Lycra China Innovation Gains Powerful Momentum
The Lycra Company is using China’s fast, integrated textile ecosystem to test and commercialize new performance fibers, stretch technologies and renewable materials.
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Niutech SAF Agreement: A Bold Waste-to-Fuel Move
Niutech says it will supply an industrial waste-plastic pyrolysis line to an unnamed global energy company. The project could support SAF production, although commercial, certification and emissions details have not been disclosed.
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PET Recycling India Scores a Powerful Campaign Win
APR Bharat says its 15-day recycling campaign collected more than 50,000 PET bottles while taking its circular-economy message to nearly one million people.
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Asia Petrochemical Prices Stay Elevated as Supply Risks Intensify – Polymer Price Trends
Asia petrochemical prices remain elevated as geopolitical tensions, constrained production and higher feedstock costs outweigh weak downstream demand.
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Iran War Oil Prices: Brent Near $88 as Supply Risks Persist
Brent is trading around $88 a barrel and WTI near $83 as markets weigh disruption around the Strait of Hormuz, diplomatic efforts and tightening global supplies.
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Breakthrough Nylon Recycling Deal Gives Epoch Biodesign Commercial-Scale Advantage
Epoch Biodesign has acquired the former DOMO nylon 6,6 polymerisation site in Spain, creating a direct route from plastic waste to recycled engineering polymers.
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Metsä’s Kuura Exit Puts Finland’s Textile-Fibre Ambitions Under Pressure
Kuura textile fibre Metsä abandons Kuura mill Metsä Group has cancelled plans to build a commercial Kuura textile-fibre mill in Kemi, Finland. The decision highlights the difficult market conditions facing new wood-based materials, particularly when lower-cost capacity is expanding rapidly in Asia. Metsä said the Kuura project no longer had sufficient commercial grounds to continue…
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BYK Schkopau Expansion Delivers Powerful 25% Capacity Boost
BYK has inaugurated a €12 million expansion at its Schkopau plant, increasing production capacity by about 25% while advancing plans to eliminate on-site fossil-fuel use.
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Can Caprolactam’s 8% Surge Push Nylon Yarn prices Even Higher?
Caprolactam rose 8% during August 17–25, 2026, putting further pressure on nylon yarn margins. The next move will depend on cost pass-through and demand.
