Ltd., based in Fukuyama in the prefecture of Hiroshima. The company is pioneering a method for converting plastic waste into crude oil using catalysts. “A core purpose of this technology is to ...

But deep divisions remained between a group of nearly 100 "high ambition" countries calling for plastic to be phased out and oil-producing ... try and reduce plastic waste by increasing efforts ...

ASEAN has become an attractive destination for petrochemical expansion and plastic waste exports, given its proximity to ...

It’s made from a renewable resource, which means it has a big leg up—both politically and environmentally—on conventional plastic packaging, which uses an estimated 200,000 barrels of oil a ...

Finnish environmental services firm acquires full ownership of chemical recycling plant in that nation. Lamor says the plastic scrap-to-oil line in Porvoo, Finland, will be able to recycle about ...

For years, local governments and manufacturers have relied on recycling as the answer to keep plastic waste from accumulating ... resulting in the production of liquid oil, fuel source gases ...

Lummus Technology, LLC provided the funding for research on plastic waste pyrolysis oils at UT Arlington ... resulting in the production of liquid oil, fuel source gases such as methane, propane ...

Since 2018, the fossil-fuel and plastics industries have faced two harsh realities: Oil is being phased out in favor of clean, renewable energy, and plastic waste can no longer be exported to ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean ... 2 The fossil fuel industry plans to increase plastic production by 40% over the next decade. These oil ...