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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


Is the EV Revolution Running Out of Juice?
This is the question I asked in an article I authored on the Plastics Today website. And as I allude to in the piece, it's not an easy...
Mar 20, 20241 min read


MLTA's APIC 2024 Korea Seminar Program Finalized
Whether you are planning to attend the APIC 2024 (the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference) in person or not, mark your online...
Mar 12, 20242 min read


PLAYMOBIL Selects Plant-based Styrenic for Sustainable Toy Line
PLAYMOBIL, a leading global toy producer, has selected plant-based ABS* and plant-based MBS** from INEOS Styrolution for their new...
Mar 6, 20242 min read


MLT Analytics at APIC 2024 Korea
MLT Analytics will be attending the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC 2024) in Seoul, Korea this coming May 30th and 31st. We...
Feb 23, 20241 min read


Lignin-reinforced PLA Imparts Antioxidant Effect with Controlled Biodegradability
KraussMaffei Extrusion has tied up with a Polish partner to develop a bio-based injection molding compound with enhanced mechanical...
Feb 9, 20243 min read


MLT Analytics Report—New Solar Cell Technologies Accelerate a Transformational Shift in Encapsulant Sheet Adoption
Fast-emerging TOPCon cell structure promotes shift to POE encapsulant. High cost of POE pushes sheet makers to innovate with multilayer...
Feb 1, 20242 min read


Japanese Electronic Chemicals Giant Develops Generative AI System to Leverage In-house Intelligence
Chat Resonac can analyze handwritten documents, which is a useful attribute in analog-intensive Japan. Chat Resonac also enables all...
Jan 22, 20243 min read


Baby Bottles are Bio-based
LyondellBasell and Pigeon Singapore – a market leader producing high-quality mother and baby care products for Southeast Asia, Middle...
Jan 3, 20242 min read


The Circular Future of Polymer Production in Europe
At the recent Global Plastics Summit that we attended in Bangkok, there were calls from NGOs and governmental bureaucrats to...
Nov 1, 20232 min read


SK chemicals Stores Music on Chemically Recycled PET
Global record producer Sonopress has developed the EcoRecord with “circular recycled PET” Replacing PVC, the “circularly recycled” PET...
Oct 19, 20232 min read


Neste to Enable bio-based PET Bottles Production
Neste has entered into a partnership with beverage manufacturer Suntory, petrochemicals player ENEOS and and trading house Mitsubishi...
Sep 12, 20231 min read


New POE Supplier Emerges in Korea
Korea’s Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical has completed construction of a polyolefin elastomer (POE) pilot plant, representing a...
Jul 27, 20231 min read


PP Frames Support PV Panels
Sabic has teamed up with solar module maker Solarge to develop lightweight photovoltaic (PV) modules employing polypropylene (PP). The PP...
May 25, 20231 min read


Seaweed-based Plastic is Injection-moldable
U.S. company Loliware has debuted a seaweed-based plastic that is processable on conventional injection molding machinery at the 2023...
May 17, 20231 min read


INEOS Claims World First with 50% Recycled Content Flexible Packaging Film
INEOS has claimed a world first, producing ultra-thin, rigid film used for recyclable flexible packaging products made from more than...
May 4, 20232 min read


Nano Cellulose Filament Plant On Stream in Canada
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has inaugurated its new commercial-scale plant for the production of cellulose filaments at its Kénogami...
Apr 25, 20232 min read
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