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Pearl Polyurethane Company has begun upgrading discarded PET into polyurethane systems for insulation products. The company uses a glycolysis process to convert shredded PET waste into polyester polyols. The company stated that once the process is fu

On October 24, it was learned from Zhuanshu Shijie that WM is closing its plastic film recycling plant near Houston. The company describes this move as a temporary measure, but also indicates that the future of the plant is uncertain. The largest sol

All Around Polymer Co. has launched a data-driven nylon compounding framework aimed at significantly shortening the validation cycle for manufacturers using lightweight engineered plastics as metal alternatives. This company, based in Tainan City, T

On October 20, 2025, Manali Petrochemicals announced its decision to sell its UK-based polyurethane elastomer subsidiary Notedome to the Italian specialty chemicals company COIM. The transaction will be valued

Syensqo announced that its CYCOM® EP2190 epoxy prepreg has been added to the NCAMP (National Center for Advanced Materials Performance) database. This milestone provides customers with standardized, publicly available qualification data packages,

Breaking news! BASF announces layoff plan! BASF, a chemical company, plans to lay off 600 employees at its Antwerp plant by the end of 2028. The largest chemical company in Belgium announced the layoff plan on the morning of Wednesday, October 22.

According to the latest news, in the first three quarters of this year, Dow accumulated a loss of $967 million; INEOS's BDO plant faces the risk of closure, with its 200 jobs "under threat"; to make matters worse, the European Carbon Border Adjust

rPlanet Earth, a California-based PET plastic recycler and food and beverage packaging manufacturer, has gone bankrupt. The factory located in Vernon is the second PET plastic recycling company in California to close this year. The company claims to

On the evening of October 15, the National Medical Products Administration issued an announcement canceling the registration certificates of 80 drugs, including Fexofenadine Loratadine Tablets (10mg, National Drug Approval Number H20040557). It is no