World's First Plant-Based Plastic Christmas Trees

Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and global leader in the production of biopolymers on an industrial scale, and Balsam Hill ®, the global leader in high-qu...

Enhancing Mechanical Recycling Quality Through Research in Plastic Sorting, Decontamination, Compounding and Analysis

LyondellBasell (LYB) is enhancing its high -quality standards for mechanically recycled materials through investments in their R&D capabilities. One example is at the innovati...

AIMPLAS Develops a Project To Reduce Odors In Cars With Contaminant- Free Recycled Material

The objective of the H2ODOR project is to develop a contaminant-free and odorless thermoplastic material for use in the automotive industry, specifically for vehicle interiors. ...

LyondellBasell Unveils New Polypropylene Impact Copolymer: Pro-Fax EP648R

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is excited to introduce Pro-Fax EP648R, a new polypropylene impact copolymer designed to meet challenging performance demands across a wide range of industri...

BASF Inaugurates New NPG Plant at Zhanjiang Verbund Site and Launches NEOL® NPG with Reduced Product Carbon Footprint

80,000 metric tons of NPG started up, boosting BASF’s global NPG capacity to 335,000 metric tons annually Faster response to growing demand for low-emission powder coating...

India’s Plastics Industry Gears Up for a 4X Export Leap

India’s plastics industry stands at the threshold of a defining decade. Once viewed primarily as a cost-efficient manufacturing hub, the sector is now stepping into a new role &n...

Avient Collaborates with ReForm Composites Engineering to Accelerate Adoption of Thermoplastic Composite Solutions in Construction

Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, is pleased to announce a successful collaboration with its valued customer, ReForm Composites Engineering LLC, a company specia...

Syensqo Pioneers Recycling Technology For Sulfone Polymers

Syensqo, a leading global provider of high-performance materials, has announced a breakthrough with the invention of a proprietary chemical recycling technology that efficiently depoly...

New chemical process breaks down 90% of plastic in just 30 minutes

An Australian research team has reported a way to erase 90% of throw-away plastic like styrofoam (expanded polystyrene) in just thirty minutes, using nothing more than air, purple ligh...

BOPP and BOPET Film Plants to be set up by Dhunseri in West Bengal

Dhunseri Poly Films, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dhunseri Ventures, plans to set up two polyester films units in West Bengal with a projected investment of Rs 1000 crore,  ...

PVDF Processing Aids for Enhancing Extrusion Efficiency Now Available from Avient

Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions has announced the availability of Colorant Chromatics™ PVDF Processing Aids, specially formulated to improve the melt proc...

Chemco and Kandoi form INR 450 Crore Joint Venture to Launch rPET-Based FIBC Bag Manufacturing Facilities in Gujarat

Mumbai, 15 th May 2025 – In a landmark collaboration aimed at redefining sustainable packaging in  India, Chemco Group, one of the country’s largest PET converters, an...

BASF’S Performance Materials Expands Its LOOP Portfolio With Innovative Polyurethanes Recycling Solutions

BASF will showcase at Chinaplas 2025, its leadership in polyurethanes (PU) through various innovations. With ‘Loop’, BASF introduces a range of PU products incorporating re...

Supreme Industries to Acquire Wavin India’s Piping Business for $30M

In a strategic move to expand its presence in India’s building and infrastructure sector, The Supreme Industries Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wavin...

Avient Thermoplastic Composite Panels - Flooring Ceiling

New Hammerhead™ FR Flame Retardant Composite Panels from Avient Featured at JEC World 2025 Avient Corporation has launched new Hammerhead™ FR Flame Retardant Comp...

3D Electrodes Based on Conducting Polymers for Supercapacitor Applications

Highly Conductive 2D Conducting Polymer

An international research team has synthesized a multilayered two-dimensional polyaniline (2DPANI) crystal, achieving unique metallic out-of-plane charge transport and high conductivit...

AIMPLAS Will Focus In This Phase on The Dissolution of PVC In Textile Waste and The Chemical Recycling of Polyurethane Foams.

tExtended solutions are to be soon tested on a Europe-wide level and replication potential is to be studied regionally. Activities will also involve local community actors in...

3D Electrodes Based on Conducting Polymers for Supercapacitor Applications

Avient's Nymax Recycled Nylon Formulation offer Superioir Properties

Avient has expanded production of Nymax™ REC Recycled Nylon Formulations to Istanbul, Turkey. These formulations contain up to 100% recycled materials, such as nylon carpets, and...