On January 19, 2026, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Announcement No. 121/QD-BCT, making an affirmative anti-dumping final determination on various wood fiberboard products originating from China and Thailand, deciding to imp

Recently, UBTECH announcedSigned a service agreement with European aviation manufacturing giant Airbus, which has purchased its latest industrial humanoid robot Walker S2 for deployment in its manufacturing plants. This marks the first time a humanoi

Specialized VisionOn January 13th, it was observed that as a flagship company in South Korea's materials industry, SKC has been deeply mired in poor performance in recent years. SKC has reported losses for three consecutive years from 2023 to the thi

The data released by the South Korean government on Friday shows that driven by large energy projects such as the Czech nuclear power plant, South Korea's overseas construction orders in 2025 have soared to their highest level in 11 years. Accordi

The Indian Ministry of Finance has extended the period for imposing anti-dumping duties on the impor

Zhuansu Vision learned on December 29.The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council released the "2026 Tariff Adjustment Plan," announcing that starting from January 1 of next year, a provisional import tariff rate lower than the Most Favored Na

On December 29, Observed by Zhuansu Shijie, researchers at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, conducted innovative research by grinding hemp stalks into powder, attempting to replace the commonly used high-density polyethylene pellets in

Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan, and Sumitomo Chemical jointly announced that they have signed a business integration agreement and a joint venture agreement, intending to merge the core polyolefin (PO) businesses of the three companies within Japan

South Korean authorities stated on Wednesday (December 24) that the excessive weakness of the won is not a good thing, and the foreign exchange market will soon see the government's "firm determination." Following this statement, the won's exchange r

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea announced that 16 major petrochemical companies operating in the country's three core production bases (Yeosu, Daesan, and Ulsan) have submitted their business restructuring plans before the g

On the 17th, the European Commission announced an adjustment plan for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), intending to expand the scope of the CBAM.Automotive parts, household appliancesThe inclusion of downstream products in the taxation

Today, on December 19, 2025, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced an increase of 25 basis points in the benchmark interest rate, bringing it to 0.75%. This number may not mean much to many young people, but if you look at Japan's interest rate chart o

Japan Polypropylene Corporation (JPP) has successfully developed a new type of polypropylene resin that achieves "extreme transparency," which is difficult to achieve with traditional polypropylene (PP) materials. This new product has a haze value,

On December 15, 2025, Westlake Chemical announced the closure of four factories in the United States, affecting approximately 295 employees. This is the company's second major capacity adjustment this year—six months ago, they just...Pernis factory i

Recently, Hengyu Environmental Protection has provided a "large-scale industrial continuous intelligent waste dissolution technology and complete equipment" to an international group in Vietnam, which has been in operation for several months, with

According to Nikkei News, despite the continued weakness of the yen, Japanese automakers such as Honda and Suzuki are building a cost-competitive production model in India by leveraging low labor costs. By 2025, Japanese cars produced overseas will b

According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Cambodia's construction industry investment reached $7.32 billion this year, representing a 69% year-on-year growth, indicating that the industr

Specialized VisionDecember2 ， Plastics Giant Asahi Kasei Teijin has reached an agreement to implement an absorption-type merger: Asahi Kasei's wholly-owned subsidiary, Asahi Kasei.Advance merges with Teijin Frontier, a wholly-owned subsidiary of T

International News Digest: Policy NewsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces the next steps in regulating the cleanup of PFOA and PFOS.； Recycling NewsArgentina is actively promoting the use of recycled plastic in the construction industr

On December 2, Specialized Plastics World learned that Asahi Kasei announced yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Asahi Kasei Advance has reached a merger agreement by absorption with Teijin's wholly-owned subsidiary Teijin Frontier. According