chemicals

As Nestle announces new plastics pledges, global chemicals, oil, and plastics giants unite to step up investment in circular economy research and development

The European Commission hasn't grasped the scale of the circular economy challenge, argues EEF's Sam Pentony

Three companies team up to develop waste plastics as a raw material for making fuels, chemicals and new plastics

EEF's Sam Pentony explores the challenges manufacturers face as they wait to see if a post-Brexit shake up of chemicals regulations and processes is on the way

Richard Northcote, chief sustainability officer at the chemicals giant, talks to BusinessGreen about oil alternatives and CO2 utilisation

Converting excess green electricity into hydrogen could help Sweden switch to 100 per cent renewables by 2040

Campaign group Changing Markets Foundation claims two viscose factories in Indonesia and India used by various UK fashion retailers are causing local air and water pollution

Plan to transfer REACH legislation into UK law is unworkable, warns Labour MP Kerry McCarthy

Two firms strike multi-year agreement to create plant-based caprolactam - a key ingredient in producing 100 per cent sustainable nylon

Trucost research suggests up to 150 per cent of profits in the electric utilities sector could be at risk from carbon pricing rollout