Shifting to lightweight PET packaging involves more than shaving off resin grams. Learn how Competek’s end-to-end engineering approach preserves bottle strength and production stability.
LG Chem and Volkswagen Group join forces to develop next-generation lightweight plastics and recycled materials for future electric vehicles.
Global oil markets face renewed volatility as Brent crude trades near $100/bbl and WTI hovers around $94/bbl amid ongoing geopolitical friction and supply route disruptions in the Middle East.
Specialty chemical manufacturer LANXESS launches Purventis, a reactive, halogen-free flame-retardant platform designed for rigid PU and PIR building insulation.
Spectra Packaging raises the sustainable packaging benchmark by launching its PCR55 initiative, introducing 55% post-consumer recycled content in new PET jar ranges.
Avantium has officially synthesized its first batch of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at its flagship plant in Delfzijl. This groundbreaking operational milestone paves the path toward replacing fossil-derived plastics with high-performance, plant-based alternatives across global supply chains.
As Brent crude hovers near $99/bbl and WTI trades around $94/bbl, escalating US-Iran tensions and maritime blockades continue to trigger volatility across global energy markets.
BASF SE has confirmed preliminary discussions with RAG-Stiftung and Evonik Industries AG regarding a massive potential acquisition that could create an $84 billion European chemicals giant.
Slovak biotechnologists at BioX Technologies have unveiled a breakthrough bioplastic made from microalgae that naturally biodegrades and can even be made edible.