Plastics & Rubber Asia (PRA) News

• Taiwan plastic and rubber machinery industry at the helm for sustainability
• M&As: Constantia Flexibles acquires Propak in Turkey; Walki Group acquires Spanish packaging producer Plasbel
• Expansion: ST sets up in China
• Aramco/Sabic to realign marketing/sales for polymers, petchem and fuel products
• Expansions: Constantia’s EUR8 mn facility to triple capacity in Scandinavia; Songwon sets up subsidiary in China
• Expansions: Marie Tecnimont to build Total Corbion PLA plant in France; Covestro invests EUR100 mn in German film production
• M&As: Standard to acquire WR Grace for US$7 bn; Oerlikon to acquire INglass
• Sibur and TAIF to merge petchem businesses

Injection Moulding Asia (IMA) News

• Cost-effective IML system for 5 gallon pails
• Taiwanese show in “hybrid” digital format
• Taiwanese show in “hybrid” digital format
• Expansions: LG Chem expands CNT capacity with new unit; Merck’s EUR20 million investment for electronic materials in Japan
• Sumika sets up in Poland; expands compounding capacity
• M&As: Apollo buys stake in Canadian auto parts firm; Avon Group expands after acquiring two companies
• Expansions: Radici’s EUR35 mn investment for expansion of engineering polymers capacity; Asahi Kasei Europe moves to new location at Düsseldorf Harbour
• Chinaplas 2021: Arburg steps up with additive manufacturing; new location in China

Energy, Oil & Gas (EOG-Asia) News

• Nissan to expand renewable energy at Sunderland Plant
• LanzaTech, BASF transform industrial off-gases into sustainable chemicals
• Chevron, Clean Energy Fuels boosts Adopt-a-Port initiative to reduce emissions
• Inadequate infra threatens global offshore wind goals – IHS Markit
• Brightmark to build new anaerobic digesters for RNG project in Arizona
• Total acquires stake in Yunlin, signs 640 MW offshore wind project in Taiwan
• Trelleborg divests Norwegian offshore oil & gas operation
• Aramco/Sabic to realign marketing/sales for polymers, petchem and fuel products

Rubber Journal Asia (RJA) News

• KL plans to enter rubber gloves, PPE sector
• Challenging yet favourable outlook seen for Southeast Asia’s NR sector – ANRPC
• Continental’s new tool can do sustainability check on tyres
• RM800-million glove factory project soon to rise in Batu Gajah
• Ube Industries to split off SR business; says low demand weakened profitability
• Gloves Industry: Innovative gloves pack a punch against Covid-19
• Amid pandemic: growth, expansion for Malaysia’s ace glove makers
• Bringing in-house eco-friendly rubber to the industry