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- » Indorama supports Brazil’s Guardiãs Do Mar Return project New
- » Expansions: Wevo sets up PU systems facility in Singapore; Alpla opens packaging solutions plant in Philippines New
- » Green news: TotalEnergies starts up France’s first advanced recycling plant; Aduro signs MOU to advance HCT technology
- » OMV/Adnoc advance towards Borouge/Borealis merger; start-up of Borouge 4 plant
- » BASF Expansions: Inaugurates non-ionic surfactant site in South Korea; Starts up plant for 3D-printed catalysts in Germany
- » Green investments: VTT spin-out raises EUR2.5 mn to commercialise SAP material; GreenDot acquires French recycler RG
- » 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
- » Expansions: Arkema ups PVDF capacity in China by 20%; BASF inaugurates expanded dispersion production in South Africa
- » Arburg banking on Asia for growth: to launch China-made vertical press
- » Green news: Neste upgrades facility for liquefied waste plastic and scales up chemical recycling; Indorama Ventures to build rPET plant in Nigeria by 2027
- » Clariant/Borealis and Sintef demonstrate pyrolysis oil upgrading technology for circular plastics
- » 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
- » Advent scraps buyout of Lanxess jv Envalior; deal worth EUR1.2 bn
- » EU project turns biogenic CO2 into proteins and bioplastics
- » Clariant secures EU approval for rice bran wax additives in food packaging
- » Hormuz shutdown threatens chemicals trade as US weighs response
- » CHINAPLAS 2026: Harnessing the “15th Five-Year Plan” to usher in a new era of plastics and rubber innovation
- » Kraiburg TPE offers soft-touch and sustainable TPE materials for robotic dogs
- » EU mass balance accounting rules under SUPD revealed
- » Expansions: AGC Vinythai commissions expanded chlor-alkali plant in Thailand; Zeon breaks ground on cyclo-olefin polymers plant in Japan
- » Ineos secures EUR300 mn French grants to rejuvenate Lavéra cracker
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»
PET recycling: Infinite Loop to build plant at BASF site in Germany; Reju selects French site for third plant
Reed - Societe Generale Group, the majority stakeholder of Infinite Loop Europe, has announced the selection of German chemical firm BASF’s Schwarzheide... Read More»
Waste disposable gloves turned into carbon capture materials
With disposable nitrile rubber gloves being produced in millions each year, with most used only once before being discarded, there is a growing interest in... Read More»
Consortium kick-starts wind farm construction in Taiwan
Norwegian battery materials firm Vianode says it will supply high-performance synthetic anode graphite for grid battery energy storage systems (BESS) to a North American battery technology company... Read More»
