Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Prime Polymer Co., Ltd. has become the first company in Japan to commercially produce and ship biomass polypropylene (PP). Derived from bio-based hydrocarbons, this PP is certified as bio-based using the mass balance method in accordance with ISCC PLUS certification for plastic and chemical derivatives. Mitsui Chemicals received … Read more
LG Chem has signed a strategic partnership with Neste, a leading biodiesel producer based in Finland, to accelerate the production of eco-friendly resins from biomaterials. Neste is a leading company in the biodiesel field with its own proprietary process technology. 80% of this global company’s operating profit is generated from biofuels and eco-friendly products. Through … Read more
LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, and Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel from waste and residues, announced the first parallel production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene at a commercial scale. LyondellBasell production team in Wesseling, Germany shows off first batch of bio-polymer made … Read more