Dover Group acquired Cloeren, a leader in the field of extrusion die heads and distributors, in order to enhance MAAG's polymer processing performance. This strategic acquisition brings the manufacturing technologies for high-performance die heads an

INEOS Phenol, the world’s leading producer of phenol and acetone, has declared force majeure on the supply of both products and introduced sales allocation measures to address customers’ limited supply needs. The force majeure was caused by a disrupt

The two major petrochemical holding companies under INEOS Group reported a significant surge in second-quarter earnings. INEOS said that the conflict in the Middle East altered the regional supply-demand balance, product prices, and profit margins,

Singapore (ICIS) — The South Korean government has approved a major petrochemical restructuring project in the southern city of Yeosu, involving Yeochun NCC (YNCC), Lotte Chemical, Hanwha Solutions, and DL Chemical. The government has pledged support

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

On July 17, 2026, Guoen Co., Ltd., a leading modified materials company, made another strategic move by taking a stake in the establishment of Guoen Jiuchi Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., officially expanding into cutting-edge fields such as artif

Reliance Industries Ltd. reported that EBITDA for its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business rose 17% year-on-year to 170.1 billion Indian rupees (about $1.7 billion) in the first fiscal quarter ended June 30. The company said the growth was mainly driven b

PureCycle Technologies, a plastics recycling specialist based in Orlando, Florida, announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with RM TOHCELLO, one of the world’s largest producers of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, as well as

According to BASF's statement on July 15, benefiting from better-than-expected operating performance in the first half of the year, BASF SE has raised its outlook for EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for non

The 100,000-ton annual recycled plastic granules production project of Hubei Jingchuang Polymer Materials Co., Ltd., located in Qingji Industrial Park, Gong'an County, Jingzhou City, is scheduled to be completed byFully completed and put into com

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On May 1, 2026, the national standard Specifications for the Use of Recycled Materials in Household Appliance Products (GB/T 46730—2025) officially came into effect. This standard doesn’t mess around—it directly introduces the dual indicators of “pos

Recently, Shanghai Hanhe Biomaterials Technology Co., Ltd. launched a straw-based fully biodegradable mulch film, the first PLA agricultural mulch film in China made entirely from non-food cellulose sources such as agricultural and forestry straw and

On July 2, Plastics Vision learned that Sumitomo Chemical announced on July 1 that the effective date for the agreement related to the integration of its domestic polyolefin business in Japan has been officially confirmed. The integration will be ca

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Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem’s financial restructuring has entered a critical stage. The company has initiated a mediation process with creditors and applied for judicial protection with a local court in São Paulo, seeking to complete the

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