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

SABIC has the signed two strategic transactions to divest its European Petrochemicals (EP) business to AEQUITA and its Engineering Thermoplastics (ETP) business in the Americas and Europe to MUTARES, for a total combined enterprise value of $950 million. SABIC’s EP business produces and markets various petrochemical and plastic products: ethylene, propylene, low- and high-density polyethylene (LDPE, LLDPE, and HDPE), polypropylene (PP), and value-added polymer compounds, and

A research team at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) led by Dr. Koo Kee-Young of the Hydrogen Research Department has developed a high-performance copper–magnesium–iron catalyst that efficiently converts carbon dioxide (CO₂)—a major greenhouse gas—into carbon monoxide (CO), a key building block for eco-friendly synthetic fuels. The breakthrough targets the reverse water–gas shift (RWGS) reaction, which converts CO₂ and hydrogen (H₂) into CO and water (H₂O). The r

Liaoning Dingjide Petrochemical has told MLT Analytics (MLTA) that it is in the "troubleshooting phase" of startup of its 200,000-tonnes/year polyolefin elastomer and plastomer (POE/POP) plant located in the Dalian Changxing Island National Petrochemical Industrial Park, Liaoning Province, China, with commercial operation slated for by the end of October 2025. Speaking to MLTA at the K Show in Dusseldorf, Germany, Head of Overseas Marketing Jason Sun noted that his company ha

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Borealis invests over €100 million in new Daploy high melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP) line at its Burghausen, Germany, facility....

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Bridgestone Americas  has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office to...

Citroniq Chemicals has secured $12 million in Series A investment for its proposed bio-based polypropylene (PP) mega-site in the state of...

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The Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG) has launched a study chemically recycle of end-of-life tires (ELTs) by utilizing the coke ovens at...

Korea’s LG Chem has revealed that its PFAS*-free flame-retardant polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) material...

If there's one industry whose future is difficult to gage in terms of volume shipments, then it must be solar panels. A recent article in...