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Green technology is on the rise with companies searching for improved plastics materials, to foster a circular economy, where products are reused, recycled, and kept in circulation for as long as possible.
Media Kit 2024
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- » Expansions: Borouge, Adnoc, Borealis, Wanhua to build polyolefins plant in China; Trelleborg expands engineered coated fabrics business in the US New
- » M&As: SK Innovation, SK E&S to merge as Asia’s largest private energy firm; Resonac sets up petchem affiliate
- » Green news: Emirates Biotech to build UAE’s first PLA plant; Renewi/Freepoint Eco-Systems to build recycling feedstock plant in Belgium
- » Expansions: Henkel further invests in its largest Indian manufacturing facility; MCC announces new IML production plant in Brazil
- » Green tie-ups: Lummus/MOL start construction of recycling plant in Hungary; Wood to build US$40 mn EVOH resin plant for Kuraray in Singapore
- » Green tie-ups: Avantium partners consortium for biobased PEF yarns for mattresses; Neste/Mitsubishi Corporation partner to develop supply chains for renewable chemicals/plastics in Japan
- » China’s C’estbon Beverage’s expands into large water bottle formats with Sidel machinery
- » Plastics Recycling Show Asia unveils conference programme
- » Projects: Kuraray to cut MMA capacity due to oversupply/high costs, ADM/LG Chem cancel bioplastics plant in US due to high costs
- » Investments: Krones Recycling spun off as independent company; Polystyvert secures US$16 mn in latest funding round for PS recycling facility
- » Green news: Vynova implements R&D programme for PVC recycling; Freepoint Eco-Systems/Biotrend in jv for advanced recycling
- » Investments: Indorama secures US$200 mn loan from IFC; Forward AM buys BASF’s additive manufacturing biz
- » SML introduces latest update to 2-m stretch wrap film line
- » Green tie-ups: Consortium set up for supply chain of CO2-based polyester fibre; Plast Nordic/Norner to advance PET recycling at scale in Nordic region
- » Lindner sets up subsidiary in India
- » Tie-ups: BASF/Engie enter biomethane purchase agreement in Europe; Eurosyn in partnership with Hubergroup for Italian market
- » Engel unveils world's largest technical centre injection moulding machine
- » Advanced TPE materials boost facial cleanser device innovation
Company News
Covestro to slash costs by EUR400 mn by 2028; in process for takeover by Adnoc
German materials firm Covestro says in view of a rapidly changing market environment, it has launched a global transformation programme known as Strong and by the end of 2028... Read More»
M&As: Dow to acquire PE recycler Circulus; Altana/UB FIGG invest in flame retardants producer Nordtreat
US firm Dow has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Circulus, a recycler of plastic waste into post-consumer resin (PCR). This transaction includes two facilities, one in Ardmore... Read More»
Material News
Country Focus: Thailand's strategic move to rise as a bioplastics hub
From an emerging economy, Thailand is now striving to claim global economic prominence through its commitment to the bioplastics sector and a circular economy as well as the fostering of sustainable partnerships... Read More»
Old is gold: product makeovers with recycled plastics
Post-consumer plastics offer value to various industries, such as the packaging, automotive and furniture sectors, as they unravel their sustainability agendas, aided by new technologies... Read More»
Machinery News
Reifenhäuser launches 18 micronMDO-PE film
German extrusion machinery maker Reifenhäuser Blown Film has produced what it says is the world's first MDO-PE film with a thickness of 18 microns, said to meet or.... Read More»
NGE/BDE realign chemical recycling technology
Since 2020, BDI-BioEnergy International GmbH (BDI) and Next Generation Elements GmbH (NGE) have partnered to develop SynCycle technology, based on the T:Cracker, for the chemical... Read More»
Tyre Sector: Turning the wheels for green solutions in tyres
Disruptive technologies in tyre manufacturing now focus on reducing environmental impact through materials with recycled content... Read More»
Husky Technologies application spotlight: GPS’s BPI-certified compostable coffee capsule
Green Packaging Solutions (GPS), a commercially compostable coffee capsule producer, is aiming to be a leading provider of sustainable solutions in the... Read More»
Ineos breaks ground on Hickerson solar project
Ineos Olefins & Polymers USA and NextEra Energy Resources have announced the groundbreaking on Ineos Hickerson Solar, a new 310-megawatt solar project located in Bosque County, Texas, US. ... Read More»
