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China is pushing ahead with its agenda on Made-in-China products and also scaling up renewable energy, with electric vehicles as one of the main drivers
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- » Recycling: Versalis to start chemical recycling in Italy; LG Energy/Toyota Tsusho in jv for battery recycling in US New
- » PureCycle raises US$300 mn for expansions in Thailand/Europe/US New
- » Expansions: Chandra Asri/Danantara to build US$800 mn chlor-alkali plant; BASF's fifth Creation Centre unveiled in South Korea New
- » Plant closures: Ascend to shutdown HMD plant in China; Ineos to close phenol plant in Germany
- » Green news: Corsair/Kera Energy tie-up for distribution of pyrolysis oil
- » Plant closures: Westlake to close BPA site in Netherlands
- » Plastics, Rubber & Composite Material Fair Taiwan takes the spotlight, draws global attention
- » Green tie-ups: Agilyx/GreenDot in supply agreement for PS recycling feedstock; Solvay/Veolia inaugurate unit for recycling industrial flue gas treatment residues in France
- » Expansions: BASF starts up HMD plant in France; SIIG/CP Chem jv to go ahead for polymer capacity expansion in Jubail
- » M&As: DCM Shriram to acquire Hindusthan Specialty Chemicals for Rs375 bn; Maag completes acquisition of Sikora
- » Green news: Tosoh develops biobased chlorosulponated PE; Sumitomo Chemical sets up tech for biobased LCP plastics
- » Green news: Ineos starts up recycled plastics feedstock in France; Neste/Chevron Lummus to develop sustainable fuels from lignocellulosic biomass
- » Expansions: Ineos Antwerp cracker on track with 70% completion; BASF starts up black mass battery recycling plant in Germany
- » Mold-Masters opens second service facility in US
- » Nova ordered to pay Dow an additional US$1.2 bn for ethylene dispute
- » M&As: Dow to sell Turkish carbon fibre jv for US$125 million; BASF to sell coatings business valued at EUR6 bn
- » Recycling: Sika/Sulzer in jv to recycle plastics in construction sector; Agilyx jv Plastyx achieves 75% of waste plastic sourcing goal
- » Sibur ups production of low-carbon products/recycling by 2030
- » M&As: Teknor Apex buys Danimer Scientific to expand sustainable materials portfolio; Synthomer completes divestment of inorganic chemistry biz
- » Braskem: Divests mechanical recycling jv with Terra Circular; advances olefin separation technology for commercialisation with Ardent
- » SML launches new turret winder for jumbo rolls
- » Engel opens new Swiss tech centre; catering to medical technology
- » German machinery manufacturers expect slight uptake of incoming orders; China still main export market
- » India Expansions: Cosmo commissions new BOPP packaging line; Huber opens India’s first production facility for direct food-contact inks
- » M&As: Aditya Birla acquires US specialty chemicals facility from Cargill; LyondellBasell to divest four European plants to private equity firm Aequita
- » Recycling: ReVentas secures funding for chemical recycling of PE/PP; TechnoCompound/RE Plano advance use of PCR in auto parts
- » Asahi Kasei to shut MMA, CHMA, PMMA, SB latex lines; reconfigure acetonitrile
Company News
Plastics, Rubber & Composite Material Fair Taiwan takes the spotlight, draws global attention
The 2025 Plastics, Rubber & Composite Material Fair Taiwan (PMT) officially opened on June 4 and concluded on June 6. Supported by the Bureau of... Read More»
PureCycle raises US$300 mn for expansions in Thailand/Europe/US
US-based recycler PureCycle Technologies says it will bring 1 billion pounds of installed capacity online before 2030 across the US, Europe and Asia. This plan is catalysed by the execution of... Read More»
Material News
Recycling: ReVentas secures funding for chemical recycling of PE/PP; TechnoCompound/RE Plano advance use of PCR in auto parts
Poland’s Orlen Venture Capital is one of the companies that has invested in ReVentas, a Scottish start-up whose recycling technology converts plastic waste ... Read More»
Sibur ups production of low-carbon products/recycling by 2030
Russian petchem firm Sibur’s new sustainability strategy has set a target of producing 400,000 tonnes/year of low-carbon products containing recycled or bio-based materials by 2029... Read More»
Machinery News
SML launches new turret winder for jumbo rolls
Austrian extrusion machinery maker SML’s brand-new turret winder W1300 comes fully equipped with powerful technical features and functions. Its ability to produce jumbo... Read More»
German machinery manufacturers expect slight uptake of incoming orders; China still main export market
According to the German plastics machinery trade association VDMA, 2024 was another lacklustre year for manufacturers. Adjusted for price changes, order intake fell by another 21% compared... Read More»
StackTeck ups capacity with investment of US$14 mn
Even with uncertainties in the global market, StackTeck Systems Ltd, a global manufacturer of high-volume injection moulding solutions... Read More»
Avanzare drives rubber sector innovation with new R&D unit
Avanzare Group, a Spain-based supplier of specialty additives, has launched Elastika by Avanzare, a new research and development unit... Read More»
Nouryon launches innovation centre for oilfields in US
Speciality chemicals firm Nouryon announced the opening of its innovation centre for oilfield applications in Houston, Texas, US. It will focus R&D for sustainable drilling and completion, production... Read More»
