February 2026
Company News
Materials News
- » Expansions: Covestro ups TDI capacity by 20% in China, Toyo Engineering to undertake BPCL’s Kochi PP plant
- » Green tie-ups: Invista/Epoch Biodesign to commercialise enzymatic PA6,6 recycling; Polystyrene Alliance/R3vira to expand PS recycling in Mexico
- » Borealis, Borouge, Pelita Mekar, Reciki Solusi and Subnational Climate Fund in waste tie-up in Indonesia
- » Expansions: Toyo Ink India inaugurates research centre in Bengaluru; Wacker expands to Indonesia with office/technical centre
- » KRAIBURG TPE levels up otoscope with TPE; showcases at Chinaplas 2026
- » BASF Expansions: ups BDO capacity in Ludwigshafen; strengthens production footprint in India with new dispersions line in Mangalore
- » Expansions: AGC Vinythai commissions expanded chlor-alkali plant in Thailand; Zeon breaks ground on cyclo-olefin polymers plant in Japan
- » Kraiburg TPE offers soft-touch and sustainable TPE materials for robotic dogs
- » EU mass balance accounting rules under SUPD revealed
Machinery News
January 2026
Company News
- » Dow aims for US$2 bn earnings expansion until 2028; 4,500 job cuts
- » M&As: Verdant acquires Lubrizol’s oil/gas assets; Chemours sells former titanium dioxide site in Taiwan
- » Plant closures: Tronox to close pigment plant in China; Alpek to shut down PET recycling plant in US
- » Sabic to divest European plastics/petchem assets for US$950 mn to German buyers
- » M&As: HF Sinclair closes purchase of lubricants manufacturer; Henkel to acquire ATP Adhesive Systems
- » M&As: Indorama sells Czech PET recycling plant; BASF mulling sale of biometric subsidiary trinamiX
Materials News
- » KRAIBURG TPE Levels Up Performance of Food Containers, Fender Flares, and PPE with TPEs
- » POE/POP growth on the uptrend; fuelled by solar panels and China
- » Recycling: Amcor commissions Greenback recycling system at UK facility; Kemira to collaborate with Hazer on methane pyrolysis technology
- » Green news: Aduro to set up recycling plant in Netherlands; ExxonMobil starts up third Baytown recycling unit in Texas
- » Green news: Vioneo moves biobased plant from Belgium to China; Zeopore/BioBTX report higher aromatics yield from waste plastics
- » Green news: Idemitsu opens recycling facility in Japan; ESG/De Tomaso tie-up on CNT-based sustainable auto materials
