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Ocean plastics are an eyesore and a nuisance to the environment, but positive efforts are being employed to counter it
Media Kit 2025
Feature Latest Headlines
- » Vioneo taps Lummus's PP technology at fossil-free plastics plant in Belgium New
- » Kraiburg TPE melds safety and sustainability from CCTVs to automotive New
- » DIC unveils new Jakarta facility to produce food-safe coatings for sustainable packaging
- » Stora Enso inaugurates Europe’s largest consumer packaging board line in Finland
- » Enhancing well-being with Kraiburg TPE’s sustainable material solutions for medical devices
- » Loop Industries form strategic alliance with Taiwan's Shinkong; secures Gujarat site for Infinite Loop facility
- » Covestro expands isocyanate footprint with US, Thailand Vencorex sites
- » PackPrintPlas Philippines 2025: The industry’s platform for real innovation and growth
- » Dow cancels chemical recycling plant in Europe
- » Expansions: UPM Adhesive Materials to add new coating line at Malaysian facility; Cosmo Films expands US operations with new slitter/rewinder
- » India’s rPET industry facing deadlock; lack of guidelines
- » Expansions: Clariant increases capacity for stabiliser with new line in China; DIC to build epoxy resins facility in Japan to cater to semiconductor demand
- » Chemours, DuPont & Corteva to pay US$875 mn in US PFAs case
- » K2025: Engel’s vertical machine for LSR-encapsulated fuel cell components
- » Green news: Aduro succeeds in chemical recycling of turf waste; Klean/Terragreen plan 10 ktonne recycling facility in British Columbia
- » Green news: LG Chem/Enilive break ground on South Korea’s first HVO/SAF plant; Neste/Ravago shelve plans for pyrolysis plant in Netherlands
- » Plastomer/EVA formulation creates a recyclable car mat series
Company News
M&As: Covestro acquires Pontacol to expand in specialty films; Brenntag acquires German mixing/blending company
German materials firm Covestro says it has signed an agreement to acquire Pontacol, a Swiss manufacturer of multilayer adhesive films. With this acquisition, Covestro strategically expands its specialty films portfolio, it adds... Read More»
Dow to close three upstream European chemical plants; loss of 800 jobs
In response to what it says are structural challenges in Europe, US materials firm Dow has announced that, as a follow-up to the European asset actions first announced in April 2025... Read More»
Material News
A sea of solutions to keep plastics at bay
Although the terms Ocean-Bound Plastic (OBP) and Ocean Waste Plastic (OWP) are sometimes used interchangeably, they refer to different stages in the plastics pollution lifecycle. OBPs are discarded plastics... Read More»
Extrusion machinery: Disposable coffee cups: SML compares PS, PP, PET and paper materials
The market share for disposable cups will more than double from US$13.45 billion in 2024 to US31.68 billion by 2037, according to consulting firm Research Nester... Read More»
Machinery News
K2025: Success of circular economy depends on collective development
In this interview conducted by Germany-based VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery group with Manfred Hackl, CEO of Erema Group, in the run-up to the K2025 show in October. Hackl speaks about Erema’s participation at the K show... Read More»
SML launches new turret winder for jumbo rolls
Austrian extrusion machinery maker SML’s brand-new turret winder W1300 comes fully equipped with powerful technical features and functions. Its ability to produce jumbo... Read More»
K2025: Engel’s vertical machine for LSR-encapsulated fuel cell components
At K 2025, Austrian machinery maker Engel is showcasing what it says is a highly automated production cell in which gas diffusion layers (GDLs) for fuel cells... Read More»
Apollo Tyres to open winter and all-season testing facility in Finland
Apollo Tyres is opening a cutting-edge outdoor tyre testing facility at Ivalo, Finland, specifically engineered for winter and all-season tyre evaluation.... Read More»
Aramco seals US$11 billion Jafurah midstream deal with GIP-led consortium
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has signed a US$11 billion lease and leaseback deal involving its Jafurah.. Read More»
