Collaborating on chemical recycling offers the chemical industry in the Netherlands and Germany good opportunities to become more sustainable and to increase competitiveness on the world market.

The European Green Deal (EGD) is a mega-project to ensure that the EU is "zero-carbon" by 2050, but also usher in the recovery of the EU economy post-COVID-19. However, there is also criticism.

Total Corbion PLA, a 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion, announces its intention to build its second PLA plant with a capacity ramping up to 100,000 tons per annum. This expansion would make Total Corbion PLA the global market leader in PLA, firmly positioned to cater for the rapidly growing demand for Luminy® PLA resins. The new plant is planned to be located on a Total site in Grandpuits, France and to be operational in 2024.