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| 2025/03 | The Plastics Industry and Policy Changes Under Trump |
| Source: Plastics Engineering | |
| 2025/03 | Thailand’s Electric Vehicle Sales to Grow by 40% in 2025 |
| Source: CTN News-Chiang Rai Times | |
| 2025/03 | S. Koreans' overseas plastic card spending hits record high in 2024 |
| Source: Xinhua | |
| 2025/02 | Malaysia Manifests Robust Industrial Growth to Push Demand for Plastics |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2025/02 | Japanese Companies Seeking a Way Out Amid Shrinking Domestic Demand Through Functional and Eco-Friendly Materials |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2025/01 | South East Asia is the world leader in plastics consumption |
| Source: plastemart | |
| 2025/01 | Can the Malaysian automotive industry weather the EV storm? |
| Source: Business Times | |
| 2025/01 | Researchers stunned after discovering new method to break down plastic: 'This is a groundbreaking technology' |
| Source: TCD | |
| 2025/01 | Vietnam Plastics Market Thrives on Robust Investments in End-User Industries |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2025/01 | How sustainability is shaping food packaging supply chains |
| Source: Packaging Gateway | |
| 2025/01 | Thermoplastic Body Seal Wins Lightweighting Innovation Award |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2025/01 | World's First 100% Biorecycled Clothing Made from Textile Waste! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2025/01 | Electric vehicle sales surge in Turkey, Togg leads market |
| Source: MENAFN | |
| 2025/01 | Indonesia Strengthens Position as Hub for High-Growth Industries |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/12 | Costa Rican firm uses recycled plastic to make construction blocks |
| Source: Plastics News | |
| 2024/12 | Plastics demand growing, says industry association |
| Source: Vietnam+ | |
| 2024/12 | LG Chem and Reifenhäuser to collaborate on films for sustainable packaging |
| Source: Packaging Insights | |
| 2024/11 | Green expansions: Cyclyx to invest in second circularity centre in US; Tosoh starts production of CO2-isocyanates in Japan |
| Source: Injection Moulding Asia | |
| 2024/11 | Avantium and Kirin boost PET recycling in Japan with PEF material integration |
| Source: Packaging Insite | |
| 2024/11 | Plastics industry urges reevalution of South Africa's On-Pack Recycling Labels (OPRLs) |
| Source: Engineering News | |
| 2024/11 | SABIC opens multi- million-dollar ULTEM™ resin manufacturing facility in Singapore to meet growing demand in Asia-Pacific |
| Source: Singapore EDB | |
| 2024/11 | Southwest Airlines' Inflight Bamboo Cup Creates a Stir |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2024/11 | Covestro Accepts €1.17 billion Takeover Offer from ADNOC! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/10 | Getac Integrates Sony Semiconductor Solutions' SORPLAS™ Environmentally Conscious Plastic into its Range of Premium Rugged Products |
| Source: Thailand Business News | |
| 2024/10 | Envicco plastic waste recycling project recognised |
| Source: nationthailand | |
| 2024/10 | Braskem, Neste ink chemical recycling feedstock agreement |
| Source: Sustainable Plastics | |
| 2024/10 | Eindhoven student team introduces new, circular car |
| Source: Innovation Origins | |
| 2024/10 | The Home Depot replaces EPS and PVC and pursues fibre in its new packaging |
| Source: Packaging Europe | |
| 2024/10 | 14 Billion RMB! Mercedes-Benz to Boost EVs Investment in China! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/09 | Indonesia targets 15 million electric vehicles on roads by 2030 |
| Source: Antaranews | |
| 2024/09 | UK-based Cedo acquires Vinatic Recycling Company in Vietnam |
| Source: Vietnam Investment Review | |
| 2024/09 | BASF inaugurates new plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Antwerp Verbund site |
| Source: PRA | |
| 2024/09 | Transparent Solar Cells Achieve Efficiency Boost |
| Source: Innovation Origins | |
| 2024/09 | Recyclable HDPE Drink Carton Fuels Circularity |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2024/09 | In Just One Spray! Safer Solution for EV Battery Systems! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/08 | Circulate Capital to Build Recycling Infrastructure in Latin America |
| Source: Waste360 | |
| 2024/08 | Pioneering Designed-for-Recyclability Packaging in Thailand |
| Source: bangkokpost | |
| 2024/08 | Expanding Luminy® PLA bioplastics distribution in Japan |
| Source: Sustainable Packaging News | |
| 2024/08 | 10 Reasons Why 3D Printing Is Considered Sustainable |
| Source: 3D Natives | |
| 2024/08 | How the Auto Industry Is Embracing Plastic Recycling |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2024/08 | U.S. to Phase Out Single-use Plastics by 2035! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/07 | New PLA venture aims to kindle bioplastics industry in MENA region |
| Source: Sustainable Plastics | |
| 2024/07 | Neste and Mitsubishi partner to accelerate Japan’s bio-based plastics production |
| Source: Packaging Insights | |
| 2024/07 | BYD revolutionizes European auto industry with $1 billion Turkish investment |
| Source: News.Az International | |
| 2024/07 | Covestro Partners with Alibaba Cloud To Advance Sustainable Plastics Traceability |
| Source: Omnexus | |
| 2024/07 | Study finds bio-based polylactic acid poses no microplastic risks |
| Source: Packaging Insights | |
| 2024/07 | Get Ready for the Eco-friendly Paris Olympics! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/06 | Duy Tan innovates packaging for sustainable production |
| Source: VnEconomy | |
| 2024/06 | Raw material demand for electric vehicles will triple by 2050 finds Ritsumeikan University researchers |
| Source: Renewable Energy Magazine | |
| 2024/06 | Soaring freight costs hit LatAm polymers trade |
| Source: Argus Media | |
| 2024/06 | Chinese EVs challenge Europe's auto Industry: BYD's Seagull to undercut local brands |
| Source: Just Auto | |
| 2024/06 | Circular Plastics Challenge Targets rPET |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2024/06 | CHINAPLAS 2024 Wrap Up! See you Next Year in Shenzhen! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/05 | Dow and SCGC to convert plastic waste into circular products in Asia Pacific |
| Source: NS packaging | |
| 2024/05 | Turkish recycler enters PET bottle-to-bottle recycling market |
| Source: plasteurope | |
| 2024/05 | Lightweight, High-output Battery Powered by Engineering Plastics |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2024/05 | Amcor unveils 100% recycled PET bottle for soft drinks |
| Source: Packaging Gateway | |
| 2024/05 | Reuse Ocean-Bound Plastic to Luxury Caps and Closures! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/05 | Taking plastics full circle: Creating a sustainable future in Indonesia |
| Source: jakartapost | |
| 2024/04 | Mars using Ansys software to transform packaging development |
| Source: Recycling Today | |
| 2024/04 | World First: Manufacturer Runs 128-Cavity Mold in 1.9-second Cycle Time |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2024/04 | CHINAPLAS - Ready to Roll at Shanghai Kick-off Gala! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/03 | Hong Kong Mould and Die Council - Hong Kong Pavilion “Empowering the Industry with Innovation Transformation” |
| Source: Hong Kong Mould and Die Council | |
| 2024/03 | Borealis reports progress on recycling in Indonesia |
| Source: Recycling today | |
| 2024/03 | LG Chem is launching its first eco-friendly plastic made of carbon dioxide at the beauty industry fair in Italy |
| Source: MK.kr | |
| 2024/03 | Thailand rapidly progresses to become a leading industrial powerhouse in Southeast Asia |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/03 | The LyondellBasell Spheripol and Hostalen ACP technologies selected for Inner Mongolia Rongxin Co., Ltd. chemical complex in China |
| Source: PRA | |
| 2024/03 | Carbios to receive PET waste from Landbell Group for biorecycling |
| Source: Packaging Gateway | |
| 2024/03 | PLASTICS: Machinery shipments declined in Q4 2023 |
| Source: Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing | |
| 2024/03 | First-ever, 3D-Printed, Airless Basketball is Launched! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/03 | L’Oréal partner to offset plastic footprint |
| Source: Carbon Pulse | |
| 2024/03 | Philippines lacks recycling infrastructure—DENR |
| Source: Manila Bulletin | |
| 2024/03 | Krones Expands Injection Moulding Portfolio with €170 Million Acquisition of NETSTAL |
| Source: Interplas Insights | |
| 2024/03 | Russia Witnesses a 6% Rise in Masterbatch Production |
| Source: Chemanalyst News | |
| 2024/03 | Malaysia targets to achieve sustainable production with industry-leading innovations |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/02 | Vietnam’s dynamic industries ready for more advanced manufacturing technologies |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/02 | Hyundai Plans to Transform Plastics and Organic Waste into Clean Hydrogen |
| Source: SpecialChem | |
| 2024/02 | Krones Set to Acquire Netstal |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2024/02 | Pepsico Launches New Packaging Made of 50% Recycled Plastic! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/01 | Coca-Cola Philippines ramps up PET plastic bottle recycling program through 2,200 sari-sari stores and carinderias across NCR |
| Source: MANILA BULLETIN | |
| 2024/01 | Recycling: BASF/Heraeus’s facility in China for recovery of precious metals; Loop/Reed in US$66 mn jv tie-up for PET recycling tech in Europe |
| Source: injectionmouldingasia | |
| 2024/01 | Türkiye seeks cooperation with China on electric cars, battery production |
| Source: Xinhua | |
| 2024/01 | Indonesia’s Packaging and Automotive Sectors Spur Demand for Plastics |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2024/01 | 2023 Year in Review: Biopharma Takes One Step Forward, Two Steps Back |
| Source: BioSpace | |
| 2024/01 | WWF records decline in ‘problematic plastics’ for Amcor, Starbucks, P&G, and more |
| Source: Packaging Europe | |
| 2024/01 | Scientists Work Out Renewable, Infinitely Recyclable Plastics |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/12 | Bioplastics in numbers |
| Source: Sustainable Plastics | |
| 2023/12 | Thai firm buys another packaging firm in Vietnam |
| Source: vnexpress | |
| 2023/12 | Multinational company transformed plastic waste into an eco-friendly health center |
| Source: Business Insight | |
| 2023/12 | Coca-Cola introduces 100% recycled plastic bottles |
| Source: The Edge | |
| 2023/12 | Stratasys Launches 3D Printing Materials for Manufacturing Grade Prototyping |
| Source: SpecialChem | |
| 2023/12 | Electromobility: Germany is being left behind |
| Source: Innovation Origins | |
| 2023/12 | China to Allow Visa-free Entry for Travelers from 6 Countries |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/11 | South Korea interested in setting up EV production base in Thailand |
| Source: automotive | |
| 2023/11 | Neste, Mitsui Chemicals, and Prime Polymer Collaborate to Create Sustainable Food Packaging for CO-OP |
| Source: Europawire | |
| 2023/11 | Vietnam, India to lead Asia-Pac PE demand growth – Stavian Chemical chair |
| Source: ICIS | |
| 2023/11 | BYD overtakes VW in China – what happens next? |
| Source: Just Auto | |
| 2023/11 | Pyrolysis-based Recycling Has Significant Environmental Benefits, Study Shows |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2023/11 | CHINAPLAS 2024: Long-awaited Return to Shanghai after Six Years |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/10 | Changing the role of plastic waste through circularity |
| Source: The Star | |
| 2023/10 | Ho Chi Minh City installs first on-site plastic bottle recycling machine |
| Source: Sustainable Plastics | |
| 2023/10 | PET recycling in Brazil |
| Source: Sustainable Plastics | |
| 2023/10 | PCG opts for Plastic Energy chemical recycling technology for Malaysia plant |
| Source: Sustainable Plastics | |
| 2023/10 | Pyrowave releases plastic recycling technology |
| Source: Recycling Today | |
| 2023/10 | Trends, challenges, and opportunities in modern age industrial packaging |
| Source: Packaging Gateway | |
| 2023/10 | Fully Charged in 5 mins with New Gen. Battery Swapping Station |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/09 | A unique moment in time: Scaling plastics circularity |
| Source: Sustainable Plastics | |
| 2023/09 | Coca-Cola PH launches 100% PET bottles |
| Source: The Manila Times | |
| 2023/09 | PCG expands its plastic waste management initiative Be Green to Indonesia |
| Source: The Star | |
| 2023/09 | New Digital System to Tailor Around 100 million Theoretically Possible Polymers |
| Source: Omnexus | |
| 2023/09 | The Top Dual Extruder 3D Printers on the Market |
| Source: 3D Natives | |
| 2023/09 | New MuCell Screw Delivers 30% More Plasticizing Performance |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/08 | M&As: Chase acquired by KKR for US$1.3 bn; Adnoc ups takeover price for Covestro to EUR11 bn & explores merger of Borealis/Borouge |
| Source: Plastics and Rubber Asia | |
| 2023/08 | Nestlé Waters' rPET Bottles Join Digitally Driven Recycling Trial |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2023/08 | Turn 10 Million Pounds of Waste into Ultra-pure Recycled Resin |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/07 | Packaging companies will benefit from the enterprise metaverse |
| Source: Packaging Gateway | |
| 2023/07 | Electrification opens new opportunities for material design |
| Source: Sustainable Plastics | |
| 2023/07 | MOU to Enhance Cooperation on Biomaterials Applications in China |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/06 | CHINAPLAS 2023 Full of Business Opportunities in the Fairground |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/06 | Growing Thirst for Bottled Water in the US |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2023/06 | Ford/Tesla Supercharger Announcement Ignites EV Charging Standard War |
| Source: Design News | |
| 2023/05 | U.S. Plastics Market Holds Steady During Turbulent Times |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/05 | Plastics Will Maintain Dominance as Protective Packaging Material of Choice, Study Says |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2023/05 | UK government to reform plastic packaging tax |
| Source: Packaging Gateway | |
| 2023/05 | Record High! 250 Thousands Visitors Attended! |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/04 | Thailand Seals Enviable Role as Leading Industrial Hub in Southeast Asia |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/04 | Vietnam Takes Central Role as Regional Manufacturing Hub |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/04 | Philippines Adopts Sustainable Plastics Production Through Innovative Recycling Processes |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/04 | Automotive Plastics Will Be $43 Billion Market by 2030 |
| Source: Plastics Today | |
| 2023/04 | Digitalisation supports effective, efficient recycling operations |
| Source: Sustainable Plastics | |
| 2023/04 | Recyclable Thermoforming Food Packaging Wins "Prize-Pack 2022" |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/03 | Malaysia’s Plastics and Rubber Industries Respond to Global Trends |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/03 | Singapore as Strategic Hub for Industries Serving High-end Applications |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/02 | Strong Demand to Boost Future Prospects for Indonesia’s Plastics Industry |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/01 | Latin America´s Plastics Industry cautiously expects a more favorable scenario in 2023 |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2023/01 | Plastics Industry Intensifies Innovations Towards a Circular Economy |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2022/12 | Plastics and Rubber Industries Go Smart Today in the Era of Industry 4.0 |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
| 2022/11 | Packing in Industry Opportunities with RCEP |
| Source: CHINAPLAS | |
