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...The European Union has adopted a goal to cut plastic by targeting bags and coffee cups....
...New EU rules on the use and recycling of plastic packaging; bans on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’; increased obligations to monitor supply chains (were forests destroyed to make that palm oil?)...
...Fluoropolymers, the hard plastic type of PFAS, are viewed by many chip and chemical executives as the most challenging to substitute....
...“I don’t think Germany will be manufacturing basic chemicals, plastics and ammonia in 2035. Maybe it just makes more sense to produce them in Saudi Arabia, where energy is cheaper.”...
...The investors, who also want companies to phase out hazardous chemicals used in plastics, plan to establish targets for each company, following up with letters and calls....
...The chemicals produced by the industry go into products from perfumes to toothpaste and detergents. In 2020, it was worth €39bn globally, according to the most recent available data from Euromonitor....
...And two, that yes, that will make life easier for some industries like food and drink or chemicals or cars, etc....
...Underscoring that calculation, BASF, the German chemicals giant, this week announced it will shrink its European footprint shortly after opening the first part of its new €10bn plastics engineering facility...
...Now it has an office in Bentonville and works with Walmart on issues such as eliminating toxic chemicals and improving fertiliser efficiency. (The Walton family is a donor.)...
...Somewhat strangely, a version of the article archived on October 3 says Zhao is “co-founder and CTO of DeNexus Inc.”, while one archived two days later says “founder of Atomic Vaults”....
...Thomas Prayer, co-author of the paper, described the decline as “remarkable” and said that the UK seemed to have stopped selling a lot of products to smaller countries in the EU....
...These items are made of special plastics called fluoropolymers and are indispensable to the handling of corrosive chemicals and ultrapurified water that flows in all chip manufacturing facilities and chipmaking...
...Navigator, the sector’s other big player, is also focusing on alternatives to fossil-based fuels, chemicals and plastics....
...The chemical and food industries are the two heaviest users of the fuel....
...Manufacturers lobby to weaken UN global plastics treaty proposal The draft resolution was aimed at tackling pollution through the entire plastics supply chain, from chemical production to disposal....
...Mitsubishi Chemical, Mitsui Chemicals and Hitachi Chemicals are also expanding their manufacturing presence in Taiwan....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on February 1 2022. ©2022 Nikkei Inc....
...Loop, which says it can recycle plastic that would otherwise be rubbish such as “plastic bottles and packaging, carpets and polyester textiles of any colour, transparency or condition and even ocean plastics...
...“But in the Brazilian case, much of the premature deindustrialisation comes from activity of greater technological intensity, like machinery and equipment, chemicals, petrochemicals and the automobile industry...
...However, the former commodities trader has a considerable task on his hands if he is to convince politicians, unions and lenders of his credibility....
...The uniform size and orderly positions of the holes allow a uniform flow of ions and a uniform chemical reaction....
...But given its production of plastics and the inherently polluting nature of its operations, environmental activists accuse Ineos of “greenwashing” through sports....
...Making waves: Ineos in sport £60bn In annual turnover for the Ineos group, which makes everything from plastics to paints and medicines 60% Owned by Jim Ratcliffe, who co-founded the petrochemical group...
...She has faced a steady stream of complex deals as the consolidation trend gathers pace in areas such as agri-chemicals, semi-conductors and railways — more than €1.7tn in deals have been announced worldwide...
...The risk is that the industries Germany excels at, such as machine building and chemicals, could see the same kind of disruption that ravaged sectors such as music and media, as digital technology overtakes...
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