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MLT Analytics Report—Sky’s the Limit for Polyolefin Elastomers and Plastomers
Usage in solar module encapsulation continues on growth trend Automotive PP compounds remain a mainstay growth application POPs face competition from traditional mLLDPEs in sealant film applications New Chinese entrants face operational teething issues Singapore, January 20, 2026 – The global market for polyolefin elastomers and plastomers (POEs/POPs * ) is forecast to grow at 5.6% per annum (CAGR) through to 2036 to a volume of 4.4 million tonnes-plus according to the latest
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ASEAN Cable Sector Coiled for Growth—Wire Southeast Asia Seminar
Consumption of cables in Southeast Asia is forecast to accelerate in 2026, growing by 6.2% to an estimated 1.083 million tonnes of...
Sep 25, 20252 min read


K 2025 Start-up Zone Highlights AI Advances, and More
The world's most technologically innovative event for the global plastics industry will open its doors on October 8 and MLT Analytics...
Sep 12, 20252 min read


PP Catalyst Market Amid China Market Ascendency
The Ziegler-Natta-based polypropylene (PP) resin catalyst market (excluding metallocene catalysts) was estimated at around 3700 tonnes...
Aug 20, 20252 min read


Compounding Partner Program Launched to Expand Graphene-Enhanced Thermoplastics
HydroGraph Clean Power Inc., the producer of one of the world’s highest purity graphenes, has announced the launch of its Compounding...
Jul 24, 20252 min read


Pavegen Crowdfunding Footstep-derived Electricity Generation
What if you could generate electricity using footsteps? Step in Pavegen which as developed a system that consists of three...
Jul 21, 20251 min read


Borealis Expands Capacity for HMS-PP
Borealis invests over €100 million in new Daploy high melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP) line at its Burghausen, Germany, facility....
Jun 4, 20252 min read


3D Printing Transforms Remote Japanese Stations
Japan is networked via around 27,700 kilometers of railway, with some remote lines traversed by but several trains daily. Stations on...
Apr 9, 20251 min read


Sekisui Plans Perovskite Solar Cell Production, Installation on Bullet Train Soundproofing Walls
Bullet train (Shinkansen) operator Central Japan Railway and Sekisui Chemical have concluded a joint development contract to develop...
Jan 8, 20252 min read


Novel PP Clarifier Embodies Paradigm Shift in Polymer Industry
Adeka has just launched an innovative clarifier for polypropylene (PP) with a new brand name—Transparex (product name: ADK Transparex CA...
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Adhesives Made from Captured CO2 Emissions
Henkel and Celanese Corporation have announced a partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon...
Dec 18, 20242 min read


There's More to Aluminum Recycling than You May Think
We'd guess that aluminum used in beverage cans would differ from that used in automotive and aerospace applications but iut turns out...
Nov 27, 20242 min read


GFRP Composite Rebar Gets Global Boost
Talk rebar and one would normally envision rusty metal rod. Now, a glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite rebar is getting a...
Nov 1, 20241 min read


Lanxess Exits Polymers Business
Announcing on October 3 that it would be selling its Urethane Systems business to Japan's Ube Corp., German materials supplier Lanxess...
Oct 7, 20242 min read


Braskem America Introduces Bio-Circular Polypropylene
Biopolymers pioneer Braskem has launched a bio-circular polypropylene (PP) under the brand name WENEW. WENEW is said to be a...
Sep 17, 20242 min read


Ube Machinery Debuts 9000-tonne Giga Casting Press
Machinery has debuted a newly-developed die casting machine for giga casting, a form of die casting technology that uses aluminum alloy...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


LG Chem Adds Eco-friendliness to Flame-Retardant Plastics
Korea’s LG Chem has revealed that its PFAS*-free flame-retardant polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) material...
Aug 13, 20242 min read


MLTA POE Report Covered by PIE
Plastics Information Europe (PIE) did a stellar job of covering the latest update of our global market report for polyolefin elastomers...
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Dow SCGC Sign MOU for Circular Plastics
First in the Asia Pacific market to seek a holistic value chain solution for circular plastic. 200,000 tonnes/year of plastic waste will...
May 17, 20243 min read


Project Using AI to Develop Sustainable Materials
Officially launched on May 2nd, the four-year FAVIA (Adaptative Formulation Through Artificial Intelligence) project aims to predict and...
May 3, 20242 min read
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