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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
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- » Engel builds world’s largest injection machine New April issue
- » Automotive: GIC project addresses challenges of ELV recycling New April issue
- » Advertorial: TaipeiPLAS 2026 Opens Visitor Pre-registration New April issue
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» Advertorial: China remains key market for Europe’s plastics & rubber machinery industry
New April issue - » PlastMilan 2026: Italian show to showcase Madein-Europe machinery New April issue
- » Additives: Adding elements of refinement in plastics New April issue
- » Film/Sheet Sector New April issue
- » Sustainability in packaging New April issue
- » Country Focus: China forges ahead with industrial resilience New April issue
- » No more cheap oil: breaking petrochemical dependence through recycling New April issue
- » India, Singapore, Taiwan on sustainability drive New April issue
- » Middle East crisis to cut global oil/gas demand by 2050 New April issue
- » Expansions: Nant Biorenewables expands US capacity; Thyssenkrupp to build PET plant for Köksan in Turkey
- » Expansions: Nouryon expands China colloidal silica site in China; Trelleborg breaks ground on sealing facility in Bengaluru
- » Circulate Capital raises US$220 mn in second fund for Asian recycling
- » China updates: BASF to utilise Sevnce Robotics’ solutions at sites; Umicore opens R&D centre
- » Recycling: WPU plans pyrolysis oil facility in Rotterdam; Niutech breaks ground on 100 kt tyre pyrolysis plant in China
- » UK recycling: QMRE undertakes plastic waste-to-oil production; Eurokey to open UK’s largest recycling facility
- » Green news: Reju secures EUR135 mn funding for Dutch recycling plant; Röhm adds on chemical recycling at German plant
- » Dissolutions: Mitsubishi Chemical exits Taiwanese MMA jv with CPDC; Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to end PC production at Kashima plant
- » M&As: EPL/Indovida to merge to create US$2 bn packaging firm
Company News
Hormuz shutdown threatens chemicals trade as US weighs response
Strait of Hormuz chokepoint to shut in Middle East chemicals and plastics exports, can the US help close the gap? With war in the Middle East, crude oil and natural gas prices are surging as ships are held back at the Strait of Hormuz ... Read More»
M&As: Indorama sells Czech PET recycling plant; BASF mulling sale of biometric subsidiary trinamiX
Austrian chemical firm OMV and UAE firm Adnoc recently updated on the progress towards the formation of Borouge Group International AG, including the signing of an agreement for the Borouge 4... Read More»
Material News
Recycling: Covestro/Fraunhofer UMSICHT tie-up for pyrolysis pilot plant; Lego surpasses 50% recycled content in products
Materials manufacturer Covestro and the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT have signed a contract to operate a 2 kilotonnes/year ... Read More»
Partnerships: Azelis/Milliken partner to distribute PU colourant solutions in India; Univar expands partnership with SI Group for distribution of additives in EMEA
Azelis, the reference innovation service provider in the speciality chemicals and food ingredients industry, has announced a new distribution agreement ... Read More»
Machinery News
PLAST 2026: Italian show registers positive performance
Italy’s 20th edition of its plastics show, Plast 2026, scheduled for 9-12 June 2026 at Fiera Milano, is said to have registered a positive performance despite the flurry of negative events occurring in the global markets and economic scenario... Read More»
CHINAPLAS 2026: Harnessing the “15th Five-Year Plan” to usher in a new era of plastics and rubber innovation
As China embarks on the first year of its “15th Five-Year Plan,” a dynamic blueprint for innovation and high-quality development in the plastics and rubber industries is set to unfold at Chinaplas 2026... Read More»
Arburg banking on Asia for growth: to launch China-made vertical press
German injection moulding machinery maker Arburg says China delivered better results for the company, against the backdrop of mixed results for the overall Asian... Read More»
Waste disposable gloves turned into carbon capture materials
With disposable nitrile rubber gloves being produced in millions each year, with most used only once before being discarded, there is a growing interest in... Read More»
Consortium kick-starts wind farm construction in Taiwan
Norwegian battery materials firm Vianode says it will supply high-performance synthetic anode graphite for grid battery energy storage systems (BESS) to a North American battery technology company... Read More»
