PHA and PEF Bioplastics Move Closer to Market Disruption
PHA and PEF bioplastics are approaching a decisive commercial phase, offering different routes to lower-impact packaging, textiles and specialist materials.
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Iran War Oil Prices: What Comes Next for Brent and WTI?
Iran war oil prices have fallen from their latest highs, but Brent and WTI remain vulnerable to renewed attacks, disrupted shipping and setbacks in US-Iran diplomacy.
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Cinte Techtextil China 2026 Targets High-Growth Textile Markets
Cinte Techtextil China 2026 will connect technical textile, nonwoven and manufacturing specialists in Shanghai from 1–3 September.
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PETValue Philippines Expands Zero Waste Initiative
The PETValue zero waste initiative links bottle-to-bottle recycling with Republic Cement’s resource recovery system, diverting caps and labels from landfill for use as alternative fuel.
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Coperion Ferrara Closure: Council Backs 80 Workers
Ferrara’s city council has unanimously backed around 80 Coperion employees facing collective redundancy, calling for negotiations, alternative investors and a plan to preserve the site’s specialist jobs.
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US–Iran War and Oil Prices: Brent and WTI Face Extreme Volatility
Oil markets remain highly sensitive to developments in the US–Iran war. Brent is trading around $86 per barrel and WTI around $83 in the referenced market snapshot, while fragile diplomacy and risks to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continue to drive sharp price movements.
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MOPET Expands PET Recycling in Belgium
MOPET Belgium has opened a new recycling facility in Neufchâteau capable of processing PET bottles and trays into food-grade recycled material. The investment expands Belgium’s capacity for bottle-to-bottle and tray-to-tray recycling.
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Kumho Petrochemical Strategy Shifts to Specialty Materials
Kumho Petrochemical is shifting towards specialty materials, recycled plastics and research-led manufacturing as oversupply weakens the traditional petrochemical business model.
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Polybion Scales Bacterial Cellulose for Industrial Use
Polybion says it has cultivated its largest continuous Celium sheet to date. The project highlights the manufacturing challenges that must be solved before bacterial cellulose can move from promising prototypes to repeatable industrial applications.
