Industrial Chemicals
The World's Most Ambitious Wood-To-Chemicals Facility
A new German chemicals facility represents one of the biggest attempts yet to replace fossil carbon with biomass on a truly industrial scale.
Plastics industry
Plastics industry
Recycled Feedstocks: Europe's Next Big Chemical Market
Will recycled feedstocks become not just about sustainability but the foundation of a revitalised trading market?
Plastics industry
Endless Recycling for Acrylic Plastics?
In the world of chemicals, turning waste into feedstock is where the most interesting markets begin.
Chemical Trade
War Shows Manufacturers the True Value of Recycled Polymers
Recycled feedstocks are gaining long-term strategic value as petrochemical supply chains are being disrupted by conflict in the Persian Gulf.
Industrial Chemicals
Europe vs America: Diverging Paths for Plastics in 2026
How raw material prices, manufacturing trends, global politics, and regional policy will impact the same industry differently on both sides of the pond.
Industrial Chemicals
The Four Forces Shaking Europe’s Chemical Industry
A look into the decline of Europe’s chemical industry advantage.
Plastics industry
Europe’s Plastics Recycling Industry Faces Crisis
How is the European recycled plastic market impacting chemical manufacturing and industrial feedstock trading?
Plastics industry
Self-Healing, Antimicrobial Plastics from Plants
3D printed polymer feedstocks can now be greener, cleaner, and self-repairing.