billion battery materials site and Hexion's role in bio-based polyurethanes

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Renewable refining

+3

🏭 Methanolysis again

Jun 29, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 Methanolysis again

Eastman might molecularly recycle in Texas and Neste committed to Rotterdam

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Sustainable aviation fuel

+4

🏭 MTJ is the new MTG

Jun 22, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 MTJ is the new MTG

Exxon's methanol-to-jet technology and sustainable polyurethanes that start with Neste

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Enzymatic

+4

🏭 Microbes for everything

Jun 20, 2022

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7 min read

🏭 Microbes for everything

Genomatica and Unilever's surfactant plans and Ineos' intent to build a VAM plant

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Batteries

+3

🏭 Wheat waste

Jun 15, 2022

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6 min read

🏭 Wheat waste

Clariant's cellulosic ethanol and Albemarle's lithium carbonate

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Specialty chemicals

+4

🏭 Water bags

Jun 13, 2022

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6 min read

🏭 Water bags

Dow's water sachet recycling in Africa and Evonik's enzymatic emollient

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Specialty polymers

+2

🏭 More vaccines = more lipids

Jun 6, 2022

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7 min read

🏭 More vaccines = more lipids

Evonik's lipid expansion and DuPont's bio-based diol divestment

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Aromatics

+5

🏭 Making plastic clear

May 23, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 Making plastic clear

Miliken's polypropylene clarifier and Sumitomo exits the dye business

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Commodity polymers

+4

🏭 Palm epoxies only

May 20, 2022

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7 min read

🏭 Palm epoxies only

Technip Energies' bio-based epoxies and molecular recycling in Texas

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Specialty chemicals

+5

🏭 Electric acetylene

May 9, 2022

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6 min read

🏭 Electric acetylene

Danimer's degradable polymer coating and Orion's conductive materials

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Aromatics

+3

🏭 Making beer clear

May 6, 2022

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7 min read

🏭 Making beer clear

SK Capital's essential oil acquisition and Ashland's beer clarifier

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Specialty polymers

+5

🏭 Teslas Still Need Tires

Apr 29, 2022

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7 min read

🏭 Teslas Still Need Tires

PVDC + PET recycling progress and Origin's carbon black deal

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi
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