Eni’s chemical subsidiary Versalis confirmed to S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Platts by email on July 21 that the company has shut down its polyethylene (PE) production unit in Brindisi, Italy, and placed the unit in a mothballed state. In it

Nearly 200 chemical plants in Europe have been shut down over the past five years. China’s chemical industry has overexpanded capacity and is dumping excess products into Europe at low prices; its imported products are said to have a carbon f

Swiss injection mold manufacturer Kebo AG and France’s Plastisud Group have signed a strategic merger agreement. Upon completion of the integration, the combined company will have around 300 employees and will focus on the R&D and production of h

The revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) in July will determine whether the EU can achieve decarbonization while maintaining industrial competitiveness. In short, it is about whether decarbonization can be achieved without leading to dei

Image source: Kingfa Sci. & Tech. On June 24, Kingfa Sci. & Tech. said on an interactive platform that the company is accelerating its efforts to take both production capacity and technology overseas. It currently has production bases in the

International News Headlines: Raw Material HighlightsTPU+PLA material! Researchers 3D-print a smart zipper that can switch between soft and hard states. Automotive NewsDow announced the expansion of its production capacity and the enhancement of its

On 10 June in Brussels, the European Commission launched three complementary initiatives on the same day, all targeting the same goal—to bring Europe’s bioeconomy out of the laboratory and into the market. This is not an ordinary policy a

In recent years, chemical recycling (also known as advanced recycling) has become one of the most contentious topics in global plastic pollution governance. Proponents regard it as a key technological breakthrough for achieving a circular economy for

盖世汽车讯 据德国《商报》（Handelsblatt）6月21日报道，欧盟委员会正计划对中国产插电式混合动力汽车（PHEV）加征反补贴关税，目标企业包括比亚迪（BYD）、奇瑞（Chery）和上汽集团（SAIC）。此举将延续其自2024年起对从中国进口的纯电动车型（BEV）征收关税的政策。 报道称，三名知情人士透露，相关准备工作已经完成，一旦获得欧盟成员国多数批准，欧盟委员会即可正式实施新关税措施。对此，欧盟委员会拒绝就该报道置评。 6月20日，欧盟领导人曾就需采取更严格措施以应对与中国不断扩大的

Westlake Chemical Group, headquartered in Houston, USA, announced that its German subsidiary, Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, has completed the previously disclosed acquisition and officially taken over the integrated polyvinyl chloride (PVC) an

International News Highlights: Raw Material News - LyondellBasell Announces Shutdown of PP Unit by Year-End Auto News - China Chemical: 300,000-ton polypropylene project in Indonesia successfully signed. Packaging Highlights: Living-Hinge Bottle Caps

From June 9 to 11 local time, KUTENO 2026 was held at the Exhibition Centre Bad Salzuflen in Germany.Chen Hsong debuts with the SPARK AE all-electric injection molding machine.With high precision and high efficiency at its core, Chen Hsong once agai

Ten years ago, we were still debating whether hybrid technology was merely a “transitional technology.” Ten years later, China’s hybrid systems have begun feeding back into the global market. At the 6th International Forum on Automotive Power Systems

With ENGEL Spain, a new chapter begins in the Spanish market: for the first time, the ENGEL Group appears at Equiplast 2026 under this name, combining its established local presence with international technology expertise. What customers have valued

At Plast 2026, ENGEL presents innovation as a dialogue with industry: not only technologies, but an integrated ecosystem of solutions, digital assistants, AI-based systems and automation designed to deliver value, efficiency and quality across manufa

  Fusing supercar DNA with electronic engineering, the limited-edition AI PC co-branded by HP and Ferrari demonstrates the narrative power of industrial aesthetics in CMF design. It transforms Ferrari’s mechanical luxury DNA into a visually striki

Since the beginning of 2026, trade frictions between China and the EU have intensified markedly. Within just a few months, the EU has launched a series of trade remedy investigations against China, placing the textile and

On June 3, Bloomberg reported that the European Union is preparing to warn businesses and the public that a trade conflict between China and the EU may erupt as Brussels considers new restrictive measures against China to rebalance their uneven econo

At Interplas 2026, taking place from 02 to 04 June 2026 in Birmingham, UK, the ENGEL Group presents production solutions for cost-efficient and precise plastics processing. The focus is on applications from the field of technical moulding, all-electr

Recently, the Belgian reusable diaper brand Woosh, global polyolefin solutions leader Borouge International, and leading chemical recycling company BlueAlp, which already operates a commercial plant in Ostend, Belgium, have jointly demonstrated th