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December 2021
Company News
- » M&As: Recticel divests foam business to Carpenter for EUR656 mn; TriMas acquires to expand packaging and aerospace sectors
- » M&As: ProAmpac acquires Prairie State Group; Geon buys PVC compounder Roscom
- » M&As: Polyventive acquires two SK Capital firms; Borealis acquires minority stake in UK packaging firm Bockatech
- » M&As: Mubadala buys stake in Russian petrochem firm Sibur; Trinseo to acquire Dutch recycler Heathland
- » M&As: Hexion to be sold to American Securities; Croda sells sustainable additives business to Cargil for US$ bn
- » M&As: Edgewater Capital acquires US PTFE supplier; Saint-Gobain buys construction chemicals firm GCP for US$2.3 bn
- » Re-branding: Total Corbion transitions to TotalEnergies Corbion; Wittmann to drop Battenfeld branding
- » Mitsubishi Chemical to exit petchem business; carve off in IPO or sale
- » M&As: Teknor Apex acquires colourant firm; Celanese completes acquisition of ExxonMobil’s TPV business for US$1 bn
- » M&As: Six Pines Investments purchases stake in two recyclers; NanoXplore acquires Canadian recycling compounder
Materials News
- » Expansions: Versalis licenses ABS tech to India’s Supreme; Grace’s PP tech licensed to China’s Oriental Energy
- » Expansions: Sika expands adhesives/sealants output in India; BASF expands US capacity for MDI by one-third
- » Expansions: Perstorp increases TMP production capacity; Clariant begins construction of FR facility in China
- » Expansions: Oriental Energy starts up two Grace Unipol PP lines; Clariant upgrades styrene tech centre in Japan
- » Expansions: B.I.G. Yarns invests in new yarn technology; Ascend to buy compounding plant in Mexico
- » Expansions: Avantium to proceed on FDCA flagship plant; Arkema to double capacity of photocure resins in China
- » UN recommends bioplastics as alternative to conventional plastics
- » The use of recycled plastics in food packaging in India needs to be re-deliberated?
- » Green materials: Sabic, Mars Petcare and Huhtamaki collaborate on circular PP pet food packaging; Inovyn launches commercial grade of bio-attributed epichlorohydrin
Machinery News
- » Thermoforming machinery maker OMV acquired by MalStra
- » Zeppelin Systems expands plant engineering expertise with acquisition
- » Coperion turnkey system allows high outputs of Lanxess PA compounds
- » Davis-Standard’s SHO extruder with improved output; compact CHP for extrusion coating
November 2021
Company News
- » M&As: Chroma acquires J Meyer; Arxada and Troy to combine creating microbial control major
- » M&As: Eastman sells adhesives resins to Synthomer for US$1 bn; ASK Chemicals completes acquisition of industrial resin business from SI Group
- » M&As: Nefab acquires US thermoformer; Avantus divests composites business to focus on C-Class components
- » M&As: Westlake to acquire Hexion’s epoxy biz for US$1.2 bn; Solvay invests in lithium battery maker Sepion
- » Packaging M&As: iPackchem acquires Indian barrier packaging firm; Schütz takes stake in Bayern-Fass to expand partnership
- » Reliance shelves US$15-bn Aramco stake; to focus on clean energy
- » Renewable energy: Zeroing-in on climate neutrality with hydrogen December issue
- » Trinseo explores sale of styrenics assets
- » Adnoc/Borealis tie-up in US$6.2 bn investment to expand Borouge jv
- » Chemical Industry: Chemical recyclers using other feedstocks to avoid competing with mechanical December issue
- » DuPont to divest engineering polymers business; acquires Rogers for US$5 bn
- » GE to split into three units; end of conglomerate era?
Materials News
- » Green materials: Låkril launches business for biobased acrylics; Origin Materials/Kolon tie up to develop PEF
- » Green materials: Sabic subsidiary to set up PET recycling plant in Rabigh; Shell invests in pyrolysis unit in Singapore
- » Green tie-ups: LG Chem/Caltex to develop 3HP tech; Lummus/Phigenesis to recycle waste plastics to petchem feedstock materials
- » Green tie-ups: Mitsubishi Chemical licenses biomass-based polyester to Mitsui Chemicals; LG Chem-UNIST tie-up on ESG-based technology
- » New TPE solution complies with global food-contact regulations
- » Pipe industry: Pipe sector pushes envelope for sustainability December issue
- » R&D: Norner’s new Polymer Exploration Centre; Covestro upgrades technical centre in Leverkusen
- » Recycling: Alpla starts up HDPE recycling plant in Mexico; Evonik/Vita partner in PU mattress recycling process
- » Recycling: Neste/Ravago jv on chemical recycling; Honeywell launches “revolutionary” recycling process
- » Sinopec completes China’s first application of crude oil steam-cracking technology
- » Advancing recycling to tackle plastic circularity December issue
- » China expansions: BASF/Chinese Academy’s joint lab on sustainable materials; Lanxess starts up line for water-based compounds
- » China Expansions: Lianyungang Petrochemical’s HDPE plant; ExxonMobil to invest in petchem complex in Huizhou
- » Country Focus: Southeast Asia rises to the circular economy challenge December issue
- » Footwear goes green December issue
- » Green materials: Danimer/Total Corbion in PLA supply tie-up; Lummus/Braskem to license green tech for ethylene projects in US, Asia
Machinery News
- » Davis-Standard to be acquired by private equity firm
- » Plastindia re-scheduled to new date in 2023
October 2021
Company News
- » M&As: Lone Star completes AOC buy; Milliken scquires Encapsys
- » M&As: DL Chemical to acquire Kraton for US$2.5 bn; Safic-Alcan acquires Rit-Chem
- » M&As: Biesterfeld acquires Singapore firm to expand in Asia; Vertellus completes acquisition of IM Chemicals
- » Green tie-ups: Versalis acquires technologies for new mechanical recycling hub; PureCycle/Mitsui partner in recycled PP plant in Japan
- » Continental to separate ContiTech and tyre businesses
- » Sustainability: Repsol ups renewable energy target to 60%; Dow to build net-zero emissions ethylene complex in Canada
- » M&As: Tekni-Plex acquisition of JPG expands medical device footprint; PolyQuest acquires US division of Faith Group
- » M&As: TechnipFMC acquires Victrex stake in Magma; Plaskolite to acquire Plazit-Polygal to expand in US/Europe
- » M&As: TAIF, Sibur merger finalised creating fifth global petchem producer; Hexion to separate to two companies, with spin-off & IPO
Materials News
- » Expansions: Nouryon starts production at Chinese intermediate facility; Total/Corbion PLA plant in Thailand reaches capacity milestone
- » Expansions: Teijin to boost prepreg production in US; Ingevity increases caprolactone monomer capacity in UK
- » Germany leads in plastics management index, Asia lags behind
- » Green tie-ups: Clariant/Linde low-emission catalysts for ethylene output; Pryme to supply Shell plants with plastic-derived pyrolysis oil
- » Kraiburg TPE offers compounds for catheter connector applications
- » M&As: Mitsui Chemicals dissolving PU jv with SKC; GHO Capital invests in Sanner Group
- » PET recycling: Gr3n closer to offering PET recycling with US$8 mn financing; Carbios launches demo plant for PET recycling
- » Plastics claim less environmental impact than alternatives
- » Sustainability: Covestro to relaunch MDI project, pump US$1.2 bn in circular economy; LyondellBasell to achieve net zero emissions by 2050
- » Capital spending of US$300 bn for “Circular Plastics Economy” by 2050
- » Expansions: EMS invests in new facilities in Germany/Switzerland; Baerlocher expands in UK to support PVC market
- » Expansions: Evonik ups organic dispersions capacity; Chandra Asri/Aramco feedstock tie-up for petchem plant in Indonesia
- » Expansions: ExxonMobil building first large-scale recycling facility in US; Greenback ties up with India’s Polycycl for recycling
- » Expansions: Neste to set up R&D centre in Singapore; BASF Petronas increases capacity for 2-EHA in Malaysia
Machinery News
- » Global plastics ranking: China, US and Germany in the lead
- » Pioneering proof of concept to help close the loop for digitally printed pouches
- » Coperion partners in development of graphite-based bipolar plate technology
- » Coperion secures deal for 50 extruders for Brückner China Operations
September 2021
Company News
- » Investments: BASF/Shanshan battery materials jv in China; SK Global Chemical rebrands as SK Geo Centric, to invest US$4 bn into green materials
- » M&As: Arkema acquires Ashland’s performance adhesives business for US$1.65 bn; SK Capital acquires Deltech’s monomers/polymers business
- » M&As: CCT Coating & Converting joins ATP Adhesive; EnPro divests polymer components segment to private equity firm
- » M&As: Emery Oleochemicals sold to Edenor for US$9 mn; Sherwin-Williams to acquire Sika’s European industrial coatings business
- » M&As: Pactiv’s US$380 mn acquisition of Fabri-Kal; Polytek acquires Specialty Resin & Chemical
- » Apollo reported to be in US$4 bn takeover of Tronox
- » Azelis to raise US$1 bn in IPO
- » Covestro planning to reduce up to 10% of jobs globally
Materials News
- » Expansions: Dow to expand methyl acrylate production; Grace licenses PP process technology to India’s Gail
- » Expansions: Repsol to use Unipol process for new PE plant in Portugal; Evonik adding new capacities for coating additives in China
- » Green materials: Eneos/Nippon/Mitsubishi to study biobased ethylene; BASF introduces additive solutions for mechanical recycling of plastics
- » Green Materials: LG Chem produces transparent ABS from recycled MMA; Sumitomo Chemical to build pilot recycling facility for PMMA
- » Green materials: Shell invests in waste tech firm Blualp; Borealis pilot tests renewably-sourced feedstock at Swedish cracker
- » Green tie-ups: Huhtamaki partners with RiverRecycle/VTT to clean river waste in India; Agilyx/Kumho partner to develop eco-SSBR from plastics for tyres
- » Green tie-ups: LG Chem/Coupang to recycle packaging waste in South Korea; Braskem/SCG in bioPE plant feasibility study in Thailand
- » KRAIBURG TPE to launch new Thermolast H exclusively for Asia Pacific healthcare and medical device market
- » Real-time resin price forecasting via machine learning/AI
- » Recycling: Scaling up the recyclables September issue
- » Recycling: Solution to plastic waste recycling at the end of the road September issue
- » TPE makes the cut in shavers and razors
- » Advertorial: Low/middle molecular weight hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer September issue
- » Decoupling from plastics for the sake of the environment September issue
- » Engineering Plastics: Growth and sustainability with a new breed of plastics September issue
- » European association calls for 30% mandatory recycled content in packaging
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Machinery News
- » Taghleef installs Davis-Standard’s liquid coating line in the US
- » US plastics machinery shipments slowed in 2nd quarter
- » Blow Moulding: Cypet on a good run with PET ISBM September issue
August 2021
Company News
- » India to ban single-use plastics by 2022
- » M&As: Alpla acquires packaging manufacturer Wolf Plastics; New Mountain Capital to acquire medical devices maker Flexan
- » M&As: Tekni-Plex acquires container vented lining material firm; Benvic enters US market with acquisition of materials firm Chemres
- » M&As: Teknor Apex acquires Dorum Color’s dry colour business; Wind Point sells compounder Aurora Plastics to Nautic Partners
- » M&As: Uponor sells its shares in Phyn jv; Indorama Ventures to buy Brazilian surfactant company for US$1.3 bn
- » Tie-ups: Lubrizol/Prince Pipes to market CPVC piping in India; PureCycle/SK Global Chemical to open recycling plant in South Korea
- » Ascend wins lithium-ion battery additive patent case against Samsung SDI
- » M&As: Chroma acquires NIR dye maker; Lanxess completes US$1 bn acquisition of Emerald Kalama Chemical
Materials News
- » Expansions: Sanner to build facility in Kunshan to boost capacity by 80%; SI Group to expand resole resin capacity in US and India
- » TPEs for ergonomically designed healthcare equipment
Machinery News
- » Nordson buys NDC Technologies for US$180 mn
- » Davis-Standard’s new medical tubing extruder offers easier maintenance
- » Schenck Process acquires Thai auxiliary company
July 2021
Company News
- » Celanese buying ExxonMobil’s TPV business for US$1.5 bn
- » M&As: Nouryon completes spin-out of Nobian; Borealis acquires minority stake in recycling firm
- » M&As: Ravago acquires equity in recycling firm Alterra Energy; Trinseo buys PMMA sheet firm Aristech for US$445 mn
- » M&As: SI Group sells majority of industrial resins business; DSM to sell stake in AOC to Lone Star Funds
- » M&As: Tekni-Plex acquires Grupo Phoenix for expansion to Latin America; ProAmpac acquires UK packaging firm
- » PRA magazine expands its digital footprint; ties up with M-HUB
- » Tie-ups: Clariant/India Glycols in jv for renewable ethylene oxide derivatives; Pulcra Chemicals acquires additives firm Devan
- » M&As: Arkema acquires stake in Verkor Capital; LyondellBasell buys Malaysian polyolefin company
- » M&As: Ravago acquires equity in recycling firm Alterra Energy; Trinseo buys PMMA sheet firm Aristech for US$445 mn
Materials News
- » Expansion: Kureha to boost PVDF output in China; ExxonMobil, Sabic jv reaches mechanical completion of Texas MEG/PE units
- » TPEs for medical devices, innovative clean-eating system
- » Tie-ups: Borouge links up with Jinhui and Plaspulp to expand recycled materials portfolio in Asia; LyondellBasell’s licenses tech to Jiangsu Fenghai complex in China
- » Tie-ups: Ineos Styrolution/Tomra develop high purity recycled PS; Neste/LyondellBasell tie-up for renewable feedstock
- » Tie-ups: Fraunhofer, Sabic, and P&G in recycling of single-use facemasks; Covestro explores recycling of polycarbonate composites with carboNXT/Mitsubishi
- » TPEs for medical devices, innovative clean-eating system
- » Expansions: Penn Color to explore Asian opportunities; Röhm to build 25 k/tonne MMA plant on US Gulf Coast
- » Expansions: Repsol to invest EUR657 mn for PP/PEL capacities; Denka expands facility for MS resin in Singapore
- » Global PE film production fuelled by food packaging and emerging markets
- » Medical sector offers a healthy outlook for TPEs
Machinery News
- » Piovan to build new automation/hq facility in Suzhou
- » Reifenhäuser consolidates blown film competencies into one brand
- » Kiefel expands natural fibre expertise with new tech centre
Tribute
June 2021
Company News
- » M&As: Berlin Packaging expands in Canada with Cannasupplies acquisition; Chroma Color buys compatriot wire/cable materials firm
- » M&As: Henkel invests in UK electronics technology start-up; SK Global Chemical takes stake in Canadian recycling firm
- » M&As: Celanese acquires POM technology from Grupa Azoty; BASF acquires stake in biggest wind farm project
- » M&As: Arkema acquires Agiplast; Sika acquires adhesives/sealants business in Japan
- » M&As: Indorama acquires US PET recycling facility; Clariant to divest pigments business to SK Capital/Heubach Group for US$950 mn
- » M&As: Nexeo Plastics acquires Nevicolor; Rossari Biotech acquires Unitop Chemicals for US$55 mn
- » M&As: Vertellus to acquire IM Chemicals to expand specialty solutions; Mitsubishi Chemical acquiring Nakai Industrial
- » M&As: Westlake Chemical acquires building construction firm for US$2.5 bn; Distrupol acquires Danish firm Lautrup Chemicals
- » Dow, LyondellBasell, Nova launch recycling investment fund
- » Green Dot Bioplastics expands US plant, aims to double production capacity
Materials News
- » Kraiburg TPE advances lightweight solutions for consumer applications
- » Borealis to step up Project Stop’s plastics recycling reach in Indonesia
- » Building Sector: Building up an ecological balancing act June issue
- » China R&D: Lanxess opens tech centre in Shanghai; Invista to build R&D centre to advance nylon 6,6 development
- » Eliminating microplastics with breakthrough innovations June issue
- » Expansions: Cargill/Helm to build US$300 mn bio-BDO facility in US; PPG expanding coatings capacity in Europe
- » Expansions: SI on additives expansion drive in US; NatureWorks’ new 75-kilotonne/year facility for PLA in Thailand
- » Increasing recycled material used in compounds while maximising quality June issue
- » Innovation meets sustainability with TPEs
- » Packaging Sector: A zero-waste future with sustainable packaging June issue
- » Plant expansions: hubergroup opens new production plant in Poland; Wacker to manufacture upstream products for building-protection agents and binders at its Nünchritz site
- » R&D centres: UniteChem’s second centre in Shanghai; Indorama Ventures new IOD centre in Texas
- » Additives: Remaking plastics with new additive developments June issue
- » Arkema advances in biopolymers with new SG plant
- » Automotive Industry: Plastics hit the ground running in the EV evolution June issue
Machinery News
May 2021
Company News
Materials News
- » Tie-ups: Mitsubishi Chemical to supply CFRP to Japanese space venture; Neste, Mitsui Chemicals and Toyota Tsusho collaborate on plastics from biobased hydrocarbons
- » India expansions: SI Group expands tackifier capacity; Indorama Ventures increases capacity in Nagpur plant
Machinery News
- » Evosys expands locations in US and China
- » Taiwan plastic and rubber machinery industry at the helm for sustainability
- » Expansion: ST sets up in China
April 2021
Company News
- » Aramco/Sabic to realign marketing/sales for polymers, petchem and fuel products
- » M&As: Standard to acquire WR Grace for US$7 bn; Oerlikon to acquire INglass
- » Sibur and TAIF to merge petchem businesses
- » Genomatica in synthetic biology collaboration in US
- » M&As: Chemical giants Sinochem and ChemChina to merge; combined US$150 bn revenue
- » Shell Catalysts & Technologies to supply EO catalyst to Jiangsu Dynamic Chemical
- » Aramco/Sabic to fund US$1.3 tn private sector investment push
Materials News
- » Expansions: Constantia’s EUR8 mn facility to triple capacity in Scandinavia; Songwon sets up subsidiary in China
- » Expansions: Marie Tecnimont to build Total Corbion PLA plant in France; Covestro invests EUR100 mn in German film production
- » TPEs as strong link in telecommunications equipment
- » Carbon capture: Celanese expands methanol capacity with recycled CO2; ExxonMobil proposes carbon storage in Texas
- » Recycling: Covestro’s chemical recycling of PU foam; Ineos Styrolution/Recycling Technologies/Trinseo to set up PS recycling plant in Europe
- » Green tie-ups: AmSty/Agilyx on to 2nd jv PS facility in US; Sumitomo Chemical awards Toyo contract for waste-derived ethanol/ethylene plant in Japan
- » Green Tie-ups: Borealis/Sulzer to offer circular ePP; AmSty/Agilyx in jv for PS recycling facility in US
- » Plant Expansions: Danimer Scientific’s US$700 mn expansion in US; Lummus licenses PP tech to China
- » Plants: Samsung Engineering awarded US$653 mn contract for Saudi PDH plant; WR Grace licenses PP tech in China
- » China Expansions: Shell/CNOOC jv starts-up petchem facility; Sinopec Engineering awarded EPC for ExxonMobil project
- » Expansions: Nova Chemicals’ PE project on track for 2022 start-up; Maire Tecnimont clinches US$500 mn contract for PP units in Saudi
- » Green materials: Sabic’s recycled ocean bound plastics portfolio; Versalis’s 75% post-consumer PS for food packaging
- » Green news: Borealis’s feasibility study to increase chemically recycled feedstock; BASF’s plasticisers for PVC based on renewable and chemically recycled feedstock
- » Green tech: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, Cemvita Factory to develop pilot plant for CO2-to-bio-ethylene technology; Sabic to help SIRC set up chemical recycling in Saudi Arabia
Machinery News
- » Chinaplas 2021: unmatched platform for new technologies; a crowd puller amid pandemic
- » Concurrent events at Chinaplas 2021 unveiled
- » Green news: Steer’s compounding technology for rice resin in Japan; Maag’s melt pump technology for bioplastic PLA in China
- » SML’s latest MDO with dual frame system; boosting efficiency<
- » Chinaplas 2021: advancing circularity via various approaches
- » Chinaplas 2021 debuts in Shenzhen
- » Chinaplas unveils 3,600 exhibitors gathering at the Greater Bay Area
March 2021
Company News
- » Circa completes EUR56 Million IPO, trading on Euronext Growth Oslo
- » M&As: Covestro to sell Dubai systems house; Mitsui to sell nonwovens business in China
- » M&As: Hexpol acquires Spanish wire & cable compounder; BDK Industrial Products becomes part of Swiss ATP Adhesive group
- » M&As: Milliken acquires Zebra-chem; Lanxess signs contract to acquire Emerald Kalama Chemica
Materials News
- » Materials news: Asia trying to make a clean break from plastic waste March issue
- » Green materials: Pilot plant in Finland for bioplastic from soy residues
- » Greening: BASF to invest EUR4 bn to cut emissions by 25% by 2030; Evonik to generate sales of EUR350 mn by 2030 through circular plastics
- » US plastics association not in favour of pollution act
- » Expansions: BASF doubles acrylic dispersions capacity in Malaysia; Clariant and India Glycols tap into green renewables with jv
- » Expansions: Corbion boosts global lactic acid capacity; ExxonMobil tests advanced recycling of plastic waste at Baytown
- » Green materials: Agilyx/Nextchem tie-up for chemical recycling; Avient’s 100% PCR masterbatch for packaging
- » M&As: Axalta to acquire Chinese firm
- » Plants: Asahi Kasei to increase capacity for LIB separator in Japan; SK Global/Zhejiang Satellite to build ethylene acrylic acid plant in China
- » Plants: Repsol to build Spain's first PU foam recycling plant; SI Group to increase tackifier capacity in France
- » Tie-ups: BP and Sabic collaborate on use of recycled plastics in Germany; Biofabrik and Enespa to build the “biggest facility” for plastic recycling in Germany
- » Tie-ups: FKuR/SKYi jv to produce biobased plastics in India; Toyo Ink/Itochu to partner in recycling scheme for multilayer packaging
- » Clariant inaugurates R&D/hq centre in China
- » Dow to build US$250 mn specialities hub in South China
- » Expansions: Advanced Petrochemical to set up petchem complex in Jubail; Indian Oil to develop plastics park in India
- » Expansions: Baerlocher expands Indian plant for Ca-based stabilisers; Hengyi selects Honeywell tech for Brunei petchem complex
Machinery News
- » Country Focus: China: restarting the economy with one strategy at a time March issue
- » Engel to showcase new digital products for its machine March issue
- » Extrusion Machinery: Davis-Standard encompasses total solution March issue
- » Front Cover Story: The plastics industry at your fingertips March issue
- » Italian machinery makers see hope in the future with growing orders March issue
- » Plastics compounding: analysing major trends and opportunities March issue
- » Reifenhäuser acquires air cooling ring specialist Kdesign March issue
- » Arburg to focus on digitalisation, lightweight construction and efficiency March issue
- » Coperion works remotely to update extruder March issue
- » Country Focus: Banking on Southeast Asia for growth in the new normal March issue
- » Singapore’s GIC buys stake in US packaging firm Altium
- » VDMA spouts optimism for machinery sector in 2021
- » AST/Lindner launch technical centre for recycling HDPE
- » GN Thermoforming acquired by Brown Machine
February 2021
Company News
- » Dow to sell German chemical park assets
- » M&As: Lanxess to acquire Emerald Kalama Chemical for US$1 bn; Nestle to sell US water brands for US$4 bn
- » M&As: Nelmar sold to Balcan; PPG completes acquisition of coatings manufacturer VersaFlex
- » M&As: Stepan acquires polyol business from Invista; DuPont completes IFF, Nutrition & Biosciences merger
Materials News
- » Expansions: Braskem invests US$61 mn to expand production of biopolymers; PTTGC awards olefins project to Samsung Engineering
- » H&M, IKEA to build demo plant for cellulosic fibre in Sweden
- » MMA: Röhm and OQ Chemicals to evaluate MMA plant in US; Mitsubishi Chemical to centralise global MMA operations in Singapore
- » MPMA, MPRA reject "inaccurate" Greenpeace depiction on Malaysia waste plastic situation
- » Plants: Hengyi to use Unipol technology for PE plant in Brunei; SK Chemical/Brightmark to build plastics renewal plant in South Korea
- » Plants: Lummus licenses FCC propylene technology to Indian firm; Honeywell UOP tech selected by Shandong Yulong Petrochemical
- » Plants: Repsol licenses PO/SM and polyols technology in China; Ingevity to add caprolactone polyol production in Louisiana
- » Plants: Sumitomo Chemical licenses high-pressure PE technology to Russia; Técnicas Reunidas/Sasa Polyester to build PTA plant in Turkey
- » Plants: UFlex expands packaging films capacity in India; Lanxess inaugurates nitrous oxide reduction plant in Antwerp
- » R&D: Trinseo expands TPE R&D centre in Italy; LG Chem to set up tech centre in China
- » TPEs power-up gaming accessories
- » Clariant signs catalysis research partnership with ETH Zurich university; expands pigments laboratory for the South African market
- » Green materials: DSM/Sympatex Technologies’s mass-balanced biobased TPE; VTT’s cellulose-based food packaging moves to testing phase of industrial production
- » Green Plants: SCG sets up Thailand’s first demo plant for chemical recycling; Ineos Styrolution and Polystyvert team up to recycle waste PS
- » Growth rate for biobased polymers exceeds overall polymer market growth
- » Plants: Covestro plans new plants for PU dispersions and polyester resins in China; AkzoNobel opens new R&D lab for low cure powder coatings in Italy
- » Plants: Eastman to build US4250 mn molecular recycling facility; Shintech to invest US$1.3 bn for PVC expansion
Machinery News
- » Chinaplas 2021 outlines show’s concurrent events
- » China’s Lesso to set up pipe plant in Indonesia
- » Plastmilan postponed again; to be held in 2022
- » Biomaterial production using Coperion’s ZSK technology
January 2021
Company News
- » M&As: Jindal Films acquires Domo Films in Europe; Zeppelin strengthens its market position with acquisition of MTI Mischtechnik
- » M&As: Momentive acquires KCC’s silicones business; Azelis enters Philippines market with acquisitions
- » M&As: Pritzker Private Capital acquires speciality chemicals firm Vertellus; Evonik closes acquisition of US firm’s biodegradable polymers business
- » M&A/Tie-up: BASF/Chinese institute expand R&D collaboration; Ineos completes acquisition of BP’s aromatics/acetyls business
- » M&As: Azelis acquires majority equity in Vietnamese chemicals firms; Neste acquires stake in US recycling firm Alterra Energy
- » M&As: HIG Capital buys packaging firms; Selig Group acquires Performance Systematix
- » M&As: IPEG acquires Conair partner Phoenix Systems; Ascend purchases French firm Eurostar Engineering Plastics
Materials News
- » TPEs for the medical, home, and cosmetics sector applications
- » Green materials: Wheat straw converted to PU foam; Audia Elastomers’s new family of sustainable TPEs
- » M&As: Private equity firm One Rock acquires Distrupol; Lotte Chemical makes an offer for JSR’s elastomer division
- » Plants: Avient to expand colour capabilities in Vietnam; Kureha completes facility for PPS in Japan
- » Plants: Alpla constructing facility for rPET in Italy; Teijin sets up R&D centre in Netherlands
- » Green Materials: Sabic/Plastic Energy to step up production of circular polymers; Ineos Styrolution to build demo polymerisation unit for r-nylon
- » Plants: Celanese to build LCP plant in China; Radici to invest EUR15 mn in meltblown nonwoven film line
- » Plants: Mitsubishi Chemical to build CFRTP pilot facility in Japan; BASF opens PU R&D centre in Thailand
- » VTT studies recycling of plastic waste from Indonesia’s rivers
- » Green materials: DSM/Clariter to pursue chemical recycling of Dyneema; Borealis/Tomra start-up plant for waste sorting and mechanical recycling
- » Green Materials: Equate’s food-grade PET with 30% chemically recycled content; Citrus-based bottles with VTT’s new FDCA tech
Machinery News
- » Maguire takes minority stake in supplier of bulk material handling systems
- » Options for silage film for bale wrap: is cast the new blown film?
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