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Commodity polymers

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

Petroleum-based

+5

🏭 Dow's big recycling day

Jul 25, 2022

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9 min read

🏭 Dow's big recycling day

Dow Chemical's three recycling agreements and Baystar's brand new ethane cracker

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Aromatics

+6

🏭 The pineapple protector

Jul 22, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 The pineapple protector

BASF's UV stabilizer, it's unique application, and building a PET plant

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

Adsorbents

+6

🏭 All kinds of MDI

Jul 18, 2022

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7 min read

🏭 All kinds of MDI

Huntsman's new MDI splitter and BASF's pyrolysis oil cleaners

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Specialty chemicals

+6

🏭 Killing viruses, and plastic

Jul 15, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 Killing viruses, and plastic

UV-C disinfection, Solvay's light stabilizer, Clariant's catalyst, and a biodegradable polymer

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Brine-based

+4

🏭 Don't ship chlorine

Jul 8, 2022

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7 min read

🏭 Don't ship chlorine

More chlor-alkali is coming to India and reducing Nylon's emissions with hydrogen

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

Adsorbents

+6

🏭 Purifying green H2

Jun 27, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 Purifying green H2

Shell & BASF on green H2 and PTT Chemical's mechanical recycling plans

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

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

+4

🏭 Motor Oil 2.0

Jun 8, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 Motor Oil 2.0

CP Chem's LAO plans and Repsol's new UHMW-PE plans

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Batteries

+4

🏭 Fancy salts

Jun 3, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 Fancy salts

Arkema's battery salt and KBR's molecular recycling investment

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Specialty polymers

+3

🏭 Dutch State Mines

Jun 1, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 Dutch State Mines

Royal DSM's $4B divestment and BASF's water-blown polyurethanes

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Catalysts

+4

🏭 Fat BHETs

May 27, 2022

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7 min read

🏭 Fat BHETs

Wacker's silicone rubber expansions and depolymerizing PET to BHET

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

Renewable refining

+3

🏭 Chlorine, CO2, same thing

May 13, 2022

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8 min read

🏭 Chlorine, CO2, same thing

LG Chem's CO2 electrolyzer and Phillips 66's renewable refinery

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Batteries

+4

🏭 More CAM coming

May 4, 2022

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7 min read

🏭 More CAM coming

Umicore's cathode materials deal and Domo's polyamide 6 plans

Darius Mortazavi
Darius Mortazavi

Specialty chemicals

+4

🏭 Green chlor-alkali?

May 2, 2022

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6 min read

🏭 Green chlor-alkali?

Olin's green H2 interest and BASF & Sinopec's expansion plan

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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