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Apr 24, 20231 min read
Chinaplas: Nissei Plastic Booth Tour
As the CEO of MLT Analytics, I am honored to have assumed the role of Independent Director of leading Japanese injection molding...
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Crude-to-chemicals Complex Construction Kicks Off in Korea
Korea's S-OIL has broken ground on the Shaheen project in South Korea. Once complete, the Shaheen complex will include the world’s...
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Injection-moldable Cellulose Cross-linked Polymer Features in Korea
Last week MLT Analytics visited the Koplas Show in Seoul, Korea, where came across an injection-moldable wood composite dubbed CPX, or...
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Unpacking the Complexity of Designing Paper Packaging
The headline cited verbatim here is from a blog posting by leading global electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider Jabil authored...
Feb 24, 20231 min read
Japanese Firm Develop Lactic Acid-based Plasticizer
Japan's Green Science Alliance has developed a biomass-based plasticizer for PVC based on lactic acid. While several biomass-based...
Feb 14, 20231 min read
Coolbrook, Braskem to Cooperate on e-Cracking
Coolbrook, a transformational technology and engineering company, and Braskem, the leading integrated petrochemicals company in the...
Feb 8, 20232 min read
The Leaders and Laggards in the Quest to Reach a Circular Economy
As the world continues to grapple with its plastic waste crisis, BloombergNEF’s annual Circular Economy Ranking reveals the companies...
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Citroniq Chemicals, Mitsui Plastics Consider Carbon Negative Polypropylene Supply Agreement
Citroniq Chemicals, a world-scale producer of carbon-negative materials, and Mitsui Plastics, Inc. (MPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of...
Jan 26, 20232 min read
Braskem Taps Nexus Circular for Chemically-recycled Feedstocks
Nexus Circular and Braskem have signed a 10-year definitive commercial agreement for the supply of circular feedstocks from a new...
Jan 18, 20232 min read
Braskem Mulls North American Bio-Based Polypropylene project
Bio-polyolefins leader Braskem has announced a project to evaluate an investment in producing carbon negative bio-based polypropylene...
Jan 4, 20232 min read
Bio-based Polyolefin Market Set for Stellar Growth Over Next Decade
· Polymer producer sustainability targets coupled with brand owner and consumer preferences will drive increased consumption of...
Dec 20, 20221 min read
Petron Scientech, Mitsui to Explore Development of Bio-Based Ethylene Infrastructure to Make Bio-PE
Petron Scientech (PSI), a pioneer and leading global licensor of low carbon intensity (CI) and energy efficient “Ethanol to Ethylene”...
Dec 16, 20221 min read
Chinese team builds flying car prototype unlike any other
The design might not be everyone's cup of tea but the functionality of this flying car developed in China is interesting. The flying car...
Dec 7, 20223 min read
Global Bioplastics Production to Exceed 2.2m Tonnes This Year
After a stagnation in overall plastics production in 2020, mainly due to challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is now a new...
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Braskem mulls bio-ethylene production in Japan
According to a report in Nikkei Asia, Brazilian chemical company Braskem is considering constructing a bio-ethylene plant to make...
Nov 23, 20221 min read
How Plastics Are Driving EV Proliferation
From charging infrastructure and battery performance to automotive safety, plastic-based solutions are accelerating EV adoption. The...
Nov 21, 20221 min read
The challenge of raising recycling rates in the U.S.
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...
Nov 4, 20223 min read
Thin Polyester Film Technology Addresses Global Copper Shortage in LiBs
DuPont, Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Electric Partner with Meta Materials to Advance Safer, More Efficient Li-Ion Batteries According to an...
Oct 10, 20222 min read
LyondellBasell Establishing Plastics Recycling Joint Venture in China
LyondellBasell and Genox Recycling have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture (JV) to build a plastics...
Oct 4, 20221 min read
McDonald's Japan Dispenses with Plastic Cutlery
McDonald's Japan will adopt paper straws and wooden utensils at all locations starting October 7, a move that the fast-food chain expects...
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