A country report in the run-up to K 2019 The Asian region is buckling down on major trends and issues to achieve a future “perfect” economic growth, which will have a ripple effect on the plastics industry. In the run-up to K 2019, The…

PureCycle Technologies, is announcing it has partnered with global industrial manufacturer, Milliken & Company, and the world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé S.A., as it moves forward with plans to open its first plant to…

The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) is launching a groundbreaking initiative to recognize companies showing continuous improvement toward commonly established sustainability goals. Called +Vantage Vinyl, the approach aims to make the…

• Specialty thermoplastics help reduce vehicle and consumer product weight, leading to improved fuel efficiency and higher performance • Expansion increases global manufacturing capacity of Santoprene by 25 percent • Two new production…

SABIC today introduced its LNP ELCRIN iQ portfolio of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounded resins derived from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) to support the circular economy and help reduce plastic waste. By chemically…

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has launched Appretan NTR, a break-through water-based textile coating binder based on renewable natural ingredients. After the well reported…

Recyclate Initiative at PLMA trade show in Amsterdam The figures are nothing short of alarming. By 2050 plastic will outweigh fish in the world's oceans if every year another nine million tons of plastic trash find their way to the sea…

On behalf of the Consortium, Carbios, a company pioneering new, bio-industrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers,and L’Oréal, worldwide beauty leader, are pleased to announce a major partnership with Nestlé…

The market for glass bottles is estimated to continually thrive over the next few years. This especially holds true for the beer market but also for other categories, such as Water, Juices and Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD). To keep abreast…

SACMI is the world's only competitor equipped to provide solutions for every stage of beverage production. Alongside plastic cap manufacturing solutions with compression technology stands the IPS PET preform production platform.