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Against the back of recycling challenges, plastics Recycling is of utmost importance in the plastics sector, with collaborations focused on improving recycling rates and recycled material quality, and increasing recycled content in products
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Against the back of recycling challenges, plastics Recycling is of utmost importance in the plastics sector, with collaborations focused on improving recycling rates and recycled material quality, and increasing recycled content in products
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ON THE COVER:
Against the back of recycling challenges, plastics Recycling is of utmost importance in the plastics sector, with collaborations focused on improving recycling rates and recycled material quality, and increasing recycled content in products
Current Edition Electronic Issues
ON THE COVER:
Against the back of recycling challenges, plastics Recycling is of utmost importance in the plastics sector, with collaborations focused on improving recycling rates and recycled material quality, and increasing recycled content in products
Current Edition Electronic Issues
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- » Expansions: Wacker completes US$100 mn capacity update for powders/dispersions in China; Nippon Shokubai inaugurates new acrylic acid facility in Indonesia New
- » Green tie-ups: Dow/New Energy Blue to develop biobased ethylene from corn; Jindan New Biomaterials to use Sulzer’s PLA tech in China New
- » Green updates: Avantium awarded grant for CO2 to polyester project; AkzoNobel launches BPA-free inner coating for cans New
- » Expansions: West’s new facility in Singapore for injectable medicines; PPG invests US$44 mn to boost global powder production New
- » Green tie-ups: Samsara Eco/lululemon to tackle textile recycling; Indorama Ventures/Sipa launch sustainable PET sparkling wine bottle New
- » M&As: Arkema acquires German adhesives company; Hillenbrand to acquire the Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials for US$730 mn
- » Green tie-ups: Nippon Shokubai and Chandra Asri to explore green tech; Changsu Industrial and TotalEnergies Corbion to advance biobased BOPLA films
- » PU expansions: Mitsui Chemicals/Sanyo Chemical form alliance to produce PP glycols; Covestro inaugurates new production line in Taiwan with new TPU series for auto and wind sector
- » Yushin to acquire Wemo; allows for expansion into Europe
- » Green news: Mitsubishi Chemical launches plant-based resin for auto sector; On to secure rPET from Loop’s South Korean facility
- » UN’s roadmap to slash plastic pollution by 80% by 2040
- » M&As: Asahi Kasei invests in Israeli start-up Castor Technologies; Stellantis to acquire equal stake in Symbio
- » Green news: Trinseo starts up PC recycling pilot facility in Netherlands; Idemitsu Kosan, Kumho Petrochemical and Sumitomo tie up for biobased styrene
- » Green news: Tosoh to build CO2 recovery/feedstock conversion plant in Japan; Chemical firms launch R&D hub for plastic waste processing in the Netherlands
- » Green tie-ups: Lotte/Polymateria to commercialise biodegradeable resin in Malaysia; Eastman secures feedstock for US$1 bn recycling facility in France
- » Husky expands in India; pumps up capacity for hot runners, blood collection tubes
- » Expansions: Alujain selects Lummus tech for propylene plant in Saudi Arabia; Lummus licenses Texplore’s HDPE tech in Thailand
- » Expansions: Fujifilm breaks ground on EUR30mn semiconductor materials plant in Belgium; Entegris opens US$500 mn chip facility in Taiwan
- » Apollo/Adnoc make offer of US$7 bn for stake in Braskem
- » Thailand Expansions: Kuraray opens isoprene plant; Penn Color sets up masterbatch/colourant facility
- » Expansions: Greene Tweed to set up facility in South Korea; Jaewon Industrial to establish US$100 mn chemical recycling plant in US
- » China PP expansions: Grace starts up five PetroChina/Grand Resource Science PP lines; adds new licence with PetroChina Guangxi
- » M&As: DuPont to buy Spectrum Plastics in US$1.7 bn deal
- » M&As: Versalis to acquire Novamont from Mater-Bi; Marie Tecnimont acquires PMMA recycling tech for EUR6 mn, sets up jv
- » Green materials: Lanxess adds on sustainable options for polyols, oxidation products; Asahi Kasei/Microwave Chemical launch demo project for chemical recycling of PA66
- » Recycling: LyondellBasell buys Veolia’s share in jv QCP; ExxonMobil, Cyclyx, Sealed Air, and Ahold Delhaize USA demo advanced recycling for plastic waste
- » Tie-ups: Chandra Asri/INA to pursue chlor-alkali plant in Indonesia; Petronas Chemicals to expand specialties portfolio with acquisition of Perstorp
- » Expansions: Lummus/Citroniq to produce green PP in US; Technip awarded contract for Juhua’s PTT plant in China
- » Green materials: PureCycle completes Ohio facility for recycling PP waste; Idemitsu produces ISCC-certified biobased styrene/PS in Malaysia
- » Interfoam China 2023 to focus on new trends and opportunities in the foam industry
- » Foaming technologies will take centre stage at Interfoam South China in December
- » Interfoam Vietnam to showcase the booming foam market in Asia
Company News
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M&As: Versalis to acquire bioplastics maker Novamont; Toyoba and Mitsubishi set up jv in functional materials
Italy’s Versalis, Eni’s chemical company and 36% shareholder of Italian biomaterials producer Novamont, and Mater-Bi, a company controlled by Investitori Associati II and NB...
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Materials News
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T-Plas 2023 highlights a new special zone for recycling solutions
Building on K2022 highlights on topic s relating to recycling andsustainability, the new Recycling Solutions Zone at T-Plas will be a spotlight platform for knowledge and expertise exchange between local and international companies...
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Machinery News
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Krones expands process technology offering with acquisition of US firm Ampco Pumps
German machinery firm Krones has signed an agreement to acquire 90% of Ampco Pumps Company LLC (Ampco Pumps). Terms were not disclosed. Based in Wisconsin, US, Ampco Pumps is supplying sanitary pumps...
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SUPPLEMENTS
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Medical technology market shapes up with silicones
Global and Asian markets for silicones in the healthcare and medical industries have grown in tandem with the advancement of devices and equipment in these fields. Silicone is a common material that is considered the gold standard in modern medical devices...
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Automotive: Building a zero-net waste solution for EV batteries
With the automotive sector’s eventual transition to electric vehicles (EVs), sustainable manufacturing and recycling of EV batteries has become a focus. The global market for electric vehicles (EVs) is booming, especially following the downturn...
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SUPPLEMENTS
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Medical technology market shapes up with silicones
Global and Asian markets for silicones in the healthcare and medical industries have grown in tandem with the advancement of devices and equipment in these fields. Silicone is a common material that is considered the gold standard in modern medical devices....
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Automotive: Building a zero-net waste solution for EV batteries
With the automotive sector’s eventual transition to electric vehicles (EVs), sustainable manufacturing and recycling of EV batteries has become a focus. The global market for electric vehicles (EVs) is booming, especially following the downturn...
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