May 2026
Company News
- » M&As: Lone Star acquires Radici’s polymers/specialty chemicals, Domo bizs; Ineos sells sulphur dioxide biz to Ecovyst
- » Recycling closures: Plastic Energy enters administration due to tight cash flow; Viridor to cease European chemical operations
- » Trillium raises US$13 mn for demo plant for bio-based acrylonitrile
- » Vynova sells German VCM/PVC site to Westlake
- » Wacker to reduce workforce by 1,600 in Germany
- » Celanese to close Singapore nylon plant; optimise US ops
- » Closures: Mitsubishi/PTT shut down PBS business in Thailand; Asahi Kasei to discontinue PE/SM production in Japan from 2030
- » Everstone Capital acquires Qlar from Blackstone
- » M&As: Biesterfeld acquires majority stake In OSP; RadiciGroup/Domo join forces to create tier-1 compounder
Materials News
- » Kraiburg TPE sets sustainability and ergonomics in motion for robotics applications
- » Recycling: Phelix breaks ground on recycling facility in Shanghai; UAE expands use of recycled plastics for food-contact packaging
- » Expansions: Lanxess opens lubricant additives plant in India; Evonik opens PEEK magnet wire lab in China
- » Green news: Loop to set up PET recycling plant in Gujarat; Syntetica/Michelin advance nylon recycling in France
- » Green news: UPM acquires IP from Avantium for bio-based glycols; Hyosung TNC opens bio-BDO plant in Vietnam
- » Green products: Nouryon offers solution to restore rPP performance in packaging; BASF/Lindex bring recycled PA to lingerie sector
Machinery News
- » SML launches FlexiPET line for PET thermoforming sheet
- » Plast 2026 lines up comprehensive conference programme
April 2026
Company News
- » M&As: EPL/Indovida to merge to create US$2 bn packaging firm
- » Middle East crisis to cut global oil/gas demand by 2050 April issue
- » Tie-ups: PTGC/SCGC in MoU to explore jv for olefins, polyolefins businesses in Thailand
- » China updates: BASF to utilise Sevnce Robotics’ solutions at sites; Umicore opens R&D centre
- » Country Focus: China forges ahead with industrial resilience April issue
- » Dissolutions: Mitsubishi Chemical exits Taiwanese MMA jv with CPDC; Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to end PC production at Kashima plant
- » M&As: Agilyx increases shareholding in GreenDot to over 50%; DCM Shriram/Teknor Apex in jv to advance polymers in India
Materials News
- » Green news: Reju secures EUR135 mn funding for Dutch recycling plant; Röhm adds on chemical recycling at German plant
- » India, Singapore, Taiwan on sustainability drive April issue
- » Ineos: Tie-ups with Omya, Snetor for polyolefins supply in Europe; Tie-up with Sandpiper for US$1 bn low-carbon methanol project in US
- » No more cheap oil: breaking petrochemical dependence through recycling April issue
- » Recycling: WPU plans pyrolysis oil facility in Rotterdam; Niutech breaks ground on 100 kt tyre pyrolysis plant in China
- » ExxonMobil Polymers: Sustainability in Packaging April issue
- » UK recycling: QMRE undertakes plastic waste-to-oil production; Eurokey to open UK’s largest recycling facility
- » Additives: Adding elements of refinement in plastics April issue
- » Circulate Capital raises US$220 mn in second fund for Asian recycling April issue
- » Green news: Polykemi grows capacity for recycled materials; Covation’s plant for bioTHF and bioPTMEG reaches completion
Machinery News
- » PlastMilan 2026: Italian show to showcase Madein-Europe machinery April issue
- » Film/Sheet Sector: MDO-PE unlaminated cast film for deep-freeze applications April issue
- » Film/Sheet Sector: NO.EL and Colines introduce tamper-proof stretch film April issue
Advertorial News
March 2026
Company News
- » Hormuz shutdown threatens chemicals trade as US weighs response
- » OMV/Adnoc advance towards Borouge/Borealis merger; start-up of Borouge 4 plant
- » Advent scraps buyout of Lanxess jv Envalior; deal worth EUR1.2 bn
Materials News
- » Expansions: Nextchem to undertake feasibility studies for recycling plants in Southern Africa/Southeast Asia; Econic/Changhua start up CO2-based polyols plant in China
- » Green news: Project Stop reaches 100 kt milestone of collected waste in Indonesia; Emirates Biotech joins the European Circle to produce food waste-based PLA
- » Green news: TotalEnergies starts up France’s first advanced recycling plant; Aduro signs MOU to advance HCT technology
- » Indorama supports Brazil’s Guardiãs Do Mar Return project
- » Partnerships: Azelis/Milliken partner to distribute PU colourant solutions in India; Univar expands partnership with SI Group for distribution of additives in EMEA
- » Recycling: Covestro/Fraunhofer UMSICHT tie-up for pyrolysis pilot plant; Lego surpasses 50% recycled content in products
- » Clariant/Borealis and Sintef demonstrate pyrolysis oil upgrading technology for circular plastics
- » Clariant secures EU approval for rice bran wax additives in food packaging
- » EU project turns biogenic CO2 into proteins and bioplastics
- » Green investments: VTT spin-out raises EUR2.5 mn to commercialise SAP material; GreenDot acquires French recycler RG
- » Green news: Neste upgrades facility for liquefied waste plastic and scales up chemical recycling; Indorama Ventures to build rPET plant in Nigeria by 2027
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
