December 2024
Company News
- » Funding: Ineos Styrolution to sell Thai plant to India’s Styrenix; Trinseo and lenders agree to extend debt maturities
- » Investments: Perstorp acquires OQ Chemicals Dutch esters plant; Pengerang secures US$3.5 bn financing from export credit agencies
Materials News
- » Green news: Teijin to invest in Circularise; Abundia selects Texas as site for recycling plant
- » Green tie-ups: Gevo/LG Chem extend biopropylene production deal; BASF ties up with Brazilian firm to develop macaúba oil
- » Kraiburg TPE moves ahead in TPE innovation for automotive and healthcare applications
- » Blowplast doubles PCR content in lubricant bottles with ExxonMobil’s PE
Machinery News
November 2024
Company News
- » M&As: Amcor/Berry to combine in US$8 bn deal creating packaging solutions giant
- » M&As: Indorama acquires Cargill’s surfactants brands in energy extraction; Dieffenbacher acquires composites business of Schmidt & Heinzmann
- » M&As: Covestro management approves US$16 bn takeover by Adnoc; Hexpol acquires major share in Piedmont Resin for US$86 mn
- » Strategising: Dow to shut Texas PO facility and assess European PU assets; Eni to close two ethylene crackers in Italy
Materials News
- » Expansions: Evonik breaks ground on specialty amine production in Nanjing; Trinseo sells PC tech license/equipment to India’s Deepak Nitrite
- » China Expansions: Sinopec starts up ethylene complex in Tianjin; Aramco/Sinopec/Fujian Petrochemical break ground on petchem project in Fujian
- » From waste to resource: global rise of biopolymers December issue
- » Chemical Sector: Decarbonised chemicals, plastics gain momentum with multiple production pathways December issue
- » Chemical recycling: another formula for a circular economy December issue
- » Packaging: ExxonMobil develops thermoformed packaging with 95% PE content December issue
- » Packaging: Curbing food wastes and cutting carbon emissions December issue
- » Green tie-ups: Henkel/Celanese to co-develop adhesives using captured CO2 emissions; Avantium/SCGC to pilot PLGA polyester production
- » Kraiburg TPE casts a wider net with innovative TPEs
- » Expansions: Syensqo expands PSU capacity in US; Ineos Acetic/GNFC in jv to build acetic acid plant in India
- » Recycling: ExxonMobil to expand US recycling capacity in US$200 mn investment; Mitsui Chemicals developing recycling technology for high-purity phosphorus materials
- » Green news: Aduro engages Zeton to build HCT recycling plant; Milliken invests in Tidal Vision to advance chitosan as biomaterial
- » Philippine researchers develop smart polymer with biomedical potential
- » Plant closures: Ineos not to restart styrene monomer plant in Canada; Ineos to close ABS facility in US
- » PU Expansions: Kumho Mitsui Chemicals starts up MDI facility in South Korea; Stahl opens PUD facility in Singapore
- » SCG Chemicals rolls out ASEAN's first-of-its-kind 100% recycled plastic skincare packaging
- » Singapore Expansions: Sabic opens thermoplastic resin facility; DL Chemical opens US$340 mn polyisoprene rubber plant
- » Alterra, Neste, and Technip Energies unite on standardised solution for chemical recycling
- » China Expansions: Sumitomo Bakelite opens epoxy resin moulding compounds plant; Ningxia Coal selects LyondellBasell HDPE tech for Ningxia plant
- » Green tie-ups: Technip Energies/Enerkem to advance waste-to-sustainable fuels technology; Axens/partners to license Rewind PET polyester recycling process
Machinery News
- » LG Chem/Reifenhäuser to collaborate on MDO PE films for sustainable packaging
- » Starlinger acquires woven packaging division from Windmöller & Hölscher
- » Launch of “Spotlight on Malaysia: Buyer Program” at Chinaplas 2025; advancing global collaboration
- » Farrel Pomini to work with Lummus for pyrolysis process
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October 2024
Company News
- » Grace, Nayara Energy launch 450 kta PP Plant in India
- » FEMSA announces agreement with AMMI to divest its plastics solutions operations
- » Investments: Covestro invests EUR100 mn in R&D, pumping up efforts in US/China; Lanxess exits polymer biz with sale of Urethanes to Ube
- » Adnoc to takeover Covestro for EUR14 bn; Adnoc to diversify into chemicals
- » DuPont files ITC suit against Dangsheng, Qingyun for Tyvek IP infringement
Materials News
- » Dow announces award-winning innovators in packaging
- » Greenpeace urges accountability for single-use plastics in HK rivers
- » Green materials: Fortnum produces biodegradable plastic from CO2 emissions in Finland
- » BASF boosts Neopor production capacity at Ludwigshafen
- » Infinity Recycling, LyondellBasell, and CPChem back Alterra’s advanced recycling push
- » Green tie-ups: Encina/Blue Planet partner for feedstock waste from plastics; Honeywell/SGP BioEnergy to develop hemp-based biochemicals
- » Grappling with Singapore’s plastic waste with global innovations, local strategies for change
- » Green plants: Freepoint Eco-Systems appoints Wood to operate its US recycling facility; Next Wave/Lummus produce renewable alkylate from green ethylene
September 2024
Company News
- » Taipeiplas 2024 wraps up, turns a new leaf toward a low-carbon future for the plastics and rubber industry
- » TaipeiPlas 2024 opens, highlighting unprecedented growth in Taiwan
- » Composite Materials Zone to debut at TaipeiPlas 2024
Materials News
- » Expansions: Reliance to set up PVC, PTA and polyester plants in India; Lummus ethylene tech selected for Kazakhstan’s first PE plant
- » Green materials: Braskem launches bioPP for food industry; Covestro/Beyond Leather Materials develop 85% bio-based leather from apple waste/PU dispersions
- » Green materials: Castrol India produces 50% recycled content HDPE bottles; Drinking water pipes made from chemically recycled plastic installed in Vienna
- » Packaging
- » Plants: Rongsheng starts up pilot plant for alpha-olefins; BASF to close production plants for adipic acid, CDon and CPon in Germany
- » Recycling: Living in a plastic world; tackling the plastic pollution problem Sept issue
- » Recycling medical devices through the thermochemical method Sept issue
- » Asia turns environmental challenges into sustainable opportunities Sept issue
- » Energy Sector: Renewable energy gains momentum in ASEAN countries Sept issue
- » Expansions: BASF inaugurates new plant for alkyl ethanolamines in Antwerp; Covestro to build TPU development centre in China
Machinery News
Advertorial
- » ARDL: Discover Excellence in PPE Pharmaceutical and Microbiological Testing with ARDL Sept issue
- » Advertorial: TaipeiPLAS & ShoeTech Taipei 2024 kick off in September Sept issue
- » Advertorial: AI and interconnectivity propels SEA’s US$6 bn health market Sept issue
August 2024
Company News
- » 1 1 0Ioniqa files for bankruptcy protection; deems low-priced virgin PET as a factor
- » Cannon expands elastomer solutions with Polytec EMC Engineering acquisition
- » M&As: Sudarshan Chemical to acquire Heubach Group; Evonik scales down adhesives, healthcare units in restructuring
- » M&As: Schenck Process changes name to Coperion; Dubag acquires packaging firms Ampack and Osgood from Syntegon
- » Plants: Ineos aromatics complex in Belgium loses environmental licence
- » Malaysia probes PET imports from China, Indonesia
- » M&As: LyondellBasell to acquire German recycler APK; Saint-Gobain to acquire construction chemicals firm for US$815 mn
- » TaipeiPlas Summit this September, now open for registration
Materials News
- » Plants: Sibur to open pilot plant for catalyst/polymer technology; KMG/Sinopec’s planned PTA/PET plant in Kazakhstan enters FEED stage
- » Kraiburg TPE enhances cable organiser functionality via seamless innovation
- » Green tie-ups: AGC VinyThai collaborates with US uni/Allnex for biobased epoxies; Mura Tech/UK uni secure funding for recycling process
- » Green tie-ups: Covestro to supply Carlisle Construction biocircular MDI for PU building insulation; VTT/Lut Uni open CO2-based plastics pilot plant in Finland
- » Green tie-ups: Raízen/Vertoro in collaboration for lignin as feedstock for biofuels/chemicals; Infinium supplies Borealis with e-naphtha feedstock for low-carbon polyolefins
- » Expansions: Bharat Petroleum selects Lummus tech for Indian ethylene project; BASF/UPC tie-up on plasticiser alcohols and catalysts for China site
- » Expansions: Petronet LNG selects Lummus’ tech for PP plant in India; Jindal Poly Films to expand BOPP capacity in India
Machinery News
July 2024
Company News
- » M&As: SK Innovation, SK E&S to merge as Asia’s largest private energy firm; Resonac sets up petchem affiliate
- » M&As: Merck to sell pigments business to Chinese firm for EUR665 mn; Aduro plans US IPO
- » Tie-ups: BASF/Engie enter biomethane purchase agreement in Europe; Eurosyn in partnership with Hubergroup for Italian market
- » Investments: Indorama secures US$200 mn loan from IFC; Forward AM buys BASF’s additive manufacturing biz
- » Investments: Krones Recycling spun off as independent company; Polystyvert secures US$16 mn in latest funding round for PS recycling facility
Materials News
- » Green news: Emirates Biotech to build UAE’s first PLA plant; Renewi/Freepoint Eco-Systems to build recycling feedstock plant in Belgium
- » Expansions: Borouge, Adnoc, Borealis, Wanhua to build polyolefins plant in China; Trelleborg expands engineered coated fabrics business in the US
- » 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
- » 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
- » 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
- » 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
- » Advanced TPE materials boost facial cleanser device innovation
- » Green news: Vynova implements R&D programme for PVC recycling; Freepoint Eco-Systems/Biotrend in jv for advanced recycling
Machinery News
- » Lindner sets up subsidiary in India
- » SML introduces latest update to 2-m stretch wrap film line
- » China’s C’estbon Beverage’s expands into large water bottle formats with Sidel machinery
June 2024
Company News
- » Covestro to slash costs by EUR400 mn by 2028; in process for takeover by Adnoc
- » Investments: UK recycling firm DeepTech raises funds for tech; LYB acquires 35% stake in Saudi PP producer NATPET
- » M&As: Covestro becomes a shareholder in recycling firm BioBTX; Wacker acquires US silicone healthcare products firm
- » M&As: Denka invests in CNT start-up firm Carbon Fly; DuPont to buy medical components manufacturer
- » M&As: Dow to acquire PE recycler Circulus; Altana/UB FIGG invest in flame retardants producer Nordtreat
- » M&As: Lummus invests in PHA maker RWDC Industries; Biesterfeld acquires composites maker Aerontec to expand in Africa
Materials News
- » Green Technology: Finding the “perfect” packaging that more than meets the eye (Part 1) June issue
- » Green Technology: Finding the “perfect” packaging that more than meets the eye (Part 2) June issue
- » Green tie-ups: Ambercycle/Hyosung join forces to scale circular polyester; BASF/China BlueChem cooperate on sustainable lab
- » Ineos Styrolution to shut down Canadian styrene plant by 2026
- » Old is gold: product makeovers with recycled plastics June issue
- » PET bottle recycling solution for Indian packaging firm from one source June issue
- » Recycling: Arkema adds 40% recycled content in powder coating resins; VTT/University of Vaasa partner to build reusable packaging systems in Finland
- » Additives: Next generation additives redefining sustainability June issue
- » Country Focus: Thailand's strategic move to rise as a bioplastics hub June issue
- » Expansions: Celanese opens two technical centres in India; BASF inaugurates second dispersions production line in China
- » Green news: Mura in feedstock partnership with Elite Recycling; Freepoint to build recycling facility in Belgium
Machinery News
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May 2024
Company News
- » M&As: Arkema acquires Dow’s laminating adhesives biz; Adnoc not pursuing US$2 bn stake in Brazil's Braskem
- » M&As: Ineos completes purchase of LyondellBasell’s US ethylene business; Chemovator invests in start-up Heartland involved in natural fibre reinforcements
- » Shell sells Singapore petchem assets to Chandra Asri/Glencore jv; in talks for sale of petrol stations in Malaysia to Aramco
- » Investments: IRC closes Circular Plastics Fund at EUR175 mn; NatureWorks obtains US$350 mn loan for Thai PLA facility
- » LyondellBasell to review European petchem business units
Materials News
- » Green tie-ups: OMV/Borealis link with Tomra for recycling feedstock; Loop/Ester in jv to produce recycled DMT, MEG in India
- » 1 1 0Expansions: ECI Group secures license for 150 kta copolymer plant with China’s YECC; Indorama consolidating polyester filament yarn production in Italy, transferring output from Germany
- » Expansions: Técnicas/Sinopec jv to build ethane cracker for PE complex in Kazakhstan; Maire to license tech maleic anhydride project in Oman
- » Green tie-ups: Nextchem/Johnson Matthey partner in waste-to-methanol tech; BlueAlp/RES to build Italy’s first recycling plant
- » Kraiburg TPE showcases sustainable TPEs, Auto innovations at Plastics & Rubber Thailand 2024
- » Kraiburg TPE’s innovative packaging solutions with TPE material
- » Tie-ups: Lummus to license Sumitomo Chemical’s LDPE/EVA, rPMMA techs; Wood links up with Juno for circular waste recycling projects
- » Expansions: Ineos Inovyn launches PVC recycling plants in Belgium; BASF to up capacity for nylon/PBT in India
Machinery News
- » Chinaplas 2024 ends with a record-breaking attendance of over 320,000 visitors
- » M&As: Krones Prefero brings together solutions; Sacmi sells beverage unit to Omnia
April 2024
Company News
- » M&As: Ineos completes acquisition of TotalEnergies’ French petchem assets; Borealis acquires Bulgarian recycling firm
- » Investments: KazMunayGas reduces share in Silleno; Nextchem raises stake in Italian plastics recycler
- » Investments: Aramco to acquire 10% stake in Hengli Petrochemical; Suzano Ventures invests US$5 mn in Bioform to expand biobased plastic alternatives
Materials News
- » Kraiburg TPE’s innovations and solutions at Chinaplas 2024
- » Packaging: Consumers cancelling culture of unsustainability April issue
- » Recycling: Technip/Anellotech to develop recycling tech; LyondellBasell/Genox open jv plastics recycling plant in China
- » Waste-to-hydrogen takes the cue in sustainable energy paradigm April issue
- » Country Focus; China: breaking the high carbon emissions cycle with EVs April issue
- » Expansions: Sabic Fujian Petrochemicals to use KBR phenol tech; Borealis/Borouge on track for capacities for XLPE, compounding at Ruwais and HVDC capacity at Antwerp
- » Green materials: Hyosung to invest in US$1 bn bio-BDO facility in Vietnam; Neste/Lotte Chemical team up on renewable chemicals/plastics
- » Tech tie-ups: IOCL selects Lummus’ cumene tech for new plant in India; BASF to supply acrylates from Zhanjiang site to Youyi
Machinery News
- » Cast film systems for the Asian market April issue
- » Kautex back to business under Jwell Machinery April issue
- » Chinaplas 2024: Record-breaking show scale to witness “new productive forces”
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March 2024
Company News
- » M&As: Evonik sells superabsorbents business to ICIG; Sumitomo Chemical sells equity in Sumika Color to Nippon Pigment
- » M&As: Kodiak expands footprint in specialty chemicals; Elkem exits battery materials company Vianode
- » M&As: Perstorp buys out minority partner at Chinese polyol site; Adnoc closes acquisition of stake in OMV
- » Strategies: Indorama looks at asset rationalisation, divestures; Evonik to cut 2,000 jobs, not upbeat on 2024 economic recovery
- » Finance: Trinseo to sell interest in Americas Styrenics; Vianode awarded EUR30 mn grant to advance Europe’s battery industry
- » Financing: Glencore injects US$75 mn in battery recycler Li-Cycle; EIB commits EUR500 mn loan to back R&D at Evonik
- » DOE funding: ExxonMobil’s Baytown olefins plant to receive up to US$332 mn; Eastman’s Texas project to receive US$375 mn
Materials News
- » Plants: Balrampur Chini pumps US$240 mn in PLA plant in India; Orbia halts PVC plant plans due to lower sales
- » Plants: LyondellBasell techs selected for Inner Mongolia complex in China; Trinseo to exit PC business and close plant in Germany
- » Plants: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to halt production of OX and PA; selling stake in plasticiser firm
- » Recycling: Exolon Group/Pekutherm tie-up recycling for thermoplastics; Zeon constructs COP recycling plant in Japan
- » Expansions: AkzoNobel completes coatings expansion in Vietnam; India’s Chemplast Sanmar commissions PVC paste plant in Chennai
- » Green tie-ups: Syensqo/Tomra to advance sorting of multilayer PVDC packaging waste; LG Chem/Korea Zinc tie up to explore US recycling market
- » Optimising ergonomics, safety in handle, grip and anti-slip mat designs
- » New IMO guidance ensures safe shipping of plastic pellets
- » Green news: Gazprom Neft opens plastics recycling plant in Russia; Sulzer to provide PLA tech to India’s Balrampur Chini Mills
- » Green materials: Eastman achieves on-spec output at US molecular recycling facility; Next Wave starts operations at ethylene-to-alkylate facility
- » Recycling: Sabic/Pashupati Group to target recycling in India; Dow/Procter & Gamble to develop dissolution-based recycling tech for PE
Machinery News
February 2024
Company News
- » BASF to exit Chinese BDO jvs; cites oversupply and human rights allegations
- » Financing: DuPont Teijin Films rebrands as Mylar Specialty Films; Dow completes US$1 bn green bond offering
- » M&As: Constantia Flexibles acquires Aluflexpack; IMCD strengthen its coatings and construction business with acquisition of ResChem
- » M&As: SQM invests US$9.4 mn in UK EV battery recycling firm Altilium; LyondellBasell acquires recycling assets in California
- » BASF looks to China for growth; to slash European costs by EUR1 bn
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Materials News
- » Expansions: Sabic/Fujian Energy break ground on US$6 bn petchem complex in China; Execution commences for Malaysia’s Pengerang Energy Complex
- » Green news: Covestro opens pilot plant for biobased aniline; Corsair to supply pyrolysis oil to Shell Singapore
- » Notable achievement for portable speakers with TPEs
- » Green tie-ups: Novoloop/Aether break ground on pilot plant in India for green TPUs; LG Chem/CJ CheilJedang join hands for bio-nylon business
- » Expansions: Turkey’s Bayegan selects Lummus tech for PDH/PP complex; QatarEnergy/CPChem break ground on US$6 bn petchem project in Qatar
Machinery News
January 2024
Company News
Materials News
- » Green tie-ups: Covestro/Encina in long-term supply of circular raw materials; Braskem/Shell to produce circular PP from mixed plastic waste in Germany
- » Kraiburg TPE innovative TPE solutions elevate bathroom accessories
- » Plastics industry to boost-intelligentisation, lightweighting, decarbonisation of NEVs
- » Green tie-ups: BASF/Envision collaborate on e-methanol from green hydrogen in China; BASF/Inditex breakthrough in textile recycling with launch of recycled PA6
