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Breakthrough in Green Solvent Technology: Dual Drivers of Bio-Based and Circular Solutions
1.Eastman Launches Ethyl Acetate “Circular Solution,” Targeting 30% of Product Sourced from Renewable Carbon by 2027 On November 20, 2025, Eastman Chemical announced a major strategic shift: integrating its global ethyl acetate business into its “Circular Solutions” divisi...Read more -
500,000 Ton/Year Polyether Polyol Project Settles in Songzi, Hubei
In July 2025, Songzi City, Hubei Province welcomed an important piece of news that will boost the upgrading of the regional chemical industry – a project with an annual output of 500,000 tons of polyether polyol series products officially signed a contract. The settlement of this project not only...Read more -
2025 Polyurethane Innovation Award Shortlist Announced, Bio-based Technology Takes Center Stage
Recently, the Center for Polyurethane Industry (CPI) under the American Chemistry Council (ACC) officially unveiled the shortlist for the 2025 Polyurethane Innovation Award. As a prestigious benchmark in the global polyurethane industry, this award has long been dedicated to recognizing groundbre...Read more -
PHA Biomass Manufacturing Technology: A Green Solution to Break the Plastic Pollution Dilemma
A Shanghai-based biotechnology company, in collaboration with Fudan University, the University of Oxford and other institutions, has achieved globally leading breakthroughs in the biomass manufacturing of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), overcoming the long-standing challenge of PHA mass production w...Read more -
Major Breakthrough in Propylene Production Technology: Precious Metal Atom Utilization Rate Nears 100%
Tianjin University Develops “Atomic Extraction” Technology, Cutting Propylene Catalyst Costs by 90% A research team led by Gong Jinlong from Tianjin University published an innovative achievement in the journal Science, developing a groundbreaking propylene catalyst technology that ne...Read more -
Chinese Team Discovers New Method for Biodegradable PU Plastics, Boosting Efficiency by Over 10 Times
A research team from the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (TIB, CAS) has achieved a major breakthrough in the biodegradation of polyurethane (PU) plastics. Core Technology The team resolved the crystal structure of a wild-type PU depolymerase, uncovering ...Read more -
Breakthrough and Innovation: The Advancement Path of Waterborne Polyurethane Coating Technology in 2025
In 2025, the coating industry is accelerating toward the dual goals of “green transformation” and “performance upgrading.” In high-end coating fields such as automotive and rail transit, waterborne coatings have evolved from “alternative options” to “main...Read more -
N-Nitroamine Technology Breakthrough: A High-Efficiency New Method Transforms Drug Synthesis
A cutting-edge scientific achievement in novel high-efficiency deamination technology, developed by a new materials company based in Heilongjiang, China, was officially published in the top international academic journal Nature in early November 2025. Hailed as a world-class advancement in drug s...Read more -
Accelerated Commercialization of Bio-based BDO Reshapes the 100-Billion-Yuan Polyurethane Raw Material Market
Recently, technological breakthroughs and capacity expansion of bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) have become one of the most notable trends in the global chemical industry. BDO is a key raw material for producing polyurethane (PU) elastomers, Spandex, and biodegradable plastic PBT, with its traditi...Read more -
Molecular Editing Technology Revolutionizes Century-Old Process, Aromatic Amine Direct Deamination Technology Triggers Industrial Chain Transformation
Core Breakthrough On October 28, the direct deamination functionalization technology for aromatic amines developed by Zhang Xiaheng’s team from the Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (HIAS, UCAS) was published in Nature. This technology solves t...Read more
