Olefins

BASF starts various petrochemical plants at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China

BASF has reached two significant milestones at its Zhanjiang Verbund site: the successful start-up of the butyl acrylate plant and the mechanical completion of the steam cracker and all integrated petrochemical plants.

Borouge, Siegwerk, and TPN Food Packaging launch fully recyclable mono-material packaging solution

GCR launches CICLICNXT®: A new benchmark in high-quality, industrial-scale PCR polyolefins

BASF Intermediates to produce amines at the Geismar site using 100% renewable electricity

BASF’s Intermediates division has announced that its standard grade amine portfolio will soon be produced by 100% renewable electricity credited to the Geismar, Louisiana Verbund site.

Shell Polymers, ISOFlex collaborate to produce ISCC PLUS certified circular polyethylene packaging

Shell Polymers and ISOFlex, a division of Sigma Plastics Group, have entered a commercial collaboration that enables the use of ISCC PLUS certified circular polyethylene for food-grade flexible packaging.

INEOS Styrolution marks milestone with first commercial delivery of recycled styrene monomer from Indaver

Coolbrook's pilot plant successfully cracks 100% plastic-waste-derived pyrolysis oil

Coolbrook has achieved a major breakthrough in circular plastics and materials by successfully cracking 100% plastic-waste-derived pyrolysis oil at its large-scale pilot facility using the RotoDynamic Reactor™ technology. 

MOL Petrochemicals conducts first circular feedstock test at its Tiszaújváros site in Hungary

MOL Group has achieved a significant milestone in its SHAPE TOMORROW Strategy by successfully completing its first ISCC PLUS-certified production run using circular feedstock at its MOL Petrochemicals site in Tiszaújváros, Hungary.

Borealis invests over €100 MM in Austria to expand polymer compounding capabilities

Borealis is strengthening its position as a reliable partner for sustainable, high-performance materials with a major investment at its production location in Schwechat, Austria. The new PP compounding line is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2026. 

ECI Group's technology selected for world's first commercial-scale, fossil-free LDPE facility

Vioneo has awarded a major contract to ECI Group. The project will deliver the world’s first low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant to operate using an entirely fossil-free feedstock.