On July 20, the European Commission issued a preliminary investigation opinion, identifying several construction chemicals manufacturers and three national industry associations suspected of violating EU antitrust regulations by colluding to raise th
On July 17, 2026, Guoen Co., Ltd., a leading modified materials company, made another strategic move by taking a stake in the establishment of Guoen Jiuchi Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., officially expanding into cutting-edge fields such as artif
Reliance Industries Ltd. reported that EBITDA for its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business rose 17% year-on-year to 170.1 billion Indian rupees (about $1.7 billion) in the first fiscal quarter ended June 30. The company said the growth was mainly driven b
The UK-India Free Trade Agreement (UK-India FTA) has now entered into force, but the UK’s countervailing duties on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) products from India remain unchanged. On July 17, the UK government announced that t
PureCycle Technologies, a plastics recycling specialist based in Orlando, Florida, announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with RM TOHCELLO, one of the world’s largest producers of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, as well as
This technology can transform conventional PE and PP resins into materials that promote decomposition into carbon dioxide, water, and biomass rather than microplastics. The patent covers HDPE/LLDPE blend formulations for soft packaging and polypropy