August 2, 2021-Lotte Chemical, a large Korean chemical company, uses BASF's Irgastab® (a non-discoloring plastic processing stabilizer) to produce medical polypropylene (PP). With the global new crown vaccination work in full swing, the demand for syringes has also increased exponentially, and medical grade polypropylene (PP) is the raw material for manufacturing syringes.
In June of this year, Carbios, L'Oréal, Nestlé, Pepsi and Suntory jointly announced that they have successfully produced the world's first food-grade PET plastic bottle using waste plastic as a raw material by using Carbios' enzymatic PET recycling technology.
At 16:30 on August 18, Liaoyang Petrochemical’s new 300,000-ton/year high-performance polypropylene plant was successfully started up and produced qualified products, marking the plant’s formal entry into the production and operation stage.
1-Octene is an important linear olefin, often used as a polyethylene comonomer and as a raw material for the production of plasticizers, surfactants and synthetic lubricants. 1-octene is used as a comonomer to produce polyethylene with excellent performance and high added value.