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12/12/2025

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08/22/2025

This week marked a pivotal moment in our transformation to a specialty and sustainable materials solutions provider, as we signed the Frame Agreement for our first commercial-scale dissolution facility in Zhangjiagang, China. This is a critical milestone in our strategy to accelerate a circular transformation in our industry.

Our dissolution demonstration facility in the Netherlands set the foundation for this agreement. This technology uses specialized solvents to extract polymers directly from complex end-of-life products without extensive pre-treatment. The result? High-quality recycled feedstock that seamlessly integrates into new applications.

At Trinseo, we believe every material challenge has a sustainable solution. This facility represents our commitment to transforming ideas into reality through cutting-edge innovation and environmental stewardship. Read more about our first advanced recycling scale-up.

03/19/2024

Join us for two sustainability sessions at the 2024 World Petrochemical Conference with NOVA Chemicals’ President and CEO, Roger Kearns on Wednesday, March 20, and Alan Schrob, NOVA's Director of Mechanical Recycling, on Tuesday, March 19. We look forward to seeing you there!

03/19/2024

ExxonMobil Baytown Area is hiring for our BTEC facility! We are looking for an operations service technician. If you or someone you know is a good fit for the role, go to https://jobs.exxonmobil.com/job-invite/77767/
or
jobs.exxonmobil.com

11/01/2023

October 30, 2023 -- LyondellBasell (NYSE:LYB), a leader in the chemical industry, today revealed its new brand identity aligned to its purpose, “creating solutions for everyday sustainable living.” The new brand includes a logo, tagline and visual identity and affirms the company’s new strate...

10/03/2023

NOVA Chemicals Announces Senior Leadership Changes to Accelerate Sustainability Ambitions

09/28/2023

📢Samsung Engineering has been received the NoA(Notice of Award) for a FEED(Front End Engineering Design) contract of a PDH(Propane Dehydrogenation), PP(Polypropylene), UTOS(Utilities & Offsite) plant from Alujain National Industrial Co.(LNIC) in Saudi Arabia. This project will take place at the Yanbu Industrial Complex in Medina Province, western Saudi Arabia.

✅Samsung Engineering created a solid business model through its successful implementation of linking FEED to EPC orders, therefore creating another success story for its ‘FEED to EPC’ strategy.

🔎 More about : https://www.samsungengineering.co.kr/en/newsroom/news/view?idx=15526¤tPageNo=1

09/07/2023

As uncertainty around the economic climate continues, ACC’s latest Chemical Manufacturing Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) findings are shedding light on the situation and outlook. The ESI provides important insight from chemical companies engaged in nearly every aspect of the manufacturing sect...

03/24/2023

■ SK Innovation leads a USD 139 million Series B-1 fundraising in Amogy, an ammonia-powered fuel cell system company ■ Other investors include Temasek, Korea Zinc, Aramco Ventures, AP Ventures, MOL…

03/24/2023

The William F. Bland Co. is celebrating the 60th anniversary of our weekly report, PetroChemical News (PCN). A lot has changed in the petrochemical industry in 60 years, but we continue to send our subscribers PCN each week, keeping them up to date with the latest in the industry.

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Your Source for Petrochemical News Since 1963. Published weekly since 1963 by the William F. Bland Co., PetroChemical News (PCN) is a four-page news report dedicated to the worldwide petrochemical industry. We cover new plants, expansions, mergers, technologies, renewable chemicals, chemical recycli...