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As we round up 2025, the plastics sector has been inundated with opportunities being flagged by the industry to maintain its image in the global market as a useful, lightweight, cost-saving material that is sustainable as well
Media Kit 2026
Feature Latest Headlines
- » Medical Sector: Healthy propositions for medical devices New December issue
- » Advertorial: Chinaplas 2026; Driven by technology, thriving future powered by green solutions New December issue
- » Recycling: Fraunhofer repurposes waste into fibres for roofing New December issue
- » Specialty chemicals: staying on course for growth New December issue
- » Packaging: Reducing weight, keeping mechanical performance New December issue
- » Building Industry: Creating sustainable building materials New December issue
- » A panoptic plastic waste solution under pressure New December issue
- » Research project to address PET-based textile waste in Europe New December issue
- » COP30: funding approved; future without fossil fuels remains unseen New December issue
- » Green tie-ups: Carbios/Wankai to build PET biorecycling plant in China; Renaissance BioScience/Biome to work on C$1.5 mn bioplastics project New
- » Expansions: Wacker/Sico open tech centre in China for silanes; Merck opens semiconductor solutions site in Taiwan
- » Wacker to slash 1,500 jobs by 2027; savings of EUR300 mn/year
- » Expansions: BASF starts-up dispersant line in China; Tata Chemicals to expand capacity for silica, soda ash in India
- » Green updates: Aduro’s hydrochemolytic oil successful as steam-cracker feedstock; Teijin employs solvent-based recycling to develop polycarbonate
- » Plant closures: ExxonMobil to shut UK ethylene cracker; Continental to shut down tyre cord facility in US
- » Green news: Lotte/Resonac launch recycling of packaging via gasification in Japan; Braskem/Norsk e-Fuel partner to develop e-naphtha as feedstock
- » Husky to be bought by CompoSecure; deal valued at US$5 bn
- » Expansions: DuPont breaks ground on lubricants plant in China; BASF/Air Liquide/Shenergy collaborate to produce biomethane-based MDI
- » Green tie-ups: Polystyrene Recycling Alliance/Brave Industries to advance PS recycling in US; Saipem/Garbo recycling project receives EUR15 mn funding
- » Updates: Monument Chemical launches polyols from captured carbon; BASF’s PolyTHF technology available for licensing in Asia
- » Green news: Ducor/Blue Circle Olefins to market bio-PP/rPP; Gaia Biomaterials sets up US supply hub for microplastic-free material
- » M&As: AkzoNobel/Axalta merger to create coatings company of US$25 bn
- » PRI: FCS to showcase all-electric/multi-cavity machinery
Company News
Plant closures: ExxonMobil to shut UK ethylene cracker; Continental to shut down tyre cord facility in US
Faced with tough market conditions, US firm ExxonMobil has said it will close its Fife ethylene plant in Mossmorran, Scotland, in February 2026... Read More»
M&As: Alpla acquires Serbian closure firm; Gemspring completes acquisition of Goodyear’s polymer biz for US$650 mn
German plastic packaging firm Alpla Group continues to grow in the compression and injection moulding segment and is taking over the... Read More»
Material News
Food safe, high-performance TPE materials for lunch boxes, coffee makers
Kraiburg TPE, a global manufacturer of TPEs and customised solutions for various industries, offers select TPE materials with strong performance features and sustainability benefits for footwear and pet accessory... Read More»
Green news: Ducor/Blue Circle Olefins to market bio-PP/rPP; Gaia Biomaterials sets up US supply hub for microplastic-free material
PP producer Ducor Petrochemicals and Blue Circle Olefins have signed an agreement with the aim to produce and comarket segregated bio-polypropylene (PP) and carbon recycled PP... Read More»
Machinery News
Chinaplas 2026: Quality growth driven by technology, thriving future powered by green solutions
On April 21 to 24, 2026, the industry's acclaimed trade fair - Chinaplas 2026 will take place at National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Hongqiao, Shanghai, China.... Read More»
K2025: Taiwanese firms, supported by trade sector, showcase technologies
In a bid topositioning itself on the global market, Taiwan’s plastics and rubber industry had 118 Taiwanese companies representing the sixth largest exhibiting region at the K2025 show held in Düsseldorf,... Read More»
Tech centres: Polyvantis sets up tech centre in Shanghai; SI opens tech centre in UK
With the increasing demand for sustainable, compliant, and future-proof materials, materials suppliers are offering propositions built to support the needs of the medical industry... Read More»
Nokian Tyres launches “smart” tyre technology with load-sensing
Space exploration is making history with landmark events, while the use of rubber in tyres contributes to humankind’s broader knowledge of the infinite expanse of space... Read More»
Arkema/Semcorp tie-up for battery separators
Speciality materials firm Arkema and Semcorp, a Chinese manufacturer of lithium-ion battery separators, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic collaboration aimed... Read More»
