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1. Clariant Unveils Titanium-Based Catalyst Solutions For More Sustainable Polyester Production 10/9/2025

   Clariant presents its new AddWorks titanium-based catalyst solutions for polyester polymerization at K 2025, the world's premier trade fair for plastics and rubber.

2. Novoloop And Shanghai Huide Science & Technology Announce Strategic Partnership To Scale Lifecycled TPU Production 10/9/2025

   Novoloop, a U.S. technology pioneer in circular innovation, today announced a strategic partnership with Shanghai Huide Science & Technology Co., Ltd. to scale the production of Novoloop’s Lifecycled thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

3. REPKON USA And Dyno Nobel Launch Joint Venture In Chemical Production 10/9/2025

   REPKON USA-Chemical Technologies, LLC (“REPKON USA”), a defense industry leader in the design and development of turn-key chemical manufacturing facilities, today announced the company has entered into a Joint Venture with Dyno Nobel, Inc., a subsidiary of Dyno Nobel Limited (“Dyno Nobel”).

4. NTPC Carbon Capture Project Achieves Key Milestone With Production Of First Drop Of Methanol Using Captured CO₂ 10/9/2025

   After operating successfully for two years, the pioneering carbon capture project at NTPC’s 500 MW coal-fired Unit-13 at the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in India has reached a major milestone when CO₂ captured from flue gas using Carbon Clean’s CaptureX semi-modular technology was used to produce the first drop of methanol.

5. NNA Polymers To Build 200,000-Metric-Ton-Per-Year Polyacrylamide Plant In Big Spring, Texas 10/8/2025

   NNA Polymers Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of specialty polymers, announced plans to build a 200,000-metric-ton-per-year polyacrylamide production facility in Big Spring, Texas. Startup is expected by late 2026.

6. How To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Ammonia Production 10/8/2025

   Ammonia is one of the most widely produced chemicals in the world, used mostly as fertilizer, but also for the production of some plastics, textiles, and other applications.

7. SONGWON Strengthens OPS Leadership With Major Investment In KSA 10/8/2025

   Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of polymer stabilizers, has announced a major new investment to establish a state-of-the-art OPS (One Pack Systems) production facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

8. Geno Announces New Partnership With Sojitz To Accelerate Commercialization Of World's First Plant-Based Nylon-6 10/7/2025

   Industrial biomanufacturing technology leader Genomatica ("Geno") today announced that it has entered into a new partnership with Sojitz Corporation ("Sojitz") to significantly accelerate the commercialization of plant-based nylon-6 based on Geno's underlying proprietary technology.

9. European Energy To Introduce Next Generation Of Green Methanol Technology 10/7/2025

   European Energy will begin integrating the next generation of bio-methanol into its portfolio of green fuels.

10. BASF Achieves Major Milestones At Zhanjiang Verbund Site: Butyl Acrylate Plant Start-Up And Mechanical Completion Of Cracker And Petrochemical Plants 10/6/2025

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