Rory Chandler, Business Development Manager at Albis UK, explains the factors processors should consider when comparing materials, moving away from a cost-only approach to maximize productivity. Albis For a long time, purchasing decisions in

As electric vehicle battery voltages rise, NexPoint’s thermoplastic resins provide performance support backed by data for next-generation electrification designs. NexPoint Materials’ two engineering thermoplastics—Lexan BPL1000 and Cycoloy C2950 resi

International News Highlights: Raw Material News: Mecca Quadrilateral Talks! Oil Prices Fall, Plastics Market Fluctuates Auto News: XPeng Plans to Build Over 100 Charging Piles in Mexico Electronics News: From 28nm to 90nm! India’s First Wafer

Headlines Digest: Raw Material News-The United States initiates anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations on Chinese amine compounds, with the highest tariff rate.352.32% Automotive News-Volkswagen Group plans to freeze employee wages unti

The European Commission has selected 77 projects for €3.4 billion in support from the Innovation Fund, including initiatives focused on plastic recycling and biopolymer production. European CommissionSelected 77 from 23 countries in the Europea

International News Digest: Raw Material News: Hengyi Petrochemical's profits surge over 100-fold; BASF makes significant concessions in acquisition of Evonik; Celanese raises prices Packaging News: U.S. Just Eased Tax Rebate Restrictions on Aluminum

Borouge International is expanding its capacity for mechanically recycled polyolefins in Europe. The company announced investments at its facilities in Niedergebra, Germany, and Wildon, Austria. According to Borouge, this expansion aims to meet grow

Avantium N.V. has successfully produced the first batch of furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at its flagship FDCA plant in Delfzijl, marking the world’s first commercial-scale facility for FDCA production. Following the successful commissioning of all m

Headlines Digest: Raw Material News- HDIStable Monomer Supply! Tosoh Acquires Asahi Kasei's Stake in Nanyang Chemical50% Automotive News-China and the EU reach consensus in consultations; CAAM, Chery, and BYD have all issued statements. Packaging N

Brent crude oil prices remain above $100 per barrel, keeping petrochemical feedstock costs persistently high. After the National Day holiday, futures prices for polypropylene (PP) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) rose, primarily supported

Specialized Plastics View has learned that specialty materials solutions provider Trinseo and its European affiliates recently announced a price increase for all grades of their polystyrene (PS), ABS, and SAN resin products. The price adjustment will

Vietnam generates over 45 million tons of agricultural by-products annually. Today, raw materials such as cassava starch, avocado seeds, seaweed, and even rice husks are being processed into biodegradable films and bioplastic packaging. A team led by

French seaweed biorefining company Algaia and Normandy-based biopolymer producer NaturePlast have jointly announced the successful development of a new industrially compostable material derived from seaweed biomass by-products, marking their official

International News Highlights: Raw Material News: Sumitomo Chemical Completes Acquisition of Selsco's Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) Resin Business Additives News: Henkel Successfully Completes Acquisition of Dutch Specialty Coatings Company Stahl Pac

Sumitomo Chemical, from Japan, has completed the acquisition of Syensqo’s liquid crystal polymer (LCP) pure resin business assets. By integrating Syensqo’s products and technologies through this acquisition, Sumitomo Chemical will strengthen its abil

Headlines Overview: Raw Material News-SABICSale of European petrochemical business approved Automotive News-LGChemical and Volkswagen sign agreement, targeting next-generation automotive plastics and composites Electronic News Highlights-India issue

As import dependence, freight costs, and competition from virgin resins reshape the landscape for rPET, rPE, and rPP, the recycled plastics market is grappling with disconnected raw material pricing, squeezed converter margins, and policy uncertai

Under the dual pressure of reducing emissions while ensuring product performance, TotalEnergies Corbion has launched a commercially viable, high-performance renewable alternative material for air filtration. NewLuminy L040The grade enables filter mat

Market participants in the European petrochemical industry are increasingly concerned that persistently low water levels in the Rhine River could further disrupt logistics, raise delivery costs, and tighten supply chains in the fourth quarter. Howeve

On September 23, Wacker Chemie AG announced that it had successfully disposed of approximately 2.2 million shares in Siltronic AG, a semiconductor wafer manufacturer, at a price of €77.25 per share. The divestment represents 6.7% of Siltronic’s total