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May 14 2021

Production of natural and sustainable macrocyclic musk lactones from natural substrates

Conagen announced ealiers this year a breakthrough development in the commercial production of natural and sustainable macrocyclic musk lactones from natural substrates using its proprietary technology, further expanding its already extensive gamma-lactone portfolio....

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May 13 2021

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Symrise signed Revolving Credit Facility with sustainabiltiy component

Malte Hempel

The new facility comprises a volume of € 500 million and has a duration of 3 years. It represents one of the Group’s different financing instruments and will serve to finance additional strategic growth initiatives. It will replace the existing Revolving Credit Facility of € 300 million, which had been...

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May 12 2021

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Task force for more sustainable polymers

Malte Hempel

Croda, along with Unilever, Scott Bader, Crown Paints and Afton Chemical are the first to join the task force and commit to improving the sustainability of PLFs. The new task force, which is led by the Royal Society of Chemistry, will focus on driving innovation to improve end-of-life waste management,...

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May 05 2021

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Second life for plastics as biodegradable surfactants

Malte Hempel

Scientists at the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center led by Ames Laboratory, have discovered a chemical process that provides biodegradable, valuable chemicals, which are used as surfactants and detergents in a range of applications, from discarded plastics. The process has the potential to...

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May 03 2021

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Oxiteno reports performance results and sustainability report

Malte Hempel

Oxiteno has just published its 2020 Sustainability Report. The fully digital publication highlights the company’s core environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. Despite the challenging scenario caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company ended 2020 with net revenue of R$ 5.22 billion, its best performance in five years, and 22%...

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Apr 29 2021

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Renewable polypropylene for new Nivea packaging

Malte Hempel

Sabic announced that Beiersdorf will innovate the packaging of its ‘Nivea Naturally Good’ range of face creams using the certified renewable polymers. The bio-based polypropylene (PP) resin, part of the "Trucircle" portfolio, will be used for producing the jars of "Nivea Naturally Good" day and night face creams....

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Production of natural and sustainable macrocyclic musk lactones from natural substrates

Symrise signed Revolving Credit Facility with sustainabiltiy component

Task force for more sustainable polymers

Second life for plastics as biodegradable surfactants

Oxiteno reports performance results and sustainability report

Renewable polypropylene for new Nivea packaging

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