R-PET Market Analysis: Industry Market Size Copyright © ChemAnalyst - 2020 | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy Another plastic recycling plant is facing closure: Late last week packaging manufacturer Cedo announced that its subsidiary Cedo Recycling in Geleen in the Netherlands would be closed down gradually starting later this year The company justified the decision with "ongoing market challenges rising operational costs and increasing regulatory pressures" which had adversely impacted the site's long-term viability Discussions with employee representatives are to take place in the coming weeks and the trade unions that may be affected had also been informed and invited for consultation "A final decision will therefore be made at a later stage Cedo is committed to a responsible transition and supporting its employees throughout the process," the company said in a press release decisive action is essential," said Ton Emans Cedo's recycling and procurement director and president of the PRE (Plastics Recyclers Europe) industry association with a view to the difficult situation facing the wider industry "We urge EU policymakers to take a fast and strong political stance introducing effective import controls and enforcing existing legislation including the restriction of importing materials which do not meet equivalent EU sustainability and safety standards These measures are crucial for the plastic recycling industry’s survival which has already invested €5bn between 2020 and 2023 just to meet mandatory targets," Mr Emans added Cedo stresses that despite these challenges, it remains dedicated to sustainability and would "continue its efforts to recycle in other locations in Europe in any case". The company acquired the Vietnamese plastics recycler Vinatic and the Lithuanian polyethylene recycler Plasta Group last year Cedo Recycling has the capacity to process over 80,000 tonnes of flexible packaging waste into regranulate every year at the site in Geleen which has been in operation for over 40 years The input material is sourced primarily from household collections in the Netherlands as well as from two regions in neighbouring countries The recycled plastic is then used to produce bin liners at Cedo group sites in Poland and the UK Cedo becomes only the latest in the series of European plastics recycling businesses to enter insolvency or to shutter some or even all of their operations the former owner of Dutch LDPE recycler Daly Plastics reported on LinkedIn that four out of five of the company's LDPE recycling lines at the site had been shut down and 35 employees laid off Daly Plastics was taken over by the Repeats group in 2022 Last year, several Dutch plastics recyclers filed for bankruptcy. These included the PET recyclers Umincorp (Urban Mining Corp Operations BV) and Ioniqa the companies Stiphout Recycling and Ecocircle and the PVC recyclers TRH Emmen and Vinylrecycling Customer Service+49 7224 9397-701servicenoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.de Editorial Team+49 7224 9397-0recyclingnoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.com Get the latest news about developments and trends in the industry sent to you once a week free of charge by newsletter Sign up for our newsletter We use cookies and external services on our website others enhance your user experience or help us improve this website You can change your privacy settings any time by clicking privacy policy Necessary cookies are required for the correct functioning of the website Content from video and social media platforms is blocked by default. If access to these services is accepted, separate consent is no longer required when using them. You can find more information on the individual external services in our privacy policy Borealis, a provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announced today that it has acquired DEXPlastomers in Geleen, The Netherlands, from DSM Nederland and ExxonMobil Benelux Holdings. Until today, DEXPlastomers was a 50/50 joint venture ultimately owned by Royal DSM and ExxonMobil Chemical Company. The site is located in the Chemelot industrial park, 50 kilometres away from the nearest Borealis site in Beringen, Belgium. Borealis has started the integration of the new site and its activities, a process in which safety and business continuity are key, to ensure continued punctual supply to customers. Are you ready to elevate your pharmaceutical operations? Download our exclusive whitepaper and discover how compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is essential for the safety and integrity of pharmaceuticals. CHEManager Spotlight is an exclusive event tailored for practitioners and decision-makers in the chemical industry. This part of our event series delves into the latest trends and innovations in logistics to streamline your operations and drive efficiency. Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) subsidiary SABIC Limburg BV has undertaken a 3-month turnaround of its petrochemical operations at the Chemelot industrial park in Geleen, the Netherlands, after which one of the operator’s two naphtha crackers will remain permanently shuttered. Initiated on Apr. 12-13 and scheduled to run until mid-July, the major sitewide maintenance event—executed every 6 years—will include the decommissioning and permanent closure of Geleen’s Olefins 3 naphtha cracker, as well as works at five other unidentified units at the complex, SABIC Limburg said. The operator confirmed its Olefins 4 at Geleen will continue to operate normally throughout the turnaround and remain operable thereafter. Works to be carried out during this year’s multi-million turnaround—including closure of the Olefins 3 cracker—come as part of SABIC’s strategic reorientation of the Geleen site based on the operator’s careful evaluation of market conditions, the company said. In addition to enabling SABIC to prepare the Geleen operations for future success in a competitive market, the unspecified projects align with the company’s strategies of optimizing its product portfolio, improving overall site efficiency, and investing in sustainable, core assets to achieve carbon neutrality of its operations by 2050, SABIC Limburg said. "These changes mark an important step in SABIC's commitment to a more sustainable future and adaptation to changing market conditions. [Our Geleen site] remains committed to efficiency improvements and initiatives that support our [carbon] neutrality and circularity goals,” said John Bruijnooge, general manager for SABIC Limburg at Geleen. Neither SABIC Limburg nor its parent company confirmed specific production capacities of units at the Geleen site, but data from the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA)—which represents downstream hydrocarbon operators based in the Arabian Gulf—estimates ethylene capacities of the Olefins 3 and 4 crackers at 550,000 tpy and 675,000 tpy, respectively. Alongside its two naphtha crackers, SABIC Limburg’s Geleen operations also include downstream plants for production of high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, benzene, butadiene, and ethyl tertiary butyl ether, according to the SABIC subsidiary’s website. The company said an essential part of its strategy for Geleen is ongoing development of SABIC Plastic Energy Advanced Recycling BV (SPEAR), a joint venture of SABIC and Plastic Energy Ltd. formed in January 2021 to operate a new advanced recycling unit at the site designed to further the circular economy via upscaling production of certified circular polymers derived from used plastic. Scheduled for startup by yearend 2024, SPEAR’s advanced recycling unit at Geleen will be equipped to process 20,000 tonnes/year (tpy) of plastic waste into circular polymers originating from sustainable materials that have been recycled, repurposed, and manufactured in a way that conserves the planet’s natural resources, while also acting as a drop-in solution. SPEAR’s plant will be outfitted with Plastic Energy’s advanced recycling technology to convert low-quality, mixed, and used plastic—otherwise destined for incineration or landfill—into a liquid called TACOIL that SABIC will subsequently use in its production process as an alternative to traditional fossil materials to create new, circular polymers, Plastic Energy said in October 2021. Robert Brelsford joined Oil & Gas Journal in October 2013 as downstream technology editor after 8 years as a crude oil price and news reporter on spot crude transactions at the US Gulf Coast, West Coast, Canadian, and Latin American markets. He holds a BA (2000) in English from Rice University and an MS (2003) in education and social policy from Northwestern University. spotted the boy as he was playing at a playground in Kerkrade abducted him and took him to his flat in Geleen smothered him and dumped his body at a nearby location M was also convicted for the sexual abuse of a 17-year-old in 2019 and for disseminating child pornography  According to the Pieter Baan Centre for the psychiatric assessment of criminals M has a raft of mental problems and is a pedophile was delayed for two years because M kept giving different versions of what happened including his use of various drugs on the day The public prosecutor said M deliberately set out to abduct Gino Images were shown in court of M’s car following Gino who was on his scooter M gave the boy xtc and an erection pill and smothered him with a cushion after the abuse He wrapped the body in bin bags and left it at a nearby burnt-out building Two of Gino’s sisters made impact statements at the trial saying “his chances are up” and “I see you as a monster The family said they were happy with the demand particularly the compulsory stay at the psychiatric clinic following the 28-year detention “The family wanted him to get life but the OM explained that this may lead to a pardon. This sentence means he will remain locked up for as long as possible,” a lawyer for the family told broadcaster NOS Sentencing will take place at the end of November We could not provide the Dutch News service without the generous support of our readers Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day Many thanks to everyone who has donated to DutchNews.nl in recent days We could not provide this service without you Please help us making DutchNews.nl a better read by taking part in a short survey The City Council of Sittard-Geleen has adopted a new environmental vision This is the vision of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen on the future of the physical living environment which covers themes such as housing The vision provides direction and anticipates future developments The objective is to ensure a pleasant and future-proof environment and organisations co-create and contribute to a resilient Sittard-Geleen The council proposed several amendments to the proposed text The amendments will be processed in the final version of the environmental vision the vision will be available online via the Environmental Desk (Omgevingsloket) The municipality of Sittard-Geleen is growing and changing and the environment play a major role in this The environmental vision combines these themes and shows how the municipality can achieve a sustainable and balanced development The vision indicates the future steps of the municipality and is also an invitation to others in society to co-create city and village together The principles of the environmental vision are in line with the Future Vision 2030 which was generated with the input of society The environmental vision is a framework for plans and initiatives in the municipality The choices in the vision ensure a balance between social With dedicated development perspectives for different areas in the municipality such as the city centres of Sittard and Geleen The goal is to create room for development while existing qualities are protected and organisations were closely involved in creating the environmental vision The municipality engaged in conversations and gathered input and insights in various phases a 'Photo of the Living Environment' was made mapping out the current situation and trends This was followed by a draft version and design vision which was presented to residents and other stakeholders for further feedback The environmental vision is not a static document but will be updated regularly the goals and ambitions will be translated into implementation programmes Progress will be closely monitored so that the municipality can make timely adjustments Sittard-Geleen will continue to develop into a strong and future-proof municipality The court in Maastricht will start the four-day criminal trial on Monday against 24-year-old Donny M., who is accused of murdering 9-year-old Gino van der Straeten, among other things. The boy disappeared on 1 June 2022 while playing outside in Kerkrade where he was staying with his older sister The case caused much horror and indignation The investigation took a long time, partly because M. gave conflicting statements during police interrogations about what exactly happened. Behavioral experts have determined that the man suffers from various disorders The Public Prosecution Service (OM) also suspects M. of possessing and distributing child pornography and of committing indecent acts with an incapacitated person in 2019 the court will discuss the case with the suspect his personal circumstances will be discussed and victim statements will be presented the public prosecutors will explain their view of the case and demand a sentence M.’s lawyer will speak and the suspect will have the last word The public can follow the trial on screens in a community center elsewhere in Maastricht I previously have written about how to creatively connect toys with philately A handful of countries have issued stamps showing the popular toy and I have a small collection of the ones issued so far An article in the July bulletin of the Royal Dutch Association of Philatelic Societies (KNPF) reported that a stamp group in the Netherlands is partnering with a regional community of Lego enthusiasts to host BricksPhil 2021 This event featuring both stamp and Lego displays will take place Sept a city in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands The sponsoring groups are De Philatelist Geleen and Dutchbricks The stamp club even created four personalized postage stamps showing Lego items and two postmarks for the show Collectors interested in more information on the event can visit the De Philatelist Geleen website or email bricksphil21@gmail.com I think the joint concept of BricksPhil 2021 should work well Lots of families attend fan-held Lego events around the world and it could provide that little spark for attendees to get interested in something new to collect Connect with Linn’s Stamp News:  World Stamps Lonza Geleen plant will support the manufacturing of 300 million doses of Moderna’s booster Covid-19 variant vaccine yearly Moderna has signed a new agreement with Lonza to create a new production line at the latter’s Geleen facility in the Netherlands which will support drug substance production for its international supply chain The new production line at the Geleen site will aid in the manufacturing of an additional 300 million doses of Moderna’s updated booster Covid-19 variant vaccine candidate yearly at a 50µg dose on obtaining authorisation In May last year, the companies entered a ten-year strategic partnership agreement to facilitate the production of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine and additional products in the future Lonza established three production lines at its Visp facility in Switzerland and one at the Portsmouth plant in the US Lonza and Moderna signed a new agreement to add three more production lines at the Visp plant Apart from the earlier drug substance production alliance with ROVI in Granada Moderna anticipates delivering nearly 600 million 50µg vaccine doses a year from production in the EU Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis The drug substance lines in the EU are anticipated to be ready before this year-end Moderna chief technical operations and quality officer Juan Andres said: “This additional production will help us continue to scale up our production as we continue to develop best-in-class variant boosters so we can help end this pandemic as fast as possible.” Moderna and UNICEF have entered a long-term agreement to supply 34 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine on behalf of the COVAX Facility This deal is part of the agreement signed with Gavi to deliver up to 500 million doses of the vaccine to help low- and middle-income countries fight the pandemic The 34 million doses of the vaccine are set to be supplied in the fourth quarter of this year while the remaining 466 million doses will be delivered next year Sinovac Biotech’s inactivated Covid-19 vaccine CoronaVac has received approval for emergency use under the World Health Organization Emergency Use Listing procedure Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) chemicals and refining companies in the world today announced the successful completion of a transaction making each company a 50 / 50 partner in Quality Circular Polymers (QCP) a premium plastics recycling company in Sittard-Geleen "Partnering with SUEZ allows us to contribute to the circular economy in a way that no plastics company has before," said LyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel we have seen increased demand for recycled and reused plastics we have combined our respective expertise with SUEZ to create an innovative system that can be scaled as the circular economy grows." "The circular economy will increasingly develop into a critical part of the plastic value chain we will bear in mind the economics of operating our businesses must be balanced with environmental awareness," said SUEZ CEO Jean-Louis Chaussade "As we move towards becoming value players in the circular economy we will continue to seek opportunities for future growth." The joint business will leverage the two partners' strengths SUEZ will utilize its leading-edge technology solutions to improve the identification separation and preparation of materials to be used as feedstock at QCP LyondellBasell will apply its long-standing leadership in innovative plastic production technology vast experience in product development and deep knowledge of important end markets such as consumer goods The QCP plant located in Sittard-Geleen will transform used plastic material into virgin-replacement quality PE and PP materials The plant is capable of converting consumer waste into 25,000 tons of polypropylene (PP) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with an objective of 35,000 tons later in 2018 and 100,000 tons by 2020 The production capacity of the plant will address a growing need for improving the sustainability profile of high-quality plastics in Europe LyondellBasell will add QCP's recycled products to its range of existing PE and PP materials to help meet increasing customer demand and in line with the EU's Plastics Strategy Plastics recycling is also a key market for SUEZ which operates nine dedicated facilities in Europe SUEZ processed 400,000 tons of plastic waste and produced 150,000 tons of new plastic resources The company has set an objective of increasing its processing capacity by 50 percent to 600,000 tons in 2020 About SUEZWith 90,000 people on the five continents SUEZ is a world leader in smart and sustainable resource management We provide water and waste management solutions that enable cities and industries optimize their resource management and strengthen their environmental and economic performances To meet increasing demands to overcome resource quality and scarcity challenges SUEZ is fully engaged in the resource revolution With the full potential of digital technologies and innovative solutions the Group recovers 17 million tons of waste a year produces 3.9 million tons of secondary raw materials and 7 TWh of local renewable energy delivering wastewater treatment services to 58 million people and reusing 882 million cubic meters of wastewater SUEZ generated total revenues of 15.9 billion euros in 2017 © LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V The downturn in petrochemicals continues to hit Europe hard as two of the continent’s largest petrochemical makers—ExxonMobil and Sabic—disclosed their intention to shutter ethylene plants Europe has borne the brunt of the downturn because of the region’s high cost of production Especially high energy prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have exacerbated Europe’s competitiveness problems ExxonMobil says it plans to close its ethylene cracker and derivatives units at its Gravenchon site in Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine The closure includes an ethylene steam cracker with 400,000 metric tons of annual capacity as well as downstream polyethylene and polypropylene plants The complex has lost more than $530 million since 2018 “Despite efforts to reduce costs and improve the site’s economics it is not competitive,” the company says in a statement ACS’s Basic Package keeps you connected with C&EN and ACS $80 Regular Members & Society Affiliates ACS’s Standard Package lets you stay up to date with C&EN ACS’s Premium Package gives you full access to C&EN and everything the ACS Community has to offer The downturn in petrochemicals continues to hit Europe hard A buildup in ethylene capacity globally, primarily the US and China, has caused profits to drop. Europe has borne the brunt of the downturn because of the region’s high cost of production. Especially high energy prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have exacerbated Europe’s competitiveness problems high operating costs in Europe and higher energy prices make it uncompetitive.” It plans to fully decommission the equipment and remediate the site ExxonMobil’s Esso Gravenchon refinery nearby It is taking down six units at its plant in Geleen The firm doesn’t plan on restarting its Olefins 3 cracker at the site and will disconnect it from the facility The company will restart its Olefins 4 cracker the company spent about $150 million to modernize that plant so that it could compete with newer plants vice president of olefins and derivatives for Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS The Sabic and ExxonMobil facilities facing closure are relatively expensive to run “We expect more shutdowns due to the overbuild over the last 4–5 years and then more to come in 2027 and 2028 and beyond,” Lewandowski writes in an email “Big pieces are moving on the chess board and the higher cost lower margin sites are fully exposed to this.” Sign up for C&EN's must-read weekly newsletter This article has been sent to the following recipient: Copyright © 2025 American Chemical Society Europe Ethylene Market Analysis: Industry Market Size Sustainability - The Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen has all the in-house resources technology and knowledge to become the most important hub for circular raw materials in Europe Who knows nowadays that DSM is an abbreviation of De Staats Mijnen (The State Mines) There could hardly be a greater contrast with the present which guaranteed prosperity through the coal mining and once formed the basis for the modern-day DSM chemical group (along with huge CO2 emissions) have long since closed their doors Today the Brightlands Chemelot Campus is located on the old DSM site in Geleen along with its former subsidiaries that were sold to the SABIC chemical group is researching how to make raw materials circular The aim is to drastically reduce CO2 emissions in order to meet the Paris climate targets. In addition, the groups and other companies on the site must quit using fossil fuels such as petroleum naphtha products and natural gas The idea is that the Brightlands Chemelot Campus will become the most important hub in the field of circular chemistry known to Europe Kip introduced journalists to the activities and objectives of the campus on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the innovation of raw materials in Geleen the Brightlands Chemelot Campus holds a pivotal position in the world where the development of circular raw materials is concerned The reason for this is that the volumes of raw materials produced by companies like SABIC are so enormous that they influence the entire chain of plastic products around the world “We have years of expertise here on chemical processes How to scale them up and how to eventually market them,” Kip said “There are a lot of large parties involved with other components on the site that have made their business out of this If you ever manage to set up a circular hub somewhere I feel confident in claiming that standpoint We are the first hub in Europe to create a circular reality here We produce millions of kilotons of material right here If we were to reuse all the plastic waste from the Netherlands in the SABIC cracker located on-site then that would only be a slight percentage of the cracker’s total output.” “If you are able to make raw materials more sustainable at the initial stages of production you are then making the entire chain of processes that subsequently follow more sustainable Plastic granules are made from these raw materials If you make the raw material of a product sustainable the entire chain will then become sustainable.” large-scale factories run on naphtha and natural gas They determine the CO2 footprint of raw materials up to This is the point when they are then burnt as waste The goal is to minimize the waste stream and ensure that naphtha can be replaced as a fuel you make the processing of raw materials a truly circular process This has not quite gotten off the ground as yet The aim is to make the entire chain circular.” One of the ways to achieve this is for all municipalities in the Dutch province of Limburg to offer their waste collectively the representative in charge of this issue “We need to tackle this project on a grand scale and see how we can best align with the industry that processes this plastic waste.” They are also building on new technologies together.” These new technologies from Limburg should eventually enable naphtha and natural gas to be replaced with renewable sources of fuel PEP.ph has been granted the NPC Seal of Registration in recognition of the successful registration of its DPO and DPS crowned “Prime-time King” by his adoring fanbase has undoubtedly one of the most successful careers in showbiz to date—and it’s still going strong The actor said he owes it all to the people who gave him the strength to never give up and supported him from the very start—roughly 20 years ago when he was discovered while he was with the dance group Abztract “Ang dancing ay isang bagay na malapit sa puso natin pero lalong-lalo na kay Tita Geleen na nakilala ko sa pagsasayaw,” Dingdong said known as “The Legend,” has not stopped dancing and continues to work full-time as a celebrity choreographer the choreographer and her mentee revealed they are back working together again to inspire people to continue living an active lifestyle even as they age with the help of Ensure Gold® with HMB also shared that encouraging her to take Ensure Gold® with HMB is his "gift of strength" to his mentor It is his way of caring for his dance teacher so she can stay strong and keep pursuing her passion for dance The actor looked back on his career as he expressed his gratitude to his dance teacher Dingdong was thankful for Geleen’s care and mentorship during the actor’s first few years in the business “Hindi mo mararating kung nasaan ka kung hindi dahil sa tumutulong sa iyo nung nakaraan.” said she was touched by Dingdong’s concern and support What helps Geleen keep doing what she loves The dance icon revealed that it was Dingdong who recommended that she try Ensure Gold® with HMB Ensure Gold® with HMB is an adult nutrition supplement that helps build muscle mass in adults Together with regular exercise and a balanced diet they can keep enjoying their fun and fulfilling active lifestyle “When I started taking Ensure Gold® with HMB that’s when I felt the difference,” Geleen shared Dingdong and Geleen also took to the stage to showcase their passion for dancing “Since we are celebrating the gift of strength,” Dingdong quipped For more information about Ensure Gold® with HMB, visit Abbott Philippines’ website and follow @AlagangAbbott on Facebook We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on PEP.ph. By continued use, you agree to our privacy policy and accept our use of such cookies. Find out more here was arrested on Saturday evening after being holed up in his house for hours he caused "considerable destruction," the police reported emergency services broke the windows so that the gas could escape and prevent an explosion The man who was injured in a stabbing incident on Saturday evening is a 65-year-old resident who was taken to hospital The police are still investigating what happened the suspect then barricaded himself in his house for hours and about ten to fifteen local residents had to leave their homes on Saturday the suspect was arrested by a special police team around 10:45 p.m. The suspect from Geleen arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 9-year-old boy, Gino van der Straeten, is 22-year-old Donny M., according to 1Limburg and the Limburg police. His lawyer said earlier that he is suspected of kidnapping After multiple days of searching for the missing boy, a body was found at a house in Geleen on Opbraakstraat near Landgraaf on Saturday morning Police believe it is the body of 9-year-old Gino They have not revealed whether the body was found at the suspect's home 1Limburg reports the suspect was arrested in the area Names and photos of someone said to be involved in the boy's disappearance are currently circulating social media The police have called for these posts to be taken down immediately saying they do not concern the suspect in the case A press conference about the missing 9-year-old will be held at 4:30 p.m Gino was last seen on Wednesday, when he went missing in the evening after going to play football at a playground in Kerkrade. His family searched for him all night and an Amber Alert was issued on Thursday police and volunteer searchers have been scouring the surrounding area for the boy Gino usually lives in Maastricht with his mother but was staying in Kerkrade with his older sister due to his mother's illness Kerkrade is about 30 kilometers away from Geleen Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations one recycling plant is doing what many in the industry have labelled “impossible” by recycling household packaging and making a financial success of it EURACTIV went north of the Belgian-Dutch border to see the operation in action One of the many bales of household waste that can be fed into the recycling machines Donec et orci aliquet nisl suscipit molestie sed sit amet tortor Duis vel urna ac mi sollicitudin lacinia mollis sit amet lorem Sed finibus erat nec libero scelerisque fringilla Morbi at orci sed urna vulputate vulputate Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight Bales of collected waste are dropped off at the Geleen plant, after processing at a large-scale collection and sorting centre. One of the largest in the Benelux area is located in Rotterdam Those bales are then fed into large sorting machines which filter out everything that is not polyethylene film using infra-red scanners to monitor which materials are rigid High-power fans blow the material onto separate conveyor belts Anything that is not PE but which is still recyclable is bundled up and sent on to plants that actually process the material the mostly PE stream is shredded into tiny pieces or flakes as heavier and lighter flakes are separated The flakes are then washed with environmentally friendly detergent in order to remove contamination and pollutants the Geleen plant removes so much sand from the waste that it is able to supplement its revenue by selling it on to construction companies the flakes can then be melted down and made into the pellets that are needed for the manufacturing process one of the few unusable by-products is created: ink the ink used in wrappers and labels is removed and disposed of accordingly the pellets or ‘nurdles’ are made by compressing the melted plastic pieces given a final quality check and then transported to the manufacturing plant that needs them What it's all about: the final product Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising A Dutch court imposed a 10 million euro fine on Saudi chemical company Sabic for safety violations at the Chemelot facility in Limburg which claimed one victim and left another badly burned in December 2016 Another incident in May 2019 left another employee with burn wounds The penalty levied on Sabic is significantly lower than the 25 million euros the Public Prosecution Service (OM) had demanded in closing arguments OCI Nitrogen and AnQore also faced fines of €360,000 each in separate verdicts issued simultaneously regarding dangerous incidents The two other companies also operate at the Chemelot industrial complex in the Limburg city of Geleen The District Court of Oost-Brabant issued its ruling on Tuesday concluding that Sabic failed to adequately prevent "major accidents" at its facility The court's decision highlighted that an employee died from burn wounds from one such accident and two separate incidents where workers were left injured due to the company's alleged negligence The court emphasized the responsibilities of chemical companies like Sabic a minor incident can lead to severe repercussions." It underscored the duty of such firms to recognize risks and implement preventive measures Sabic already announced plans to appeal the decision maintaining its position that it is not guilty of severe negligence "The court's verdict is disappointing and Sabic does not agree with this ruling in many respects," the company wrote in a statement It argued that a fine based on revenue was also inappropriate for a case of this nature The court used the Saudi parent company's annual turnover to determine the fine and did not factor in the revenue only from the Limburg office The court noted the years-long proceedings as another factor when calculating its judgment The allegations which lead to the fines against the two additional companies include gas emissions and ruptures in steam pipes The court agreed that these could have led to worker fatalities without prompt evacuations Neither AnQore nor OCI Nitrogen immediately said whether they planned to appeal against the verdict the court absolved the limited company that operates the Chemelot site on paper The court defined the company's role as administrative rather than as a workplace inspector Borealis Plastomers was exonerated on accusations of wrongdoing but was cleared due to the fact that it immediately reported an accident to the site authorities These incidents have raised concerns regarding risk management and supervision at the Chemelot industrial park a vast area of approximately six square kilometers that houses around 150 businesses with intricate chemical processes and sensitive operations The province of Limburg wants to investigate the impact of the Chemelot industrial estate on the health of local residents and employees The Cabinet recently announced that it would investigate the impact of the chemical company Chemours in Dordrecht the Provincial Council in Limburg asked the municipal council to request the Cabinet to also investigate the impact of Chemelot in Geleen The motion was tabled by the PvdA during a debate on the 2024 budget and was supported by a majority of the political groups the Provincial Executive Committee already stated that it supported the need for a study and was happy to cooperate with the government The Chemelot site is located "between three municipalities" wrote the PvdA and the companies in the industrial park emit substances "that can have a negative impact on the health of both residents and employees in the industrial park" A "significant proportion" of residents who took part in a perception survey are "concerned about the impact of incidents involving hazardous substances on their health" Chemelot and four companies on the construction site are currently on trial for several serious incidents in recent years the Public Prosecution Service has already demanded 25 million euros from the company Sabic for unsafe work processes Not only did this cause environmental damage Millions in fines were also demanded against other companies on the construction site Almost 40 motions were voted on during the budget meeting the Provincial Council wants secondary school students to be able to be taught about the innovations being developed on the Limburg campus (Brightlands) It also wants to examine whether the emergency shelter and wildlife aid need more subsidies and the groups want the council to "map the current state of the entire Limburg healthcare landscape" "awareness campaigns" are to be launched to make Limburgers "aware of the value and diversity" of the Limburgish language The budget was approved after more than 10 hours of meetings The Public Prosecution Service (OM) demanded a 25 million euro fine against Sabic Limburg for unsafe work practices between 2015 and 2019 at the Chemelot industrial park in Geleen resulting in environmental harm and the serious injury of three employees also involves the supervisory body Chemelot Site Permit (CSP) and accuses both entities of not following internal safety protocols The Public Prosecution Service detailed several serious safety incidents at Sabic Limburg: a tank roof collapse in July 2015 leading to employee exposure to explosive naphtha fumes without protection and environmental odor nuisance; a dangerous isobutane leak in 2016 reported too late to authorities; in December 2016 due to direct contact with flames during furnace maintenance; and in 2019 an employee sustained severe burns from hot oil causing substantial soil contamination due to a spill of 150 to 200 tons of oil “These are very serious facts in which safety health and the environment have actually been seriously violated And all this over a period of 4 years during which no improvement appears to have occurred The OM portrayed an organization lacking in critical oversight with disordered processes and installations and an inability to learn from past incidents The OM said that the company is accused of deliberate negligence by not conducting crucial risk analyses and failing to implement necessary measures in handling hazardous processes Considering the severity and repercussions of the safety violations and the financial capacity of the chemical company the officer has demanded a fine of 25 million euros including those against other companies on the Chemelot site don't miss a thing: Our newsletter for the chemical industry lab technology and process engineering brings you up to date every Tuesday and Thursday product highlights and innovations - compact and easy to understand in your inbox The function "Store search" is only available to registered users New capacity meets growing demand for the manufacturing of chips in Europe End-to-end offering for PLA (polylactic acid) production Third project for GNFC will increase nitric acid production capacity by more than 50 e-Methanol is a climate-neutral fuel alternative and therefore key to the sustainable transformation of the shipping industry Hy2gen's COURANT project was awarded the contract last year for a capacity of 307 MW to produce 230,000 tons of renewable ammonia per year Direct integration of the technology into a chemical production environment is a world first Battery cell demand will highly increase by 2030 Successful Completion of the BMBF-Funded Project IDcycLIB Pilot plant for production of anion exchange membranes in Marl to start operation at the end of 2025 European innovation platform offers companies access to resource-saving production methods A more sustainable alternative to conventional esterification Asia is already one of WACKER’s most important sales regions Construction of the new ethenolysis plant in Bitterfeld progressing apace “With the expansion of our silicone production at the company headquarters in Ostfildern we are taking an important step into the future” Additional Capacity for tailor-made Polycarbonates Plant aims to set a new standard in proximity-based chemical production “By incorporating Pfeiffer Vacuum into the Busch Group we can now offer our customers in Romania the best solutions for all vacuum technology applications” each email contains a link to unsubscribe from the corresponding newsletter Very interesting class of materials for electrocatalysts discovered Scientists succeed in fully synthesizing one of the strongest natural cytotoxic substances: a great step forward for cancer research New tool turns complex process of simulating molecules in solution into a user-friendly chat TU Graz and start-up BRAVE Analytics have developed a method for detecting nanoplastics in liquids and determining their composition A third generation of biodegradable plastics could bring hope in the fight against plastic waste This research offers a potential way to repair teeth and a natural dental treatment alternative Unilever announced it has reached a new arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel which will ensure the ice cream stays available to all consumers New mathematical model demonstrates ratio of potassium to sodium intake key to regulating blood 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sensors New approach could potentially mark a turning point in the antibiotics crisis ProVeg speaks of "intermediate plateau" and underlines call for a future nutrition plan Visualization of molecular structures with unprecedented detail Alzheimer's research: New in vitro laboratory study provides important insights Early detection of strokes and heart attacks It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before: allowing users to zoom in and out — from all angles Great sustainability ambitions and willingness to innovate despite the need to save money don't miss a thing: Our newsletter for chemistry who is suspected of having been involved in the death of 9-year-old Gino van der Straeten will be arraigned next Tuesday or Wednesday a spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service (OM) in Maastricht said on Saturday evening The man is also suspected of kidnapping Gino The 22-year-old Gelener was arrested at 4 a.m he indicated where Gino's body was: behind another house not far from the house where the suspect lives The other house was empty because of a recent fire. At the direction of the suspect, the police found Gino's body the forensic team has been investigating two crime scenes in Geleen: the suspect's home and the home behind which Gino was found items were found that may have belonged to Gino Investigating these leads contributed to finding the suspect it was revealed on Saturday afternoon during a press conference with the police and the judiciary in Maastricht OCI Nitrogen is one of the market leaders in fertilizer in Europe and the largest producer of melamine worldwide OCI Nitrogen's fertilizers plays an essential role in improving agricultural productivity in order to support the increasing demand for food in the world Melamine is used as a raw material for adhesives and resins in many applications such as furniture boards OCI Nitrogen has the ambition to be the best performing company in both markets The head office of OCI Nitrogen is located in Geleen (the Netherlands) and the production sites are located in the Netherlands and China listed on the NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam as an AEX fund OCI is a worldwide producer of nitrogen fertilizers and chemicals with production sites in the United States The production capacity is approximately 7 million tons Door je in te schrijven op onze nieuwsbrief weet je zeker dat je op de hoogte blijft van alle nieuwste ontwikkelingen Chemelot uses cookies and Google scripts to analyse your website usage anonymously Doing so we can adjust the functionalities and effectiveness of the website Vimeo and Google to enable the integration of social media on our websites For more information, please visit our disclaimer. The company’s works council has given the green light to the reorganisation, which will involve 80 compulsory redundancies, Nu.nl said. The company has a current workforce of 3,900. The Dutch jobs will go at the company’s plant in Sittard-Geleen and at the biotech centre in Delft. The company told Nu.nl the job cuts are due to changes in the market, a process which has been accelerated by the coronavirus crisis. Over the past 10 years or so, DSM has shifted from bulk chemicals to focus more on nutrition and health, and materials. We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day. Many thanks to everyone who has donated to DutchNews.nl in recent days! We could not provide this service without you. If you have not yet made a contribution, you can do so here. Please help us making DutchNews.nl a better read by taking part in a short survey. 2015 A massive fire at a chemical plant in Maastricht sent plumes of dense black smoke over a large area and locals were warned to stay indoors with doors and windows closed on Monday afternoon The fire broke out at a storage facility on the Chemelot industrial estate near Geleen prompting smoke warnings in a string of nearby towns and villages Schools were also closed and pupils told to stay indoors until fire officials gave the all clear Train services were also disrupted because of the smoke The fire was brought under control by late afternoon At the fire’s height, the emergency services issued a Grip 4 alarm, which is the highest phase available. According to the Chemelot website the warehouse was used to store plastics rather than chemicals The website states the fire started during repair work on the roof of the storage facility Workers were using open flames to put new bitumen on the roof which led to the fire There have been a string of incidents at the site this year On November 5 there was a fire in an ammonia plant a leak at a factory polluted the Maas river with pyrazoles an organic compound which is released in the making of medicines and pesticides In July a Sabic chemicals factory was shut down for a period after a mysterious powder leaked into the atmosphere locals had to deal with an unpleasant smell because of problems with a storage tank containing the fuel naptha The Chemelot industrial state in southern Limburg is home to dozens of chemicals companies and was opened in 2005 Paar fotos van de #brand op het #Chemelot terrein. #maandag #112 pic.twitter.com/hvDMTMmTWK — Björn Neplev (@Neplev) November 9, 2015 Heavy rains caused flooded streets and basements in parts of Zuid-Limburg on Tuesday evening The KNMI had a code yellow warning in effect for the province Wednesday will be a mix of clouds and sun in the Netherlands with strong winds along the coast and rain in the north during the morning Reports of flooded streets came from Maastricht, Geleen, and Valkenburg, according to 1Limburg Several schools also sustained water damage The A2 toward Eindhoven was closed between the Kruisdonk junction and Meersen due to water on the road Wednesday started very cloudy in the Netherlands with some showers in the northern provinces and a strong northwesterly wind along the coast leaving some clearer skies and sunny periods in its wake Maximums will range between 17 and 21 degrees The afternoon wind will come from the north and be moderate in strength with the minimum of 10 degrees reached by the end of the evening Tomorrow will be sunny and dry with a moderate southern wind The rest of the week and weekend will also be dry Maximums will climb gradually and could reach a summery 25 degrees in many places on Saturday there will be an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms and lower temperatures One in eight Roosendaal residents said they experienced many problems with drug use or drug trade in their neighborhood last year - the biggest proportion of all larger municipalities in the Netherlands according to Statistics Netherlands' Safety Monitor The rest of the top six is made up of Limburg's four largest municipalities and Rotterdam Statistics Netherlands questioned the residents of all Dutch municipalities with at least 70 thousand inhabitants In Roosendaal 13 percent of residents 15 years or olders said they face drug related problems in their neihgborhoods 8 to 10 percent of residents face drug related problems The average of all municipalities with at least 70 thousand inhabitants was 5 percent 2 percent higher than the national average the proportion of Maastricht residents complaining about drug related problems halved between 2013 and 2016 - down from 20 percent to 10 percent In 2013 a total of 58 percent of Maastricht residents said they've noticed drug use or trade in their areas The number of registered drug related crimes decreased from 410 in 2013 to 145 in 2016 Problems in Sittard-Geleen doubled in this same period The proportion of residents that noticed drug use or trade in their areas increased from 26 percent in 2013 to 35 percent last year Municipalities in Zuid-Limburg and West-Brabant have been struggling with drug related problems for years Due to their location close to the border with Belgium the municipalities regularly deal with foreigners coming to the Netherlands for drugs In 2009 Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom closed all their coffeeshops in an effort to deter drug tourism It's not clear whether this had the desired effect Critics say the decision only drove the drug trade underground Recycling Technologies Ltd (‘Recycling Technologies’) a specialist plastic recycling technology provider and Brightlands Chemelot Campus research and technological growth hub announce today they have signed the first agreement towards the installation of Recycling Technologies’ first European plastic chemical recycling machine Recycling Technologies has developed a technology that can recycle plastic waste into a valuable feedstock for new plastic production The RT7000 is a scalable patented technology that recycles low-grade plastic waste into a feedstock It enables the creation of value from plastic waste which is today difficult to recycle through current mechanical recycling methods and is therefore disposed of through landfilling Brightlands Chemelot Campus is located close to the main petrochemical hub in Europe from Antwerp and Rotterdam to the Rhine and Meuse accounting for 40% of Europe’s chemical industry employing over 320,00 people.  The campus together with Chemelot industrial park forms one of the largest research and industrial sites in Europe The Campus has recently launched its “sustainability and circular hub” plan to play a leading role in implementing innovative solutions to solve ecological problems This initiative is based on shared research and commercial programmes for the development of new sustainable and recyclable materials which can be applied on a large scale to maintain the region’s leadership position in petrochemicals.  These companies and research organisations are already making valuable contributions in Europe For more information, please visit our disclaimer Amsterdam is still the city in the Netherlands with the highest crime figures according to newspaper AD's annual crime monitor Misdaadmeter Neighboring municipality Diemen is catching up to the Dutch capital moving from the 26th most unsafe municipality in 2017 to the 8th last year Limburg counts four municipalities in the top 10 least safe but the number of robberies increased by 23 percent The number of muggings and car thefts also increased "A point of attention is the increase in the number of robberies a police spokesperson said to the newspaper In 2017 a total of 17 meal deliverers were robbed in Amsterdam Diemen saw a sharp increase in the number of burglaries last year this can largely be attributed to a gang of Chilean burglars who were active early in 2018 The Limburg municipalities of Sitard-Geleen and Roermond entered the top 10 of least safe municipalities last year joining Heerlen and Maastricht who were already in the top 10 in 2017 While the total number of crime reports declined in these municipalities Roermond saw a sharp increase in the number of burglaries The number of burglaries increased throughout the province of Limburg A police spokesperson told AD that Limburg differs from other border areas because of the province's urban character and proximity to neighboring countries the popularity of car thefts in the province Dikkeland is the safest municipality in the Netherlands AD looks at the ten crimes that have the most impact on the sense of security in a municipality