It took me a little while to get my head around this McKinsey graphic but what it is saying is that typically in the U.S. post-use...

LyondellBasell and Genox Recycling have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture (JV) to build a plastics...

McDonald's Japan will adopt paper straws and wooden utensils at all locations starting October 7, a move that the fast-food chain expects...

· Facility expected to be the largest of its kind to date in Europe, and the first of its kind in Germany · Part of a goal for...

Back in the day, when the main market for polyolefin elastomers (POEs) was impact modification of polypropylene automotive compounds,...

Sabic and its partner SK geo centric (SKGC) have announced their intent to expand capacity for polyolefin elastomer and plastomers...

We don’t always agree with claims about the superiority, recyclability and reduced environmental burden of paper-based packaging...

Our latest MOST A&I Intelligence Report tracks the 340,000-odd tonnes of polyethylene imports into Bangladesh in 2021, identifying key...

India and South Korea inked a comprehensive economic partnership agreement in 2009, with ethylene-vinyl-acetate (EVA) resin being one of...

While three global suppliers of LLDPE dominate the import market for this resin India, the supply base for HDPE imported into the country...

So here we have it yet again! Plastics come to the rescue of “environmentally-friendly” paper-based packaging solutions, delivering...

· Market leader Braskem is being joined by a multitude of new sources as suppliers, brand-owners and nations pursuing ...

Solvay and Carbios have demonstrated that multi-layer PET films coated with Diofan® PVDC high-barrier polymer are fully compatible for...

A research team of 14 project partners from seven European countries has demonstrated a new method of wastewater treatment that...

Japan's Sumitomo Chemical has finished constructing a pilot facility in Chiba Prefecture for producing ethylene from ethanol and plans to...

Turkey has traditionally been a major importer of polypropylene resin for use in everything from automotive to woven bags and to this...

Braskem, a market leader and pioneer in biopolymer production on an industrial scale, and Japanese trading company Sojitz have signed an...

Ever since ExxonMobil Chemical announced in May 2019 a major capacity addition for its Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomer (POE), one...

Asahi Kasei has teamed up with Shell to source feedstock derived from waste plastic to manufacture sustainable solution-polymerized...

Users of polylactic acid (PLA) biodegradable plastics now have one more option when it comes to recycling. Biodegradable plastics were...