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As 2024 draws to a close, we can see that plastic recycling is evidently becoming a global focus to combat pollution and ease environmental burdens.
Media Kit 2025
Feature Latest Headlines
- » Chinaplas showcases Green, Smart, and High-Tech solutions for sustainable plastics and rubber industries New
- » Green initiatives: Ikea to invest EUR1 bn to increase recycling infrastructure; UNDP/Coke tie-up to scale up management of plastic waste in Asia New
- » Plants: Braskem to expand PE/PVC capacity in Brazil; Arkema to close chlor-alkali plant in France
- » M&As: Orlen to acquire Azoty’s polyolefins business in Poland; Alpla takes over shares of Egyptian jv
- » China’s CR Beverage takes delivery of Sidel aseptic complete lines to meet the growing market demand
- » Synthomer/Neste/PCS to launch biobased NBR latex for gloves
- » Expansions: Shell/CNOOC expand third phase of petchem complex in China; BPCL to build US$700 mn refinery/petchem project in Andhra Pradesh
- » Green expansions: Avient expands rPA6 production to Turkey; Alpla to double recycling capacity by 2030
- » Battery recycling: Ace Green expands LFP battery recycling capacity in India; Marubeni invests US$5 mn in battery recycler Altilium
- » Expansions: Covestro expands production of PC in US; Vioneo opts for Honeywell methanol-to-olefins tech for Belgian green polymers plant
- » M&As: BASF to sell Styrodur XPS business to Bachl; DKSH acquires Malaysian calibration equipment provider
- » Clariant to defend EUR1.4 bn claim by BASF related to ethylene purchasing cartel
- » Colines, Gneuss and ExxonMobil collaborate on LLDPE stretch film with recycled content
- » Maag acquires centrifugal pellet dryer technology
- » Chinaplas 2025: Indonesia strengthens position as hub for high-growth industries
- » Kraiburg TPE’s advanced TPE solutions for mobility and everyday applications
- » Partnerships: Covestro/GAC join forces to pioneer material solutions for flying cars; PTGC/Allnex explore carbon-based polymer systems with Econic
- » Green news: Dow/Innventure collaborate on waste-to-feedstock tech; Carbios postpones French PET biorecycling plant due to lack of funds
- » Health and travel essentials level-up with TPEs
- » Green tie-ups: Nextchem/Röhm tie-up for PMMA recycling in Italy; BASF/research partners collaborate on mechanical recycling of plastics
Company News
Funding: Ineos Styrolution to sell Thai plant to India’s Styrenix; Trinseo and lenders agree to extend debt maturities
Styrenics supplier Ineos Styrolution has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its acrylonitrile butadiene... Read More»
Investments: Perstorp acquires OQ Chemicals Dutch esters plant; Pengerang secures US$3.5 bn financing from export credit agencies
Specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), announced that... Read More»
Material News
Kraiburg TPE moves ahead in TPE innovation for automotive and healthcare applications
Kraiburg TPE, a global leader in thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials, continues to redefine industries with its innovative solutions... Read More»
Blowplast doubles PCR content in lubricant bottles with ExxonMobil’s PE
Nairobi-based converter Blowplast says it has successfully integrated up to 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in its blow-moulded... Read More»
Machinery News
Starlinger acquires woven packaging division from Windmöller & Hölscher
UK-based thermoforming equipment specialist Ridat says it has expanded its presence in South Korea, with the supply of its vacuum forming... Read More»
Reifenhäuser sets up new Asia-Pacific hq in Bangkok
German extrusion machinery maker Reifenhäuser has opened a new head office for its Asia-Pacific business in Bangkok, Thailand... Read More»
Green expansions: Avient expands rPA6 production to Turkey; Alpla to double recycling capacity by 2030
US materials producer Avient Corporation has announced that production of its Nymax REC recycled nylon formulations is expanding to Istanbul, Turkey... Read More»
Synthomer/Neste/PCS to launch biobased NBR latex for gloves
UK-headquartered materials firm Synthomer, which operates a polymers facility in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, together with Finnish materials company Neste... Read More»
Shell/CNOOC expand third phase of petchem complex in China
CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (CSPC), a joint venture between Shell Nanhai BV and CNOOC Petrochemicals Investment Ltd... Read More»
