Employee Darrell Lee works at the LyondellBasell Industries Bayport Polymers Plant in Pasadena, Texas, U.S., on Friday Dec. 17, 2010. Profit margins for ethylene, a colorless gas used to ripen fruit, open flowers and make products from plastic bags to paint removers, are surging to near record levels and may climb further, reviving fortunes of U.S. producers. LyondellBasell Industries NV has posted their highest-ever profits. Photographer: Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Employee Darrell Lee works at the LyondellBasell Industries Bayport Polymers
Everything from Polyester to PVC to Antifreeze is made from ethylene. The process generates 200 million tons of CO2 annually which is 0.6% of the world’s emissions. Green plastic could change all that. Read more:
