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Given the tight supply of petrochemical-based polymers/ resins, one way of overcoming this is through improving recycling technologies and adopting waste plastic recycling to lessen the dependency on oil-based materials
Media Kit 2026
Feature Latest Headlines
- » Strengthening: Trinseo files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process; Wacker reduces stake in Siltronic New
- » Recycling: PureCycle on fast track approval for PP recycling plant in Thailand; Woosh/Borouge and BlueAlp recycle diaper plastics New
- » Above the curve performance for automotive and wearables with Kraiburg TPE New
- » Petronas takes full ownership of Pengerang; Aramco exits jv
- » Green news: Loop to set up PET recycling plant in Gujarat; Syntetica/Michelin advance nylon recycling in France
- » Closures: Mitsubishi/PTT shut down PBS business in Thailand; Asahi Kasei to discontinue PE/SM production in Japan from 2030
- » Green products: Nouryon offers solution to restore rPP performance in packaging; BASF/Lindex bring recycled PA to lingerie sector
- » Expansions: Covestro opens TPU R&D centre in China; Aster moves forward with US$80 mn ethylene expansion project in Singapore
- » BASF patents hot gas welding process for PPA plastics
- » Trillium raises US$13 mn for demo plant for bio-based acrylonitrile
- » Green news: UPM acquires IP from Avantium for bio-based glycols; Hyosung TNC opens bio-BDO plant in Vietnam
- » Recycling closures: Plastic Energy enters administration due to tight cash flow; Viridor to cease European chemical operations
- » M&As: Biesterfeld acquires majority stake In OSP; RadiciGroup/Domo join forces to create tier-1 compounder
- » Plast 2026 lines up comprehensive conference programme
- » Vynova sells German VCM/PVC site to Westlake
- » Wacker to reduce workforce by 1,600 in Germany
- » SML launches FlexiPET line for PET thermoforming sheet
Company News
Country Focus: China forges ahead with industrial resilience
As a global economic powerhouse, China has kept its sails up, navigating the rough waters of disrupted supply chains amid ongoing fuel blockades and geopolitical mayhem... Read More»
M&As: EPL/Indovida to merge to create US$2 bn packaging firm
Flexible packaging company EPL Limited, (formerly Essel Propack), which is backed by Blackstone, has announced a definitive merger agreement with Indovida India Private Limited... Read More»
Material News
ExxonMobil Polymers: Sustainability in Packaging
Rising consumer awareness and evolving regulations are driving brand owners to seek packaging solutions that incorporate recycled content. In these case studies, ExxonMobil Signature Polymers worked with machinery... Read More»
Circulate Capital raises US$220 mn in second fund for Asian recycling
Singapore-based circular economy investment manager Circulate Capital has bucked global fundraising trends to raise US$220 million for the first close of Circulate Capital Asia II fund. .. Read More»
Machinery News
PlastMilan 2026: Italian show to showcase Made-in-Europe machinery
During a press preview organised early this year, officials spoke to journalists about the 20th edition of Plast 2026, scheduled for 9-12 June at Fiera Milano, Italy; with factory visits to machinery companies such as Luigi Bandera, Moretto and BMB... Read More»
Film/Sheet Sector: MDO-PE unlaminated cast film for deep-freeze applications
Austrian machinery maker SML’s latest generation of cast MDO lines have successfully produced a new, unlaminated MDO-PE film optimised for deep-freeze packaging.... Read More»
Automotive: GIC project addresses challenges of ELV recycling
The Global Impact Coalition (GIC), a CEO-led collaborative platform originally incubated at the World Economic Forum, has launched what it says is the world’s first Automotive... Read More»
Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
Once liabilities and eye sore on landfills, end-of-life tyres have now become assets for rubber supply and circularity via chemical recycling and material recovery... Read More»
Syensqo/Shell tie up to supply EO with lower carbon footprint
Chemical firm Syensqo and Shell Chemicals Europe B.V. have joined forces to supply mass-balanced, low-carbon EO solutions for the agricultural and industrial markets... Read More»
