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Argentina's recycled plastic content certification: how INTI-ECOPLAS turns recycled content into traceable records
The INTI-ECOPLAS protocol does not treat recycled content as a broad label. It turns the claim into a chain of evidence: minimum percentage, material origin, polymer type, lots, mass records and production documentation.
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Japan's chemical decarbonization roadmap: hydrogen, ammonia, CCUS and low-carbon feedstocks
Japan's chemical decarbonization pathway is not a single hydrogen story. It combines naphtha-cracker fuel switching, low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia policy, CCUS, plastic-to-oil recycling, bio-based inputs and alcohol-to-chemicals technologies.
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German Chemical Companies Localize in China: What BASF, Evonik, Covestro and WACKER Signal for Supply Chains
German chemical companies are strengthening local production, application development and supply-chain response in China. BASF, Evonik, Covestro and WACKER show how the pattern is changing.
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Japan’s Petrochemical Restructuring Accelerates: What Ethylene Consolidation Means for Supply Chains
Japan’s ethylene consolidation, petrochemical spin-offs and polyolefin integration point to a new supply structure for basic chemicals.