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Where does chemical recycling of plastics go from here?
As of 2024, in spite of growth in overall plastic recycling rates, over 70% of European plastic waste is either...
BASF to Reduce Operations at Alabama Facility, Impacting 80 Jobs
BASF will stop running various manufacturing lines at its McIntosh, Alabama plant by spring 2027. A chemical producer is cutting...
Trump Imposes Fresh 10% US Tariff On India In New Trade Move
The United States revealed fresh tariff slabs of 10 and 12.5% on numerous economies under its Section 301 on Thursday....
US hits dozens of trading partners with new wave of tariffs
The US has imposed new tariffs on 60 trading partners within the latest rise in the trade war reignited by...
Iraq, Syria ink deals with Qatar’s UCC, Chevron and TI Capital for cross-border oil pipeline to the Mediterranean
The governments of Iraq and Syria have signed a central government-to-government memorandum of understanding, alongside separate heads of settlement with...
Brazil Tariffs Threaten U.S. Chemical Reshoring Push, ACC Warns
The trade group says the 25% duty on Brazilian imports should increase prices across energy, plastics and production and push...
US delays preliminary decision on Chinese rubber chemical imports amid in-depth subsidy probe
The US Commerce Department has delayed its preliminary ruling on Chinese rubber chemical imports after a request from Lanxess, permitting...
Trump Grants Two-Year EPA Regulatory Relief for Certain Chemical Producers
The proclamation temporarily permits qualifying facilities serving semiconductor, medical device and defense supply chains to comply with pre-2024 EPA emissions...
Mitsubishi Chemical declares $20.3 million expansion in Berks County creating 42 jobs
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has declared that the Commonwealth has secured a $20.3 million investment from Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials...
Evonik to Invest $100 Million in Indiana API Production Site
The 5-year investment will modernize production equipment, enlarge automation and reinforce U.S.-based contract drug substance manufacturing at the company's Indiana...