International News Digest: Raw Materials News: Huntsman Imposes "War Surcharge" as Global MDI Prices Continue to Rise Packaging News – Colgate-Palmolive Develops Innovative HDPE Bottle Technology RecyClass Releases Design Guidelines for Plastic Recyc

On March 6, Nexperia (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Nexperia”) issued a notice to customers stating that March 3, 2026, at 19:02. Nexperia B.V. (Nexperia Netherlands Headquarters) to ChinaAll employees’ office accounts in the district

On March 5, 2026, Wang Chuanfu, chairman and president of BYD, officially launched this technology in Shenzhen: charging from 10% to 70% at room temperature takes only 5 minutes, and to 97% takes 9 minutes. Under a temperature of -30°C, charging from

Shintech Louisiana LLC announced an investment of $3.4 billion in its facility in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA. The project includes the construction of a second ethylene unit, as well as a fourth chlorine and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) unit, t

At the beginning of 2026, the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran led to disruptions in the navigation of the Strait of Hormuz, causing intense fluctuations in international oil prices. This situation has pushed global energy security and the st

This week's major industry updates: LianLuo and Wanhua Chemical signed their third-phase strategic cooperation agreement; JuShi Chemical narrowed its losses but still reported a loss of RMB 119 million; KeBaiEr's profit dropped by 41.7%; Meteor C

On March 5, 2026, Huntsman announced that due to the sharp deterioration of the situation in the Middle East, leading to a surge in European natural gas prices, it will...MDIProduction costs have significantly increased, and therefore a natural gas s

  On March 5 local time, a bulk carrier named "Iron Maiden" successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz by altering its AIS (Automatic Identification System) signal to display "CHINA OWNER."   The ship departed from Jebel Ali Port in the UAE o

March 5th —— RecyClass, the European plastic circular economy certification platform, recently released a new universal recycling evaluation protocol and for the first time introduced a specific "Design for Recyclability Guidelines" for plastic compo

Graphmatech has launched an upgraded solution platform for industrial 3D printing, designed for the preparation of high-performance conductive, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protective, and reinforced polymer materials. As additive manufacturing cont

Supply side: Effective capacity is structurally tight, with new capacity additions being released at a steady pace. The current supply of lithium hexafluorophosphate presents a structural contradiction of "excess nominal capacity, but tight high-qua

Today’s EVA Market Brief According to Zhuan Su Vision statistics, as of 11:00 AM on March 6, EVA markets across China were mostly on the rise, with 100% of market quotations increasing—some by as much as RMB 400. Currently, Hanwha Chemical's 2518C0 f

ABS Market Briefing According to ZhuanSu Vision statistics, as of 11:00 AM on March 6, the ABS market across China remained stable with slight increases. All market quotations held steady, with the highest price rising by RMB 100. Currently, in the T

Today's PVC Market Brief: Today's all-market PVC quotation range is 11,500-11,500 yuan, with the market median at 11,500 yuan. The following is the market quotation details for today:

Today's PS Market Brief: According to the Zhusu World statistics, as of 11:00 am on March 6th, PS markets in most regions across the country have risen! The entire market saw a 100% increase in quotations, with the highest increase being 470 yuan. Th

Summary: Morning prices for the recycled plastics market in South China on March 6! The South China recycled plastics market remained stable across the board. In Guangdong, recycled PP was quoted at 4,800–5,100 RMB/ton; recycled PE at 3,800–5,500 RMB

Summary: March 6, new prices for the recycled plastics market in North China! The North China recycled market remained stable at the start of the trading day. Tianjin recycled EPS was quoted at 4100-5000, recycled PVC at 2850-3250; Liaoning recycled

BASF will showcase at CHINAPLAS 2026 International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber! Date: April 21–24, 2026 Location: National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), Booth C41, Hall 7.2 From April 21 to 24, 2026, BASF will showcase its pl

On March 3, 2026, a spokesperson for Fibrant announced that the company had shut down its caprolactam plant in Geleen, the Netherlands. This move will take approximately 135,000 metric tons per year of caprolactam capacity

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