The chemicals industry: a barometer for clean energy transition
Outputs of chemicals in the U.S. are contracting and will continue to do so well into 2024. But there is hope – a rebound is projected for 2025. The top three opportunities from a...
The chemical industry’s sustainability ‘North Star’
The European chemical sector has been exceptionally resilient despite the significant economic uncertainty and supply chain disruptions after the pandemic. This resilience has helped mitigate the repercussions of global crises such as the conflict...
Transforming concrete from a carbon problem to a carbon solution
Demand grows apace for technologies that can reduce CO2 emissions and/or efficiently remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Proposed solutions for sequestering CO2 are plentiful, but there are serious issues around how to verify these...
Enzymatic Recycling: could revolutionary enzyme ease PET packaging pressure?
A consortium of UK universities has been awarded £11.2 million to develop enzymatic recycling and help reduce plastic pollution, with a particular focus on low-energy and low-carbon solutions.
Steve Brownett-Gale, of pharmaceutical packagers, Origin, explains,...
‘Overwhelming enthusiasm’ for green utility provision in petrochemicals
A new report and survey into utility provision in the petrochemical industry has identified overwhelming enthusiasm for sustainable practices, with almost all process engineers surveyed stating they would pay substantially more for greener equipment.
For...