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The packaging sector is a key user of plastics materials. Thus, it is of importance that brand owners and materials suppliers stay up-to-date on the preferences by consumers, especially the younger generation, on sustainability and recycling
Media Kit 2024
Feature Latest Headlines
- » Kraiburg TPE showcases sustainable TPEs, Autoinnovations at Plastics & Rubber Thailand 2024 New
- » Green tie-ups: OMV/Borealis link with Tomra for recycling feedstock; Loop/Ester in jv to produce recycled DMT, MEG in India
- » M&As: Ineos completes purchase of LyondellBasell’s US ethylene business; Chemovator invests in start-up Heartland involved in natural fibre reinforcements
- » StackTeck sets up iMFLUX for processing recycled materials
- » PET recycling: Coke PET recycling facility launched in Namibia; Carbios breaks ground on PET biorecycling plant in France
- » Expansions: Syensqo breaks ground on lithium-grade PVDF facility in US; Domo opens nylon plant in China
- » Recycling: LYB to build waste recycling hub in Knapsack; Covestro/automotive partners to collaborate on car-to-car plastic recycling
- » Rajoo Engineers boosts capacity at Rajkot plant by 30%
- » Investments: Aramco to acquire 10% stake in Hengli Petrochemical; Suzano Ventures invests US$5 mn in Bioform to expand biobased plastic alternatives
- » Tech tie-ups: IOCL selects Lummus’ cumene tech for new plant in India; BASF to supply acrylates from Zhanjiang site to Youyi
- » Chinaplas 2024: Record-breaking show scale to witness “new productive forces”
- » Plants: Sinopec starts production at world’s largest PTA project in China; Solvay opens blowing agent plant in Italy
- » Recycling: Denso/partners team up for automotive recycling process; Mura partners with Belgian university to explore chemical recycling
- » Recycling: Technip/Anellotech to develop recycling tech; LyondellBasell/Genox open jv plastics recycling plant in China
- » Expansions: Sabic Fujian Petrochemicals to use KBR phenol tech; Borealis/Borouge on track for capacities for XLPE, compounding at Ruwais and HVDC capacity at Antwerp
- » Investments: KazMunayGas reduces share in Silleno; Nextchem raises stake in Italian plastics recycler
- » Green materials: Hyosung to invest in US$1 bn bio-BDO facility in Vietnam; Neste/Lotte Chemical team up on renewable chemicals/plastics
- » Recycling equipment from one-stop shop April issue
- » Project Stop not stopping just yet: extended to East Java April issue
- » Recycling: Coke launches 100% rPET bottles in Hong Kong/Indonesia April issue
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» Advertorial; Chinaplas 2024: On a roll with cutting edge technologies, solutions
April issue - » Kautex back to business under Jwell Machinery April issue
- » Cast film systems for the Asian market April issue
- » Packaging: Consumers cancelling culture of unsustainability April issue
- » Country Focus: China: breaking the high carbon emissions cycle with EVs April issue
- » Waste-to-hydrogen takes the cue in sustainable energy paradigm April issue
Company News
M&As: Ineos completes acquisition of TotalEnergies’ French petchem assets; Borealis acquires Bulgarian recycling firm
Chemical firm Ineos says it has completed the acquisition of TotalEnergies’ 50% share of Naphtachimie (720 kilotonnes/year steam cracker), Appryl (300 kilotonnes/year polypropylene business)... Read More»
Investments: KazMunayGas reduces share in Silleno; Nextchem raises stake in Italian plastics recycler
National oil firm KazMunayGas (KMG, a subsidiary of Samruk Kazyna) has sold a 20% share in Silleno, a joint venture developing a US$7.7... Read More»
Material News
Kraiburg TPE’s innovations and solutions at Chinaplas 2024
Kraiburg TPE, the global thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) manufacturer is excited to announce its participation in Chinaplas 2024, which takes place in NECC Shanghai, China, from April 23 to April 26 2024 to highlight its latest TPE solutions suitable for diverse industries.... Read More»
Packaging: Consumers cancelling culture of unsustainability
The sustainability agenda has evolved significantly, becoming an integral aspect of the ethos embraced by the environmentally conscious younger generation who are driving the trends... Read More»
Machinery News
Kautex back to business under Jwell Machinery
Following the acquisition by China’s Jwell Machinery Co. in January 2024, German extrusion blow moulding systems supplier Kautex Maschinenbau System says it is back to its normal operative business... Read More»
Cast film systems for the Asian market
In recent months, Austrian extrusion machinery supplier SML says its development efforts have focused on increasing capacity... Read More»
Country Focus: An alliance that keeps Asia’s “white gold” shining
Despite challenges in the global market and supply chain, Asia’s primary rubber producers are successfully achieving their growth targets, with China playing a pivotal role as a major trade partner... Read More»
Recycling equipment from one-stop shop
At this year’s Chinaplas show, German machinery firm Coperion will present key technologies for processing plastics at Booth F 106 in Hall 2.1. ... Read More»
BASF purchases 49% of Vattenfall’s German offshore wind farms
Chemical firm BASF is to purchase 49% of energy firm Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms. The Nordlicht wind project... Read More»
