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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
- » PET recycling: Infinite Loop to build plant at BASF site in Germany; Reju selects French site for third plant New
- » BASF Expansions: ups BDO capacity in Ludwigshafen; strengthens production footprint in India with new dispersions line in Mangalore New
- » KRAIBURG TPE levels up otoscope with TPE; showcases at Chinaplas 2026
- » Expansions: Toyo Ink India inaugurates research centre in Bengaluru; Wacker expands to Indonesia with office/technical centre
- » Green news: Sony/partners to use renewable plastics in electronics; Henkel/Sekab to advance bio-based materials in adhesives
- » Borealis, Borouge, Pelita Mekar, Reciki Solusi and Subnational Climate Fund in waste tie-up in Indonesia
- » Green tie-ups: Invista/Epoch Biodesign to commercialise enzymatic PA6,6 recycling; Polystyrene Alliance/R3vira to expand PS recycling in Mexico
- » PLAST 2026: Italian show registers positive performance
- » Plants: Mitsubishi Chemical, Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals to merge steam crackers; BASF to open digital hub in India, plus reduce digital services workforce
- » Expansions: Covestro ups TDI capacity by 20% in China, Toyo Engineering to undertake BPCL’s Kochi PP plant
- » Dow aims for US$2 bn earnings expansion until 2028; 4,500 job cuts
- » Green news: Aduro to set up recycling plant in Netherlands; ExxonMobil starts up third Baytown recycling unit in Texas
- » Piovan acquires two firms to expand dosing, conveying and plant components
Company News
Sabic to divest European plastics/petchem assets for US$950 mn to German buyers
Saudi Arabia-based chemical firm Sabic is to sell its European petrochemical business and its Engineering Thermoplastics operations across Europe and the Americas... Read More»
M&As: Indorama sells Czech PET recycling plant; BASF mulling sale of biometric subsidiary trinamiX
Thailand-based polyester firm Indorama Ventures has sold its entire 85% stake in failing Czech PET recycling plant UCY Polymers CZ, to UCY Global Invest... Read More»
Material News
KRAIBURG TPE Levels Up Performance of Food Containers, Fender Flares, and PPE with TPEs
From advancing product functionality and overall quality to reducing emissions and increasing circularity, KRAIBURG TPE, a global manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) ... Read More»
POE/POP growth on the uptrend; fuelled by solar panels and China
The global market for polyolefin elastomers and plastomers (POEs/POPs) is forecast to grow at 5.6% per annum (CAGR) through to 2036 to a volume of 4.4 million tonnes-plus according to the latest iteration of MLT... Read More»
Machinery News
Kiefel sets up R&D centre in Thailand
Germany-based thermoforming machinery maker Kiefel recently opened its new Customer Innovation Centre (CIC) at the Brückner Group Asia-Pacific site in Rayong, Thailand. The modern technology... Read More»
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»
Expansions: Borealis invests EUR49 mn in PP scale-up in Germany; Covestro to install renewable energy via heat battery at German MDI facility
Austrian polyolefins maker Borealis has announced a EUR49 million investment to scale up production of polypropylene (PP).. Read More»
Michelin launches expansion of Shanghai facility
French tyre maker Michelin Group has inaugurated what it says is its first global “future factory” in Shanghai, with a total project investment of about US$420 million. The facility represents the second... Read More»
Consortium kick-starts wind farm construction in Taiwan
A consortium between Semco Maritime (Denmark) and PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C, Vietnam) says it has held the first-cut ceremony for the Formosa 4 Offshore Substation (OSS) project at PTSC M&C’s fabrication yard in Vung Tau,... Read More»
