INEOS Inovyn to Acquire UK’s Only EDC Asset, Consolidating Chlor-Alkali Value Chain

INEOS Inovyn has agreed to acquire the UK’s only Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) production asset, located at Runcorn, industry publication Hydrocarbon Processing reported. The asset is held by joint venture partner Vynova Runcorn, which entered administration in 2025, with INEOS Inovyn set to acquire the remaining stake, production assets and workforce, it is reported. The Runcorn […]

LyondellBasell Installs Pyrolysis Reactors at Its MoReTec-1 Chemical Recycling Plant in Wesseling, Germany

LyondellBasell has reportedly completed installation of two pyrolysis reactors, key equipment for its MoReTec-1 chemical recycling plant under construction in Wesseling, Germany. The plant is reportedly the company’s first commercial-scale facility based on its proprietary MoReTec process, converting hard-to-recycle mixed plastic waste into pyrolysis oil and gas for reuse as feedstock for new polymers. Annual […]