Press Releases

Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, will increase list and off-list selling prices for vinyl acetate monomer. The price increases below are for orders shipped and will be effective as of July 1, 2020, or as contracts otherwise allow, and are incremental to any previously announced increases. Product China (RMB/MT

Technavio has been monitoring the recycled plastics market and it is poised to grow by USD 14.74 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of almost 7% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. Technavio suggests three forecast scenarios (optimistic, probable, and pessimistic) considering the impact of COVID-19. Request for Technavio's latest rep

Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated manufacturer of polyamide 66 resin, signed an agreement to purchase the assets from NCM (Changshu) Co., Ltd. and Tehe Engineering Plastic (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. known, located in Changshu Yushan High-tech Industrial Park (known as "The Park"), one of the most important advanced manufacturing parks in the east coast of China, 100 kilometers outside of Shanghai. The takeover gives Ascend a flexible basis for growth in th

Agilyx Corporation, the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals and low carbon fuels, today announced a collaboration with Dolco Packaging ("Dolco"), a leading manufacturer of polystyrene foam egg cartons and a Tekni-Plex business, to pilot a polystyrene plastic collection program. Polystyrene foam will be aggregated at Dolco's Wenatchee, Washington, facility and recycled back to new material using Agilyx's technology in collaboration

The "CIREC Monthly News: Russian & East European Chemical Markets" newsletter has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. CIREC Monthly News provides market analysis of the chemical and petrochemical sectors in East Europe, Russia and the CIS. The information is collated from a combination of empirical and anecdotal sources for a report that has been running since the start of 1991. The report is published 12 times a year and is backed

Amcor has joined the World Wildlife Fund-led activation hub, ReSource: Plastic, a global consortium of companies and organizations collaborating to keep waste out of the environment. Launched last year, ReSource aims to help accelerate large-scale plastic commitments by organizations. By 2030, Resource has a target to prevent at least 50 million metric tons of plastic waste from entering nature. ReSource welcomed Amcor to the organization alongside Colgate-Palmolive and Kimberly-Cla

Caps and closures are used to seal and keep the container close in order to prevent contamination and preserve the quality of the product. Caps and closures prevent the penetration of moisture, oxygen, dust, and increase the shelf-life of the product. Caps and closures are produced from different materials such as paperboard, rubber, metals, and plastics. They can be used with almost all types of containers used to package beverages such as non-dairy milk, energy drinks, sports beverage, read

HP made a set of announcements demonstrating its continued 3D printing and digital manufacturing momentum and industry leadership.  Helping expand the overall market and unlock new applications for customers, HP is delivering a first of its kind Polypropylene (PP) material for additive manufacturing. The new HP 3D High Reusability PP, enabled by BASF, is a versatile, durable, and chemically resistant1 material that has been qualified for HP’s production-grade 3D printing systems, a

Subsequent to the announcement of postponing the 34th CHINAPLAS to 13-16 April 2021 due to COVID-19, and changing the show venue to Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (SWECC) in Shenzhen, we have received many inquiries and greetings from media friends all around the world. In order to share the latest updates of CHINAPLAS and the current and future developments of the plastics and rubber industries, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., the organizer of CHINAPLAS, will host

Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, today announced the selection of Charleston, South Carolina as home to the company's new Global Export Hub to serve Braskem's international customers. The new Global Export Hub facility will provide packaging, warehousing and export shipping services to support Braskem's U.S. polypropylene (PP) production facilities. With the design and development phase well under

Comar, a premier healthcare plastic packaging, device and component supplier, is pleased to announce a major capacity expansion of our Buena plant operations by building a new offsite location in Vineland, New Jersey. Amid the considerable challenges brought on by COVID-19, we are very pleased to share this good news. The new 159,000 sq.ft. facility in Vineland, NJ, only a 20 minute drive from the current facility, will be ISO 13485 certified, cGMP compliant, FDA registered, and hou

Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, announced that its subsidiary, Celanese (Nanjing) Chemical Co. Ltd., has recently signed a tri-party agreement with SOUTHWEST INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (SWCHEM), based in Chengdu, China, and YANKUANG LUNAN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (LUNAN), based in Teng Zhou, China, to build a Pilot Scale-up Unit (PSU) in Teng Zhou, China, to test industrial scale production of acrylic acid using acetic acid as the principal raw material