petrochemicals
Supply chain
Petroleum-based fibres are spiralling out of control as Zara, Calvin Klein, and other brands pay little regard to the harm they cause, the Changing Markets Foundation finds
27 September 2024
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7 min read
Climate change
Update to annual report calculates that decarbonisation of eight hardest-to-abate sectors requires £13.5tr of investment by 2050
28 November 2023
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5 min read
Investment
BloombergNEF report says investment in electrification and carbon capture and storage could slash emissions across the petrochemical industry
25 May 2022
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5 min read
Recycling
Clean Planet Energy is developing a facility designed to convert plastic waste into feedstock for plastic and low sulphur diesel production
09 May 2022
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2 min read
Technology
Dutch firm Avantium manufactures plant-based plastics from fructose, and is also exploring captured CO2 as a future feedstock for fossil-free materials
21 March 2022
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12 min read
Supply chain
Petrochemical firms such as ExxonMobil and Dow responsible for half of global single-use plastic waste, research finds
18 May 2021
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4 min read
Automotive
Dual boost for emerging hydrogen economy as key trade bodies launch new initiative and Hyundai and Ineos ink agreement to advance fuel cell technology development
24 November 2020
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5 min read
Energy
Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns
03 September 2020
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6 min read
Policy
Petrochemicals giant, which is majority owned by Saudi Arabia, unveils green targets as part of SDG-aligned sustainability roadmap
30 June 2019
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2 min read
Technology
Outcry over single-use plastics not enough to curb rocketing use of the material and rising CO2 emissions, IEA warns
05 October 2018
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3 min read
